http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk The top football stories and opinions Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:29:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday saw one of the strangest goals you are ever likely to see not just in the Premiership but at any ground around the world. It came at the Stadium of Light in the match between Sunderland and Liverpool. A Liverpool fan needlessly tossed up a beach ball and smacked ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=112 Boot boy James McPike was given an unexpected tip from his assigned Birmingham City player at the end of the football season. McPike had asked player Oliver Kapo for a pair of his old boots as a thank you for a season well-served. McPike must have done a fabulous job. Instead ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=111 Gretna, who have stormed up the Scottish Leagues could be facing closure after being in a terrible financial crisis. Gretna stormed up the Scottish leagues due to their funding from businessman Brooks Mileson but he has recently became very ill and his funding to Gretna has been cut off and ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=110 I was shocked to read that Martin Taylor has not visited Eduardo in hospital to apologise for the tackle which broke the Croation's leg. A lot of reports had suggested otherwise including the News of the World interview which Eduardo has claimed was completely made up. When asked about the ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=109 Arsenal became the first english club to win at the San Siro against AC Milan after a supurb 2-0 win. Arsenal continued where they left off from the first leg, in control. AC Milan have not had the best of seasons so far domestically and their poor form seemed to ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=108 It wasn't that long ago when Liam Miller was scoring for Celtic in the Champions League. Remember this one against Lyon? It wasn't long after that he signed for Manchester United. His time at Man Utd never started and he became on of the many Man Utd players to end up ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=107 After suffering a terrible leg break against Birmingham on Saturday we would like to wish Eduardo all the best on his recovery and hope he will be playing again as soon as possible. The Arsenal medical staff are hopeful he will be back playing after 9 months which sounds likely ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=106 Bournmouth, who find themselves in around £4m worth of debt are hoping that Harry Redknapp can lead a consortium to save them from liquidation after the club has recently been put into administration. Harry Redknapp has said today that he is willing to help The Cherries, who he made over ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=105 John Hartson has announced his retirement from football at the age of 32. He has been without a club since West Brom terminated his contract and as no other clubs have come in for him it makes sense that he has chosen now to hang up his boots. He has ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=104 Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has hit back at Brian Barwick's claims that Premier League clubs have a responsibility to produce more players for England. FA chief executive Barwick said that top clubs must produce more English-born stars but Hill-Wood disagrees and he said: "It seems to me that the people ... http://footballnewsandviews.co.uk/?p=103