Top Ten: Football swap deals

By Jonny Abrams
Posted on: 30 July 2009 - 09:28
Filed under: Football

In the wake of Inter and Barcelona’s monumental swap deal involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto’o, Sport.co.uk looks back at some other memorable part exchanges of recent times, uncovering some disconcerting omens for Inter in the process…   Clinton Morrison/Andy Johnson In 2002, Birmingham bought Morrison from Crystal Palace in a £3.5m deal which... read more

Top Ten: Managers without a club

By Tom Driscoll
Posted on: 27 July 2009 - 13:08
Filed under: Football

They may be twiddling their thumbs at the moment, but when the managerial sack race moves into full swing you can be sure these ten candidates will find their CVs at the top of many a club’s wish list. Sport.co.uk tracks down ten managers with sterling pedigree but no club. Avram Grant Given... read more

Top Ten: Transfers still available

By Kevin Evans
Posted on: 24 July 2009 - 09:35
Filed under: Football

There have been many high profile transfers this summer. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Karim Benzema jumped ship to form the new Galácticos at Real Madrid. Carlos Tévez, Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz joined the Manchester City Revolution and even Liverpool legend Michael Owen defied football’s bitterest divide and moved to... read more

Top Ten: Hottest women in sport

By Harry Smith
Posted on: 23 July 2009 - 16:19
Filed under: Sport.co.uk

The majority of you probably haven’t given this preamble a second glance, and if you are reading this, what are you playing at? Without further procrastination, Sport.co.uk presents the hottest women in the world of sport… 10. Kristi Leskinen The American freestyle skier is a regular Winter X Games competitor and the source... read more

Top Ten: Premier League Hard Men 2009

By Harry Smith
Posted on: 23 July 2009 - 15:36
Filed under: Football

Gone are the heady days when hard men ran rampant in England’s topflight, when Vinnie Jones was almost openly encouraged to grab opponents’ genitals, and when football was practised by men’s men. Sport.co.uk attempts to find some fossilised remnants of this long lost species in the modern game… 10. Lee Cattermole... read more

Top Ten: Premier League Bargains

By Kevin Evans
Posted on: 23 July 2009 - 10:16
Filed under: Football

While Manchester City continue to splash the cash, Sport.co.uk felt it was time to prove to the rest of the chasing pack that there are a number of bargains floating around the transfer market... procing you don't need to be bankrolled by an independent to find some success in the transfer... read more

Top Ten: Premier League's worst ever haircuts

By Harry Smith
Posted on: 23 July 2009 - 10:05
Filed under: Football

Footballers are paid ridiculous sums of money for their services, so it comes as a surprise that some can’t manage to get a half decent haircut. Sport.co.uk looks at some of the worst fashion faux-pas committed in the Premier League.   However, before the list begins an honourable mention should go to... read more

Top Ten: Heavyweight Footballers

By Harry Smith
Posted on: 21 July 2009 - 14:41
Filed under: Football

Footballers are generally regarded as some of the fittest specimens around but at Sport.co.uk we want to find the players who dared to waddle on the gastronomic side and literally break the mould. 10. Dean Windass At the ripe age of 40 Windass anchors the list of the heaviest men to grace a... read more