Category: Football
Football Daily | Rúben Amorim’s long goodbye to Sporting goes on. And on
THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART What a difference a day makes. While yesterday’s Football Daily teased the tantalising possibility that Rúben Amorim might reject [more…]
Amorim aims to ‘prove something’ at Manchester United after agreeing deal
Rúben Amorim says he has to “prove something” after agreeing to become Manchester United’s head coach. The Sporting manager will sign a contract until 2027 [more…]
Spurs pass test of nerve to give fans hope of a more prosperous future | David Hytner
It was not so much the old line about it being a bad time to concede, even though it plainly was. It was more the [more…]
The WSL’s new TV deal is a great step forward but so much work remains
The Women’s Super League has secured a vital dose of off-pitch stability for the next five seasons, with the news that Sky Sports and the [more…]
Amorim saved Sporting from despair but United marks a whole new test | David Hytner
The parallels are there and Manchester United have certainly considered them. Few managers go into a club during the season when everything is rosy but, [more…]
Have Ipswich recorded the longest sequence of palindromic results? | The Knowledge
“Borrowed from the excellent http://twtd.co.uk, Ipswich’s nine results so far this season form a mirror image/palindrome (0-2, 1-4, 2-2, 1-1, 0-0, 1-1, 2-2, 1-4, 0-2 [more…]
Grace Clinton shows England have a generational talent on their hands | Tom Garry
It is debatable precisely how much can be gleaned from this workout against a team ranked 50th in the world who lost 5-0 against Denmark [more…]
De Bruyne injury more complicated than first thought, Guardiola reveals
Pep Guardiola has revealed Kevin De Bruyne’s thigh injury is causing greater concern than anticipated. The manager said Manchester City will be in trouble if [more…]
FA apologises to female Muslim footballer over tracksuit bottoms ban
The Football Association has apologised to a Muslim footballer after she was barred from playing in a match for refusing to wear shorts due to [more…]
Taking Manchester United job would be an enormous risk for Rúben Amorim | Jonathan Wilson
At least there isn’t a recent example of Manchester United gazumping Manchester City to sign a 30-something Portuguese and it turning into an expensive farrago. [more…]
