The Greatest League Cup Finals

Under its any sponsorship guises, the league cup has attracted much mockery in recent seasons as the crowded football calendar pushes it further and further down the pecking order of importance. Weakened first teas, managers seemingly not caring when faced with elimination and generally viewing the whole contest as a chore, has resulted in a collapse of the importance of the competition. However, once it reaches the final four, the competition seems to get serious and the view of Webley starts to emerge. Let us take a look at the finest Finals in the history of the League Cup….

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Alex Fergusons Greatest Signings – Part Two

With too any to fit into one article, we continue a look at the Greatest singings Alex Ferguson made from Manchester United. We have already looked at staples such as Keane, Ferdinand, Cantona  and Ronaldo…but the list goes on. In fact, we left the article with a trivia question asking the number of signings Fergie made during his time at United. Your answer….99. Here are some more of the finest…

Lee Sharpe £200,000 from lowly Torquay….Fergie paid a pittance for a player who was Premier League Gold. Provider, scorer and crowd pleaser…a typical Fergie player!

Gary Pallister Fergie has a track record …

Nations League

It is fair to say, that other than the players who are having to extend their season by a few weeks to play in the Nations League final stages in early June, many people have forget about the Nations League. 2019 should typically have been one of the years in which we lack any real competitive football, but we have 3 games set aside across a week in Portugal.

The problem with any “new” tournament is getting the credibility that goes with the likes of the World Cup and European Championships. Those tournaments have history, prestige and what international sides develop …

Five of the Most Interesting Apps for Football Fans

Mobile apps have allowed football fans to enhance their knowledge to the next level. With the ability to find useful bits of information via Google, watch a football game via a betting stream and partake in various fantasy matches with friends, technology has helped to bring football supporters together.

We have tried to find five of the most interesting apps for football fans. Most offer a slightly different service than the usual BBC Sport or Sky Sports pages – and supporters might even prefer our picks. Without further ado, let’s take a look at some of these apps…

Goal

Owned by Perform Group, …

Are Liverpool Destined for Premier League Greatness at Last?

It may have been a very long time coming, but 2019 could finally be the year that ends the wait for Liverpool fans, who haven’t savoured the taste of a top-flight league title since their team lifted the old First Division trophy at the end of the 1989-90 season.

28 seasons have passed since Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish led the Reds to that title, with the club having completely dominated English football throughout most of the previous two decades. He shocked Merseyside and the football world by resigning midway through the following season after a 4-4 draw with Everton, which perhaps …