Football FanCast columnist Alex Dimond looks at the proposed expansion of the Euro Championship and is clearly not a fan.

So, the 13th European Championships are finally concluded, and to everyone's satisfaction now that Spain have been crowned champions. Deserved winners (and how often can that be said?) the Spaniards ended a staggering 44 years of hurt. So, by that reckoning, England should be nailed on for the 2010 World Cup. Well, one can dream...

Football FanCast columnist Alex Dimond hopes that the appointment of Paul Ince could pave the way for other clubs to scour the lower leagues in search of their future managers.

So, Paul Ince is the new Blackburn Rovers manager. The media have been falling over themselves to celebrate his appointment, noting he is the first black Briton to manage a Premier League team. Much like US Presidential candidate Barack Obama, ‘the Guv'nor' is being credited with breaking down more than a few glass ceilings.

Football FanCast columnist Alex Dimond looks at both Manchester City and Chelsea's proposed move for Ronaldinho and feels that such a transfer will pay for itself.

The former President of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, had a saying - "The most expensive players are also the cheapest." It became something of a motto for the club throughout his tenure, as the club pursued its infamous ‘galactico' policy. The premise was simple - while big players cost big money, the outlay would be more than recouped by the commercial benefits such marquee names brought.

Football FanCast columnist Alex Dimond looks at the remarkable story of Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic and cites that as the reason he will be supporting Slaven Bilic's men in the Euro's.

The commercialisation of football has had many widespread effects. It has permitted clubs to bring in players from all corners of the globe, at unprecedented cost, to see them strut their stuff in front of not only their home crowds, but also TV audiences thousands of miles of way. Football, and particularly the Premiership, has become a truly global game - bringing unimaginable wealth to those involved. But such change has not been a universally good thing.

Football FanCast columnist Alex Dimond feels that Rafa Benitez is approaching a crossroads in his Liverpool career.

In terms of tradition, stature and support, Liverpool FC is among the biggest clubs in the world. The club is steeped in history and silverware, at a level only a handful of clubs throughout the world can contend with. The club has long led the way in English football, and has been at the forefront of the cosmopolitan transformation the sport has witnessed in the recent times. To that extent, it is surprising to learn that the Anfield club's new £7million signing, Andrea Dossena, will become the first Italian international to play for the red half of Merseyside in its 116 year history.

Football FanCast columnist Alex Dimond has scoured Europe to find a crop of players that could light up the Premier League and has found talents that should certainly be of interest of a Spurs or Arsenal.

With England's premature exit from Euro 2008 leaving many column inches to be filled, the footballing media have been falling over themselves to get the exclusive stories on all the top club's transfer dealings. The future of Cristiano Ronaldo has dominated headlines, and the arrival of players like Samir Nasri, Luka Modric and Jose Bosingwa has highlighted the determination of top teams to spend big and gain ground on their rivals. FootballFancast reveals a few of the players that English teams might be taking a serious look at, but are not yet attracting widespread media coverage.