Category: Football
Manchester United injuries leave Ten Hag with Community Shield dilemma
Erik ten Hag will start the season with a selection dilemma as he waits to find out how many of Manchester United’s defenders will be [more…]
A strange north-south divide: how Oxford City face marathon football season
Oxford sits about 60 miles west of London and 75 miles south of Birmingham. Its closest major towns include Northampton and Reading. So it seems [more…]
Premier League 2024-25 preview No 8: Everton
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 14th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 15th Prospects [more…]
A summer transfer target for each Premier League club: part two
Leicester: Matt O’Riley Leicester have cash to burn following the £30m sale of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea but now they need to sign a midfielder [more…]
Mars bars, rats and cats: the strangest objects thrown on to a football pitch | The Knowledge
“Last month’s Eliteserien game between Rosenborg and Lillestrøm was abandoned when fans threw tennis balls and fish cakes on to the pitch in a protest [more…]
A summer transfer target for each Premier League club: part one
Arsenal: Leroy Sané With David Raya making his loan from Brentford permanent, Riccardo Calafiori joining from Bologna, and Mikel Merino expected to arrive from Real [more…]
Premier League 2024-25 preview No 5: Brighton
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 11th Prospects [more…]
Dessers earns Champions League away draw for Rangers against Dynamo Kyiv
A stoppage-time equaliser from Cyriel Dessers secured a 1-1 first-leg draw for Rangers in their Champions League third-round qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv in Poland. The [more…]
Liverpool striving to reach ‘really high bar’ in pursuit of defensive midfielder
Richard Hughes remains on track with a prediction of how his first transfer window will unfold as Liverpool’s sporting director. “A quiet July, then a [more…]
Premier League 2024-25 preview No 3: Bournemouth
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 12th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 12th Prospects [more…]