Category: Football
Serbia and Albania move on from ‘drone’ game but tensions still simmer
It was far more than a football flashpoint when, on a night in Belgrade that resembled the most vivid fever dream, all hell broke loose [more…]
Straight to penalties? Greed is football’s real shortcoming, not extra time | Jonathan Wilson
So Uefa is considering doing away with extra time, at least in the knockout stage of the Champions League, another grand old tradition swept away [more…]
Miron Muslic: ‘We became refugees overnight. It was just devastating’
As the waves crash against the harbour walls of West Hoe Pier, a Grade II-listed structure beneath Plymouth’s Grand Parade, Miron Muslic’s mind turns to [more…]
Postecoglou cannot dream forever of tomorrow. Spurs need something today | David Hytner
Put yourself in Ange Postecoglou’s shoes for a moment. The Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool at Anfield on Thursday has been trailed for [more…]
Van Nistelrooy incensed as Leicester exit to Maguire’s ‘offside time’ goal
A furious Ruud van Nistelrooy said Leicester were not defeated “in Fergie time” but “in offside time” after Harry Maguire’s 93rd-minute winner for Manchester United [more…]
European roundup: Harry Kane scores twice as Bayern make it seven in a row
Bayern Munich eased past Werder Bremen 3-0 on Friday with two goals from Harry Kane for their seventh league win in succession, to move nine [more…]
From crisis club to ‘doing a Brentford’: Leyton Orient upbeat before City test
“I remember going to Maine Road in 1964 with my dad and we got walloped six-nothing,” recalls Nigel Travis. “I think it’s the only time [more…]
European football: Fiorentina dent Inter title hopes, Barça rout Valencia in cup
Internazionale missed their chance to go top of Serie A , the defending champions suffering a 3-0 defeat at Fiorentina as Moise Kean scored twice [more…]
Ruben Amorim does not fear sack even if Manchester United’s slump worsens
Ruben Amorim does not fear the sack even if Manchester United’s slump worsens under his watch, with the head coach sure of co-owner Sir Jim [more…]
