Aidan Russell

2007/08 Premier League Champions: Manchester United Runners-up: Chelsea Champions League places: Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool UEFA Cup places: Everton, Portsmouth (FA Cup), Tottenham Hotspur (Carling Cup), Manchester City (Fair Play table) Promoted (from 2006/07): Sunderland, Birmingham City, Derby County Relegated: Derby County, Birmingham City, Reading Leading Scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 31 goals Premier … Read more

2008/09 Premier League Champions: Manchester United Runners-up: Liverpool Champions League places: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal Europa League places: Everton, Aston Villa, Fulham. Promoted (from 2007/08): West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Hull City Relegated: West Bromwich Albion, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United Leading Scorer: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) 19 goals Premier League Table 2008 – 2009 Pos Team … Read more

2009/10 Premier League Champions: Chelsea Runners-up: Manchester United Champions League places: Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur. Europa League places: Manchester City, Aston Villa, Liverpool Promoted (from 2008/09): Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, Birmingham City Relegated: Portsmouth, Hull City, Burnley Leading scorer: Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 29 goals Premier League Table 2009 – 2010 Pos Team Pld W … Read more

2010/11 Premier League Champions: Manchester United Runners-up: Chelsea Champions League places: Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal Europa League places: Tottenham Hotspur, Birmingham City, Stoke City Promoted (from 2009/10): Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion, Blackpool Relegated: West Ham United, Blackpool, Birmingham City Leading scorers: Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) & Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) 20 goals … Read more

The 2010 World Cup held in Africa also had a first-time winner. After good campaigns but no actual title, Spain finally joined the select group of World Cup winners. In 19 editions of the tournament, only eight teams have won the soccer tournament: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, Germany, England, France, and Spain. La Furia Were … Read more

No other team has performed better in international tournaments than the Brazil national football team. The team has participated in every FIFA World Cup since the competition began in 1930. The team is also the only one in football history to win five World Cup titles. The creation of the Brazilian Football Confederation set the … Read more

By the late 1930s, it was no longer enough to be the game’s pioneers. Instead, British football had to continually prove itself on the soccer field as ‘the masters of the game’ against an ever-wider range of former pupils, given the continued growth in football’s popularity worldwide. Nevertheless, British football, like the people and the … Read more