Football speaks of the legend of great derbies. Derby della Capitale or the Rome derby when Lazio take on AS Roma is one. The Derby della Madonnina, which happens at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza or the San Siro as it is more commonly known where Inter and AC Milan fight it out is another popular one.

The last time these two clubs met at White Hart Lane, they both had different managers. Harry Redknapp was at the helm with the Spurs sitting pretty at no.3 while Andre Villas-Boas’s Chelsea were at no.4.

Well at least that’s what the FA were trying to get at with the Respect campaign launched in 2008, where a pre-match ritual was announced.

Well at least that’s what the FA were trying to get at with the Respect campaign launched in 2008, where a pre-match ritual was announced.

According to this ritual, the starting XI of either team pro

Alex Song joined Robin van Persie as the latest Arsenal player to walk away from the Emirates Stadium in a seven-year exodus of Gunners who have won 44 medals while the ones that stayed back at Arsenal won nothing.

Alex Song joined Robin van Persie as the latest Arsenal player to walk away from the Emirates Stadium in a seven-year exodus of Gunners who have won 44 medals while the ones that stayed back at Arsena

A phone rings in the Ferguson household. Roberto Mancini calling, the display says. Reluctantly, Sir Alex answers:
Mancini: EPL (he starts laughing)
Fergie: I didn’t get it.
Mancini: Exactly.

Last week, I was sat just outside the Olympic Park waiting on a shoot with none other than David Beckham himself at Westfield Stratford City at a promotional event for Adidas ahead of the London Olympics.

Last week, I was sat just outside the Olympic Park waiting on a shoot with none other than David Beckham himself at Westfield Stratford City at a promotional event for Adidas ahead of the London Olymp

What do Paul Pogba, Ravel Morrison, and (possibly ) Ezekiel Fryers have in common? They have all graduated from the famous Manchester United Youth Academy and left for ‘greener pastures’. For a team that has boasted of that famous Class of ’92 — two of which are still going strong at Old Trafford— these departures have not only been embarrassing but given United’s financial troubles, they have also been down right crippling.