West Ham officials finally took the decision to sack one of the most likeable blokes in football, Gianfranco Zola. Although it wasn’t so long ago that the Italian genius was terrorizing Premiership defenses with his skill and vision for Chelsea, during his 20 months at Upton Park those extraordinary...

Every Monday during the season, we’ve brought you our conclusions from the weekend’s Premiership football. With the season now officially over and the league’s players either gearing up for World Cup 2010 or booking their flights for a round of golf in Dubai, we present to you our season-ending thoughts...

One more week to go, in what has already been a fantastic Premiership season, and there’s still plenty to play for; Manchester United and Chelsea take the fight for the title to the final day, Dimitar Berbatov has one match to save his United career and Roy Hodgson’s Fulham continue their...

If a player has one incredible talent, but all the other parts of his game are simply mediocre, is he still a great player? That’s the question that has followed Rory Delap throughout his career, and will likely dog him long after he hangs his boots up. Read more

Only two more weeks to go and there’s still plenty to play for. Another cracking week in the world of Premiership football saw West Ham save their season, Emmanuel Adebayor go out with a whimper at Arsenal and poor officiating decide the Second City derby. Read more

I have a simple question for all of you loyal Footy Factor readers. Is this the most exciting season of football ever? I think it very well might be – for three simple reasons. Read more

When Michael Ballack joined Chelsea in the summer of 2006, he was hailed as the last piece in the jigsaw – a player of such pedigree and vast experience who could take the then-English Champions one step further. How ironic then that the arrival of the burly German captain in West London signalled...

With only a handful of fixtures left before the summer, there’s still plenty to play for. In another spectacular week in the world of Premiership football, Gareth Bale finally announced his arrival in the top flight, Joe Cole confirmed he will not be on the plane to South Africa and Manchester...

Juventus and Liverpool are two proud clubs, forever linked by one of football’s darkest moments – the Heysel Stadium tragedy of 1985. It’s perhaps fitting then that 25 years after that fatal evening, Juventus is throwing Liverpool a lifeline during one of the darkest periods on Merseyside. Read...

At the back of every football fan’s mind when hearing of their club’s latest big-money signing is the fear that it may just have wasted a ton of money. With several clubs splashing the cash last summer it was always going to be rich pickings when it came to selecting this season’s...