Category: Football
Thomas Tuchel is intense but England players will love his pure coaching | Jacob Steinberg
One of Thomas Tuchel’s old bosses calls him a “footballaholic”. The image is of a man who spends every minute of every day poring over [more…]
What is the latest meeting between two football teams with perfect records? | The Knowledge
“When Celtic and Aberdeen meet on Saturday, both will have 100% records going into the match, with seven wins from seven. Has there been a [more…]
Ronaldo-mania hits Hampden but Portugal held by battling Scotland
The sight of a ranting, raving, gesticulating Cristiano Ronaldo proved the most welcome of all for Scotland’s supporters. The occasion of the Portuguese icon’s 200th [more…]
Kolo Muani double gives France victory over Belgium despite Tchouaméni red
No Kylian Mbappé, no problem? Perhaps it is not quite that simple for France, who started this match as a confused rabble but straightened out [more…]
Dean Henderson’s road in England has been marked by loss and resilience
Dean Henderson had to have feared that the moment would never come, especially during the tough times and there have been plenty of those. When [more…]
Wilson edges Wales to victory over Montenegro to extend Bellamy run
Four games, five goals, two wins, two draws, two clean sheets. Craig Bellamy’s Wales vision is anything but painting by numbers but the hard facts [more…]
Europe’s leagues and Fifpro accuse Fifa of ‘abusive and anti-competitive’ acts
The La Liga president, Javier Tebas, hailed “one of the most important days in football” after Europe’s domestic leagues joined forces with the global players’ [more…]
Guardiola the dream long shot for FA as it looks past Carsley for England job
The Football Association has identified Pep Guardiola as its dream target but is not hopeful of securing a deal for the Manchester City manager, with [more…]
Lee Carsley fears losing focus if he talks about permanent England job
Lee Carsley has attempted to explain why he is so reluctant to say whether or not he wants the England manager job on a permanent [more…]
WSL roundup: Shaw doubles up as Manchester City sink Liverpool
Manchester City remain top of the Women’s Super League after two goals from Khadija Shaw helped them to come from behind to secure a 2-1 [more…]