Well with Euro 2008 well and truly finished, Spain finished up worthy champions. After playing with flair and style right through the group games up until the final against Germany, football truly won the prize this summer. This was an excellent football tournament to watch for all football fans.
The English Premier League season is a little over a month away with the first fixtures taking place on the 16th August. The big question on everyone's lips is will Ronaldo still be with Manchester United by then or will he be fulfilling his dream to play for Real Madrid? Alex Ferguson has kept a very dignified silence, maintaining his stance that no player is bigger then the club. The news must be somewhat disappointing for Man Utd fans, who would have been relishing at what other records Ronaldo could beat in the upcoming season. It seems that this story is set to drag on for a few more weeks yet, anyhow. Man United line up against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Sunday 17th August, looking to get their first win of the season to start where they mean to carry on indefending their title.
Another match taking place on the 17th August is Chelsea kicking off their campaign against Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. Speculation is rife about Lampard linking back up with Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, but again like the Ronaldo story, it doesn't look set to be decided in the near future. Chelsea start their campaign with new manager Big Phil Scolari fresh from managing Portugal in Austria and Switzerland this summer. He promises to be another unique character in the Premiership and non Chelsea fans are looking forward to his involvement as much if not more than the Chelsea fans! Portsmouth start their season with their new signing fresh from Liverpool, Peter Crouch up front looking to play a lot more football this season after being used as a squad player by Rafa Benetiz last season. This is the third time that Harry Redknapp has signed the big centre forward, after being involved in his previous transfers to Liverpool and Southampton.
With Peter Crouch now gone to Portsmouth, Liverpool fans will be waiting to see who Rafa brings in as a replacement to play up front alongside Torres, although rumour has it that Ryan Babel will be played in a more forward position this season. Liverpool kick off against Sunderland away on Saturday 16th August hoping for a win. Liverpool's transfer dealings seem long from finished with Benetiz still to clinch Gareth Barry from Aston Villa. One thing's for sure, the fans on the famous Kop will be cheering and waving their flags and scarves for whoever Benetiz signs throughout the season as they do for the rest of the players.
Aston Villa start their season playing at home at Villa Park against Man City. It seems a dead cert that Gareth Barry will be moving to pastures new. Martin O'Neill has been confirmed as signing Steve Sidwell from Chelsea for £5 million today to strengthen the squad. Man City start the season after experiencing a summer of disruption with the predicted departure of once England manager Sven Goran Eriksson. Several players have left and new manager Mark Hughes seems to have a huge task on his hands this season to try to get them into a European place this season. Only time will tell.
Arsenal play their first home game of the season at The Emirates on Saturday 16th August against West Brom. Arsene Wenger has seen several of his first team players leave for other clubs, with Adebayor also looking to be leaving the club after Arsenal dropped the price they were asking for him. The Arsenal squad has not been stregthened this year and Arsenal fans will be a little worried to see what happens and what deals Arsene will do to bring new players in. Has their wage structure been a defining factor in players leaving the club and the failure to attract new ones? Only time will tell. West Brom will be looking to try not to lose in their first game back in the Premiership after their promotion last season. They are expected to be fighting for their lives come the end of the season trying to avoid relegation. Whatever happens the players can always count on their fans at The Hawthorns to give their all.
Bolton Wanderers start their season at home against Premiership newcomers Stoke City. The Stoke City fans will still have strong memories of that famous last game of the season which guaranteed them promotion to the Premiership in their heads. They will need twice the fight that they had last season to stay up this time around. Good luck to them, they'll need it! Bolton have recently released news that goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and full-back Ricardo Gardner have signed new deals with the club.
Blackburn Rovers play away in their first game of the season against Everton at Goodison Park. Liverpool old boy has recently joined Blackburn for pre season training at another attempt to stay in the top flight for another season after his excellent season at Cardiff City last year. Everton striker will be looking to make his mark and try to improve upon his form from last season. Whether he will still be with the club come the end of the season is not known however with Wigan and Sunderland both trying to tempt Everton into selling him.
Premiership new boys Hull City start up at home against Fulham for their first game. Its sure to be a full house at the KC Stadium. Fulham will be hoping to avoid the same relegation battle that they went through last season which went down to the wire. They will be hoping to get off to the ideal start with a win against the new boys.
Tottenham Hotspur have had a relatively quiet summer, but they have been right up their over the past few days in the sports columns. Reports suggest that Man United have put a £10 million bid in for Berbatov, and with rumours also speculating about the alleged imminent departure of Robbie Keane to Liverpool, Spurs fans must be wondering who they will have up front to get them the goals in the coming season. They kick off away at Middlesborough on Saturday 26th August. Middlesborough have rumours of their own to contend with, with Rafa Benetez rumoured to be in the hunt for Stuart Downing. Boro will be keen to keep hold of their England International with the hope that he will be one of the main providers for their goals this season.
Finally last up are The Hammers at home on the 16th August against Wigan. West Ham will be looking to avoid relegation this season and hope to get into Europe. Star striker Freddie Freddie Ljungberg has quit international football to focus on playing for his club, which will only help the Hammers cause this season. Wigan will be in a similar situation to West Ham this season and will be hoping to avoid getting dragged into the relegation battle come the end of the season.
So with only 34 days to go until the first game of the season kicks off, English Premier League football fans all over the country from all the teams (and the world) will be starting to dream of their team winning the Premier League/FA Cup/Champions League. So relax, sit back, get the beers in and pay that subscription to Sky. There is a new dawn arising . . .
