The year seemed to have started excellently for Newcastle, with a surprising 1-1 draw at Old Trafford against Man Utd, and a home win against Bolton - yet just a month into the new season, there is a possibility that the Toon could well be seeing themselves in a relegation battle.

With Kevin Keegan causing confusion and disbelief days after the August Transfer Window's conclusion by leaving the club where he is considered a 'messiah', and club owner Mike Ashley coming under severe criticism...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Euro 2008 was an amazing tournament.

Some say that the reason for this was that England played no role in the competition, so English fans were not spending all of June worrying about their team, and instead sitting back and enjoying the drama - something we had plenty of.

Others say that it was down to the lack of hype before the competition even started. That's true, simply because the tournament looked weeks away, before it...

Here we are then, days away from day one of UEFA Euro 2008.

Like pretty much every single England fan, I admit I originally thought that this year's tournament would not be the same without England's participation.

In a way, it won't be. We won't be able to experience the highs and lows of another England campaign overruled by the fact that we needed another...

Wednesday's Champions League Final is one that will break records, as the first ever all-English Final.

It is this glorious competition that needs teams such as Man Utd and Chelsea in the final, not only representing English football, but battling for English and European bragging rights.

The FA Cup Final is made to rot when these two teams force millions of fans to suffer through 90 minutes (or more, as was the case in 2007) of disgusting, defensive football.
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17th May 2008. A day to remember for British football.

In all honesty, every year I feel the FA Cup gradually slipping away from my interests, every year it gets slightly more boring.

This is mainly because for the last 16 years, at least one of the current 'big four' teams of today's Premier League have taken part in the FA Cup...