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As the Premier League season moves deeper into the winter months thoughts begin to stray towards the opening of the January transfer window. Which clubs will spend and how much is a biannual treat for all of us football fans and it seems as if a couple...

I have just had a conversation with a fan of Bayern Munich who made it clear that many German fans consider that Manchester City are stealing success by using Sheikh Mansour’s links in the UAE to get around UEFA’s FFPR. According to my German friend City...

The FA are spending huge amounts of money and have invested some considerable time and effort investigating, researching, developing and publishing details of how youth football will be promoted in the coming years. At present we are years behind other...

This week has shown that as vitriolic as many football rivalries are when push comes to shove football fans are decent and honourable people. The shock and disbelief that was tangible amongst the football family at the tragic news of Gary Speed's death...

I am very fortunate that my work and my volunteering has brought me into contact with all manner of inspirational people, both well known and not. One of the most inspirational people I have ever met was only 15 at the time, lived with Tourette's and...

I was stood on the sidelines watching my son Callum play a league match for the under 9's this weekend. The pitch was heavy and muddy, the wind was strong and blustery and the weather had a chill that has been absent all season. As I stood there with...

It looks like we might finally be seeing the back of the deluded egotist that is Caros Tevez in January. Perhaps the only tears shed will be shed by the owners of the two restaurants found in the North West. I doubt though if there will be any City fans...

European bureaucrats seem to be making a mess of things in all manner of ways at the moment. A few years ago the UK opted to stay out of the European Single Currency ‘project’ because it was ill conceived and forced many diverging economies to have a...

City’s first season in the Champions League is not yet over, although it will take a large slice of luck to progress even if they beat Bayern Munich at home in the final group game. I expect the atmosphere at The Etihad will be amazing and am hoping to...

The news was startling for some. Manchester City make a record loss of £190m + It’s a big number and one that many in the press are making the most of. But when you dig a little deeper it is soon apparent that there are no sweat beaded brows at the Etihad...