The English Premier League season is a little over a month away with the first fixtures taking place on the 16th August. The big question on everyone's lips is will Ronaldo still be with Manchester United by then or will he be fulfilling his dream to play for Real Madrid? Alex Ferguson has kept a very dignified silence, maintaining his stance that no player is bigger then the club. The news must be somewhat disappointing for Man Utd fans, who would have been relishing at what other records Ronaldo could beat in the upcoming season. It seems that this story is set to drag on for a few more weeks yet, anyhow. Man United line up against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Sunday 17th August, looking to get their first win of the season to start where they mean to carry on indefending their title.
Another match taking place on the 17th August is Chelsea kicking off their campaign against Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. Speculation is rife about Lampard linking back up with Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, but again like the Ronaldo story, it doesn't look set to be decided in the near future. Chelsea start their campaign with new manager Big Phil Scolari fresh from managing Portugal in Austria and Switzerland this summer. He promises to be another unique character in the Premiership and non Chelsea fans are looking forward to his involvement as much if not more than the Chelsea fans! Portsmouth start their season with their new signing fresh from Liverpool, Peter Crouch up front looking to play a lot more football this season after being used as a squad player by Rafa Benetiz last season. This is the third time that Harry Redknapp has signed the big centre forward, after being involved in his previous transfers to Liverpool and Southampton.
With Peter Crouch now gone to Portsmouth, Liverpool fans will be waiting to see who Rafa brings in as a replacement to play up front alongside Torres, although rumour has it that Ryan Babel will be played in a more forward position this season. Liverpool kick off against Sunderland away on Saturday 16th August hoping for a win. Liverpool's transfer dealings seem long from finished with Benetiz still to clinch Gareth Barry from Aston Villa. One thing's for sure, the fans on the famous Kop will be cheering and waving their flags and scarves for whoever Benetiz signs throughout the season as they do for the rest of the players.
Aston Villa start their season playing at home at Villa Park against Man City. It seems a dead cert that Gareth Barry will be moving to pastures new. Martin O'Neill has been confirmed as signing Steve Sidwell from Chelsea for £5 million today to strengthen the squad. Man City start the season after experiencing a summer of disruption with the predicted departure of once England manager Sven Goran Eriksson. Several players have left and new manager Mark Hughes seems to have a huge task on his hands this season to try to get them into a European place this season. Only time will tell.
Arsenal play their first home game of the season at The Emirates on Saturday 16th August against West Brom. Arsene Wenger has seen several of his first team players leave for other clubs, with Adebayor also looking to be leaving the club after Arsenal dropped the price they were asking for him. The Arsenal squad has not been stregthened this year and Arsenal fans will be a little worried to see what happens and what deals Arsene will do to bring new players in. Has their wage structure been a defining factor in players leaving the club and the failure to attract new ones? Only time will tell. West Brom will be looking to try not to lose in their first game back in the Premiership after their promotion last season. They are expected to be fighting for their lives come the end of the season trying to avoid relegation. Whatever happens the players can always count on their fans at The Hawthorns to give their all.
Bolton Wanderers start their season at home against Premiership newcomers Stoke City. The Stoke City fans will still have strong memories of that famous last game of the season which guaranteed them promotion to the Premiership in their heads. They will need twice the fight that they had last season to stay up this time around. Good luck to them, they'll need it! Bolton have recently released news that goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and full-back Ricardo Gardner have signed new deals with the club.
Blackburn Rovers play away in their first game of the season against Everton at Goodison Park. Liverpool old boy has recently joined Blackburn for pre season training at another attempt to stay in the top flight for another season after his excellent season at Cardiff City last year. Everton striker will be looking to make his mark and try to improve upon his form from last season. Whether he will still be with the club come the end of the season is not known however with Wigan and Sunderland both trying to tempt Everton into selling him.
Premiership new boys Hull City start up at home against Fulham for their first game. Its sure to be a full house at the KC Stadium. Fulham will be hoping to avoid the same relegation battle that they went through last season which went down to the wire. They will be hoping to get off to the ideal start with a win against the new boys.
Tottenham Hotspur have had a relatively quiet summer, but they have been right up their over the past few days in the sports columns. Reports suggest that Man United have put a £10 million bid in for Berbatov, and with rumours also speculating about the alleged imminent departure of Robbie Keane to Liverpool, Spurs fans must be wondering who they will have up front to get them the goals in the coming season. They kick off away at Middlesborough on Saturday 26th August. Middlesborough have rumours of their own to contend with, with Rafa Benetez rumoured to be in the hunt for Stuart Downing. Boro will be keen to keep hold of their England International with the hope that he will be one of the main providers for their goals this season.
Finally last up are The Hammers at home on the 16th August against Wigan. West Ham will be looking to avoid relegation this season and hope to get into Europe. Star striker Freddie Freddie Ljungberg has quit international football to focus on playing for his club, which will only help the Hammers cause this season. Wigan will be in a similar situation to West Ham this season and will be hoping to avoid getting dragged into the relegation battle come the end of the season.
So with only 34 days to go until the first game of the season kicks off, English Premier League football fans all over the country from all the teams (and the world) will be starting to dream of their team winning the Premier League/FA Cup/Champions League. So relax, sit back, get the beers in and pay that subscription to Sky. There is a new dawn arising . . .
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