Category: Football
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
1 Action man Jones does the lot for Slot Curtis Jones’s all-action display against Chelsea was all the more impressive, given that the Liverpool midfielder [more…]
Big Stat replaces Big Sam: how Premier League clubs recruit elite managers | Will Unwin
It feels as if the days of sacking a manager for a run of defeats then scrolling through the Filofax to find numbers for Big [more…]
Bin Salman heavily involved in Newcastle takeover, messages suggest
Leaked WhatsApp messages from the former Newcastle United minority co-owner Amanda Staveley suggest that Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, was heavily involved in [more…]
Judge Liverpool after next seven games, says delighted Arne Slot
Arne Slot said Liverpool had made the perfect start to a defining period in their season with victory against Chelsea but that judgment on his [more…]
O’Neil questions ‘big guy’ bias after controversial City goal sinks Wolves
The Wolves manager, Gary O’Neil, questioned whether referees have a subconscious bias in favour of the “big guy” after Manchester City clinched a stoppage-time victory [more…]
Rebellion over Visit Qatar shirt deal exposes balance of power in Ligue 1
This is how a senior Ligue 1 club executive put it: “Without PSG, we can’t survive. But we can’t live with them either.” Few of [more…]
Caoimhín Kelleher: ‘If I am not ready I am not doing myself justice’
Caoimhín Kelleher knows the pain of being a perennial understudy, awaiting an opportunity to show he is equal to Alisson. The Liverpool goalkeeper will get [more…]
Pep Guardiola pledges to quit football when he loses love of the game
Pep Guardiola says he will quit football entirely when he loses the passion to manage after revealing he has no ambition to take a different [more…]
Arsenal’s sloppiness calls into question whether they are serious contenders | Jonathan Wilson
This was not, for all that Arsenal fans will whine about conspiracies, about the refereeing decisions. It was not about the red card to William [more…]
‘Madness and anger’ fuelled Manchester United comeback win over Brentford
Erik ten Hag said Manchester United harnessed the “madness and anger” at the injustice of Matthijs de Ligt being ordered off due to a head [more…]