A whole new ball game arrived on August 15, 1992, when the first Premier League season began. English football’s top flight was made up of 22 clubs, with Arsenal, Leeds United, Liverpool and Manchester United among the big hitters expected to vie for the title. The new era featured a whole host of record-setters –
Emmanuel Adebayor has been on my list of people to write about ever since First Print Football launched. Some of you (mostly Arsenal fans) might disagree, but I always enjoyed watching the Togolese striker back in his Premier League days. As a neutral, I thought the former Gunner was absolutely box office. That Usain Bolt-esque
Have you heard the one about QPR giving Manchester City the ball in a massive conspiracy to prevent Manchester United from winning the title? If not, I think you might like this. In the closing minutes of the 2011-12 Premier League season, Manchester City scored two dramatic goals to clinch the title. Their opponents that
The life of every Manchester City fan changed when Sheikh Mansour bought the club on September 1, 2008. Although they were still a mid-table team at the time, the Abu Dhabi takeover put City on another level financially compared to the rest of the Premier League. From that day on, we all knew Manchester United’s
Footballers are not known for their intelligence, but Frank Lampard is not your average footballer. Rumours that Frank Lampard is a genius began in 2009 when the results of his IQ test emerged. The Chelsea legend’s score was reported to be over 150, placing him in the top 0.1 percent of people in the United
Gareth Southgate’s managerial record is heavily scrutinised every time England play in a major tournament. Pre-tournament, the Southgate haters are out in force saying he’s not the right man for the job. Post-tournament, most fans agree that there’s no one better suited to take the Three Lions into another campaign. This vicious cycle all comes