Sir Trevor Brooking, The Football Association's Director of Football, has today sympathized with Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley, who both resigned from their positions as club manager this week under rather similar conditions. Kevin and Alan - both resigned this week Keegan resigned dramatically from Newcastle United on Thursday night, complaining about not having the final say [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea broke in its newest addition today with the official opening of the new academy at Cobham. Among those on hand for the shindig included Sir Trevor Brooking, John Terry, Uncle Phil and Romes himself nice, dude!

The ceremony came prior to the Cobham Cup kickoff, a subject I'll tackle in my next transcendent blog post.

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Harry Redknapp has had a successful few years down on the South Coast, saving Pompey from relegation, before establishing them as a serious top-half force and winning the club's first piece of silverware since 1939. Even though significant numbers of Portsmouth fans still haven't forgiven him for leaving the club and joining rivals Southampton, 2,000 supporters have signed a petition to get Redknapp the most sought after gong there is - a KBE. Click to continue reading...

By The Coach and 1970's Gooner Why is it that England has not excelled in the international arena since the 1966 World Cup which was held on home soil? After this famous victory, the fortunes of England have followed mostly a downward direction. For the next forty years the maximum the national team has achieved is to reach the semi finals of a major competition only three times: the 1968 Click to continue reading...