Category: Football
Everton’s Carlos Alcaraz: ‘Moyes only says hola in Spanish, but his English is very clear’
To describe Everton’s first impressions of Carlos Alcaraz as positive would be something of an understatement. He was the light in the gloom of an [more…]
Chelsea’s Sonia Bompastor reveals 13-year relationship with assistant Camille Abily
Sonia Bompastor and Camille Abily, the Chelsea women’s team head coach and her assistant, have revealed they are in a long-term romantic relationship and have [more…]
Does Pep Guardiola have drive to rebuild broken Manchester City?
There was some talk after Manchester City’s win against Newcastle United last Saturday that City’s players had been inspired, freed from their shackles and generally [more…]
Schmeichel review – a spirited celebration of Man United’s great Dane
This is a pretty respectable entry in the current corporate-landfill era of sports documentaries. It’s the customary slavishly admiring portrait of its subject, the Danish [more…]
Champions League roundup: PSV’s Ryan Flamingo dumps out Juventus
Ryan Flamingo scored in extra time to give PSV Eindhoven a 3-1 home win on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League knockout [more…]
Mbappé hat-trick rips apart Manchester City to send Real Madrid racing through
Pep Guardiola had asked his players to at least give the Santiago Bernabéu a fright; instead, they were the ones exposed to a terrifying truth, [more…]
Trent Alexander-Arnold rescues point for Liverpool in thriller at Aston Villa
Arne Slot may find it difficult to decipher and digest a draw that ultimately tightens their grip at the top. Given how close Donyell Malen [more…]
‘Nobody owns us’: Millie Bright calls for players to be treated with respect after Raducanu incident
Millie Bright has delivered an impassioned message to fans that “nobody owns” female sportspeople after Emma Raducanu was left in tears when she spotted a [more…]
Manchester United reveal £4.1m cost of Dan Ashworth’s coming and going
Manchester United have revealed that hiring Dan Ashworth and parting ways five months later cost them £4.1m. That figure covers the compensation paid to Newcastle [more…]
The Chris Whyte experiment: when Arsenal played a centre-back up front
You didn’t need to be a genius to work out what was coming. Going two transfer windows without signing a centre-forward was always going to [more…]
