One of the many failings of human beings is that they often fear others that live in far distant countries, but for examples of sheer hatred you can’t beat your neighbours. There are plenty of examples of local derbies throughout the world where the Suns of both clubs are in difficult aspect to each other. […]

It seems like only yesterday that Madrid were picking up their 3rd Champions League trophy in 4 seasons. The latest one came along with the La Liga title, a combination that they had not matched since the days of Di Stefano and Puskas. Manager Zinedine Zidane could do no wrong, Cristiano Ronaldo was a shoe […]

  When something tragic occurs, its always helpful to have someone to blame and like most 15 year old boys at the time, Capricorn Research was happy to blame Yoko. The Beatles broke up officially in April 1970 although they were all going their separate ways for a while. Looking back it seems amazing that […]

So that’s that then. The British transfer record has been smashed. A £ 142 million return on an £ 8.5 million investment a mere 5 years ago, but after Neymar and Mbappe, this fee no longer even raises an eyebrow. There are many questions about the timing, however. Liverpool dug their heels in hard and […]