Fans’ Reaction
Siu’s View: EPL Round 25 Recap, Gerrard’s England Tribute and Transfer Deadline Day Special
In my weekly column on SWOL, I take a look back at the weekend’s English Premier League and domestic cup action and the talking points that it throws up, as well as any significant news related to English football at large. Follow me @theredarmchair for regular updates throughout the week. EPL Round 25 Recap: Thrillers [...]
Siu’s View: Magic of the Cups, Hazard Ballboy Fiasco, Football’s Money Rankings, and Newcastle’s French Revolution
In my weekly column on SWOL, I take a look back at the weekend’s English Premier League and domestic cup action and the talking points that it throws up, as well as any significant news related to English football at large. Follow me @theredarmchair for regular updates throughout the week. Wembley Dreams, Big-Time Upsets and [...]
Siu’s View: EPL Round 23, Suarez Dives, Adkins Leaves Southampton and Zola to Chelsea
In my weekly column on SWOL, I take a look back at the weekend’s English Premier League action and the talking points that it throws up, as well as any significant news related to English football at large. Follow me @theredarmchair for regular updates throughout the week. EPL Round 23 Review: Silva Special, Tale of [...]
Newcastle 1-2 Reading Reaction: Fan Anger As Magpies Fall Foul Of Royals Resurgence
Voluminous boos on the final whistle greeted Newcastle’s seventh League defeat in ten games, a result that leaves them rooted to the bottom of The Premier League form table and just two points above the drop-zone. Shola Ameobi offered a ray of hope for Newcastle fans in his post-game interview in which he stressed the [...]
Siu’s View: FA Cup Third Round Review; Tribute to Frank Lampard; West Ham’s Winter Wonders
In my weekly column on SWOL, I take a look back at the weekend’s English Premier League (and/or domestic cup) action and talking points, as well as any significant news related to English football. We welcome your thoughts in the comments section below. FA Cup Third Round Review: Brighton’s Upset, Robin’s Equalizer, Suarez’s Handball We [...]
Liverpool’s Martin Skrtel to help tattoo dedicated fans to raise money for the 96 families of the Hillsborough Tragedy
The Liverpool Echo stated that ninety-six fans have pledged to receive tattoos on December 16, 2012. The fans are joining together on this day to raise money for the families of the Hillsborough Tragedy. Tattooist Will Holmes of Royal Ink in Anfield organized the fundraiser and posted his idea on Facebook. And dozens of [...]
Messi Goes Down Injured as Barcelona draw with Benfica in final Champions League game
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Piers Morgan calls for the end of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal
Life long Arsenal fan Piers Morgan has watched the Gunners from their rise to prominence to the current mediocrity of the past several seasons. Despite the appreciation that he has had for club manager Arsene Wenger over his long tenure at the helm. http://storify.com/swol/piers-morgan-calls-for-the-end-of-arsene-wenger-at Arsenal News
Tottenham Fans Stabbed in Altercation with Lazio Hooligans
Ahead of the Europa League game between Tottenham and Lazio, five Spurs fans were injured in…you guessed it a stabbing. Lazio is known to have some of the most ruthless fans in the world of football, so it comes as no surprise that a fight would break out before a match. The DailyMail reported [...]
Barcelona’s Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés has an Extremely Loyal Fan
Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés is currently in Moscow with his club Barcelona. Today, November 21st, Barcelona is playing in their fifth Champion’s League group stage game and their second match against Spartak Moscow. Ahead of their match against Spartak, Valdés met with some of his fans. One fan has taken her loyalty to the next [...]
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ferdinand, Ronaldo, and Adu All Chime in on Ibrahimovic’s Wonder-Goal
Zlatan Ibrahimovic put four past England on Wednesday evening, but the fans in the stadium weren’t the only ones that reacted wildly throughout his all-star performance. Ibrahimovic’s overhead kick created quite the stir across social media everywhere, bringing out reactions from fans, players, and friends all over the world. Below we see the goal in [...]
WAG Wars: Manchester United v Arsenal Lineups - Who would win?
We all know that Arsenal took on Manchester United this weekend in a rather dull encounter at Old Trafford that ended 2-1 in United’s favor, but did you know there was another battle taking place? Okay, not really, but due to our disappointment from the actual game, we decided to put together a make believe [...]
Stadium Experience: An American Journey to Juventus Stadium
When I received the news that I’d be attending the Juventus-Napoli match in Turin a few months before the fixture, my heart started pounding and my palms began to sweat like a high school freshman being asked out by the prom queen. In my 15 years of being a Juventus supporter, I’ve seen my team [...]
Reading v Arsenal: How the 5-7 played out on Twitter
If you weren’t by a television today to see the Arsenal-Reading match, then you really missed something special. After conceding four goals in the first half, Arsenal completed their comeback in stoppage time of the second half to send the Capital One Cup tie into extra time. Marouane Chamakh thought he’d won the game for [...]
Arteta Scores for Arsenal Against QPR: Fan Reaction on Twitter
Mikel Arteta secured all three points for Arsenal very late on Saturday afternoon against Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates. His goal brought the 60,000 Arsenal fans in the stadium to their feet and also sent Arsenal fans all over the world to their computers. Below we see some of the reactions posted when Arteta [...]
Juventus vs. Nordsjaelland: Bianconeri Attacking Problems continue in UCL draw
Thirty-three shots on goal, nine shots on target and only one goal. Not a promising set of statistics for Juventus supporters. Despite creating chance after chance, Juventus’ barely-hidden issues in front of goal reared their ugly head once again. In a team that has conceded only 4 goals in Serie A play this year, Juventus [...]
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