Category: Football
The night when Tony Morley’s magic and Aston Villa faced the very best
The champions of Europe side by side with more than half the champions of the world.” The first line of Barry Davies’s Sportsnight commentary is [more…]
MLS playoffs: LA Galaxy run riot as Orlando also make conference finals
LA Galaxy 6-2 Minnesota United Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored two goals Sunday to help the LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United [more…]
Manchester United’s joyless incoherence frees Amorim from any illusions | Barney Ronay
Well, something to work on there then, Ruben. It would be tempting at the end of this decelerating game of semi-football to talk about Ruben [more…]
Southampton have more quality than most Eredivisie sides, warns Arne Slot
Arne Slot has said he is having to raise his game because the standard running through the Premier League from top to bottom is so [more…]
Schooled like Mourinho: Amorim’s path from pioneering Lisbon university
They always knew Ruben Amorim was a special one at the faculty of human kinetics. “I interviewed him for the course and from the start [more…]
‘We are fragile defensively’: Pep Guardiola admits title hopes are fading
Pep Guardiola has conceded that defeat at Anfield next Sunday could end Manchester City’s hopes of retaining their title. If Liverpool win at Southampton this [more…]
Nwaneri scores first league goal as Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest
It was the first day of the rest of their season. After a patchy start to the campaign, littered with red cards and brain fades, [more…]
Fernández stars for Chelsea as Maresca savours winning return to Leicester
Enzo Maresca has lost a few old friends at Leicester but it hardly matters when the Italian is making new ones at Chelsea. They remained [more…]
European football: Kane hits hat-trick for leaders Bayern as PSG cruise
The England captain Harry Kane scored a hat-trick, with two of the goals in second-half stoppage time, to give Bayern Munich a 3-0 victory over [more…]
‘I love fighting for this club’: Guardiola on his drive to stay at Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has said he “loves” fighting Manchester City’s corner against allegations of financial breaches and his belief in the club influenced the decision to [more…]
