Category Archives: The Players

The players make the game what it is. Heroes, legends, role models…cheats, cry babies, spoilt brats, bad examples…

Terry, Ferdinand, Racism & a Sporting Handshake Obsession

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With John Terry’s trial for racist abuse yet to begin, Chelsea take on Anton Ferdinand’s QPR in the FA Cup on Saturday. The pre-match ritual of shaking hands has taken on a whole new meaning as pressure is brought to bear on Ferdinand to be seen to make an act of reconciliation with his alleged abuser. What really lies behind the moves to encourage an essentially meaningless act, and why is English football so obsessed with such a gesture? Continue reading →

Carlos Tevez refuses to play

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After Carlos Tevez refuses to play for Manchester City during their match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Roberto Mancini publicly stated that the Argentine will never play for the club again. But should City go further than this and tear up his contract? Will clubs finally start to take a stand against player power? Continue reading →

Tuesday Shortlist: Annoying Transfer Sagas

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The transfer window continues. Without much football, the tabloids turn to transfer sagas to fill their pages resulting in the average football fan suffering for months on end as the same dull story that probably isn’t true anyway is rehashed again and again and again. Here are five annoying transfer sagas rehashed for you once more… Continue reading →

Hall of Shame poll: Worst tackles of 2010/11

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Every season we see a glut of reviews and awards – best this, player of that, goal of the other. 2nd Yellow isn’t into that – it covers the ugly side of football. So, our offering is the Hall of Shame, a collection of the downright ugliest, most shameful incidents, scandals and characters in football. The first inductees are the worst tackles of 2010/11. Continue reading →

Dangerous tackles in the limelight

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If there’s one debate that has been ignited during FA Cup 3rd round weekend, it’s that of the two-footed tackle. Both Cheick Tiote and Steven Gerrard were given straight red cards for their respective offences, and on both occasions television pundits were ready to defend them and accuse the referees of being harsh.

On both occasions, they were wrong. Continue reading →