Category: Football
Rúben Amorim has the Ferguson aura but will the United job eat the rising star? | Jonathan Wilson
Forget the details, forget the noise. Forget the specifics. Imagine you run a big club on a losing streak. You are looking to appoint a [more…]
‘We deserved to lose’: Mikel Arteta has no complaints after Newcastle defeat
Mikel Arteta had no complaints about his side’s defeat at Newcastle but refused to concede that the title race is all but over. “I am [more…]
Liverpool back on top after Salah completes comeback win over Brighton
Battered and bruised for 48 first-half minutes by Brighton, top of the Premier League after 96: Liverpool’s mentality monsters live on. A second-half transformation, another [more…]
Antoine Semenyo makes difference as Bournemouth topple Manchester City
Manchester City could not play through their pain barrier. As a run of 32 Premier League matches unbeaten came to its end, they creaked. Ageing, [more…]
Manchester City players may need to go through pain barrier, warns Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has stated Manchester City’s fit squad members will have to continue playing through any pain because of a mounting injury crisis. Rodri, Oscar [more…]
Tamworth stun Huddersfield in FA Cup upset after Tom Tonks causes chaos
Tom Tonks’ long throw-in helped non-league Tamworth secure a famous FA Cup upset against League One promotion hopefuls Huddersfield. A Premier League side as recently [more…]
Amorim is the right choice at last: now Manchester United must make it work | Barney Ronay
Live, die, repeat. There is a familiar feeling of pathos in watching the latest Manchester United manager loom into view, carpetbag in hand, squaring those [more…]
Charlton’s Ellie Brazil: ‘With my second ACL injury, it was instant fear’
Four minutes into Ellie Brazil’s Charlton debut, the moment came. It was a tap-in from inside the six-yard box, but who cares? Brazil thrust her [more…]
Eddie Howe at Newcastle: how is the manager faring three years into job?
Results Eddie Howe’s record is not too shabby at all. After rescuing Newcastle from seemingly near-certain relegation in his first season, a fourth-placed finish in [more…]
Liverpool reveal 75 lifetime bans imposed in ticket touting crackdown
Liverpool have revealed they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts and issued 75 lifetime bans and 136 indefinite suspensions last season as part of a [more…]