In an era where there is deep linkage, an almost perfect correlation with success on the pitch breeding the same off it, Arsenal defy this logic. Seemingly for every Michu brace and three points squandered at home, quite bizarrely, millions more register in the Emirates coffers. Noel Butler of TSN Radio 690 has more. ...more
On April 15, 1989, a total of 96 fans were killed and more than 700 injured at Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium in what is regarded as one of the worst disasters in the history of professional football. TSN Radio 690's Noel Butler looks at how a group of Canadians are striving to ensure the event never gets forgotten. ...more
With this midweek occupied by the final international date on the 2012 FIFA calendar much activity has happened off the pitch on the business side for the Barclays Premier League these past seven days. Kicking it off, on a day traditionally reserved for issuing negative news this time last week Chelsea were announcing for the first time under Roman Abramovich a profit for the club. ...more
Not often a football match transcends for all the right reasons the action on the pitch. Wednesday night we witnessed what certainly was one of those all too rare occasions. Noel Butler has more. ...more
In his last act in an Impact jersey at Stade Saputo last Saturday afternoon, 39-year young Eduardo Sebrango threw his match-worn boots into the crowd. On Thursday morning, he blew the final whistle on his career. TSN Radio 690's Noel Butler profiles a character player in Montreal who made a classy exit. ...more
Sir Alex Ferguson's side will be looking for its first win at Stamford Bridge in a decade on Sunday as Manchester United looks to close the gap on Chelsea's lead the Premier League. TSN Radio 690 soccer analyst Noel Butler breaks down the biggest match of the weekend. ...more
Buckle up Canada. "Gangnam Style" instant fame and glory will not be washing up on our football shores anytime soon following our men's football team's complete evaporation in San Pedro Sula. Canadian Soccer Association President Victor Montagliani is already preaching patience and perseverance. ...more
As certain unmentionable Canadian-born footballers idly sit through yet another international break, they should heed the example set by Paul Stalteri who holds the record as the most capped international player in our 100-year history. ...more
What better way to gauge Chelsea's transformation from the physical self to the expressive self than to get the opinion of Ron Harris, who spent the better part of two decades at Stamford Bridge alongside some of the greatest players to adorn London, SW6. ...more
He isn't your typical English footballer. To be counted on a single hand, David Platt is amongst that very short list of English players to carve out a successful career in Italy's top flight. Added to this - and shockingly so for the Ian Rush's and Luther Blissetts of the world - Platt speaks Italian. Proper accent too. Noel Butler writes. ...more
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