Category: Football
Outrage in Brazil over reports of new red national football jersey
“Our flag will never be red!” rightwing Brazilians took to chanting during the heyday of the left-bashing former president Jair Bolsonaro. But their football shirts [more…]
Mikel Arteta’s Big Energy show splutters against PSG to reveal Arsenal’s frailties | Barney Ronay
Reasons to be cheerful. Hmm. Let’s see. Well, it’s only 1-0. There’s that. And this is a significant achievement given Arsenal were basically suffocated in [more…]
Dembélé and Donnarumma give PSG edge over Arsenal in Champions League
The optimistic reading for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal is that it is not over. Yet if they are to keep alive their shot at history, [more…]
SFA to ban transgender women from playing in women’s football
The Scottish Football Association is to ban transgender women from participating in women’s football after updating its guidelines. From next season only biological women will [more…]
ITV backs Ian Wright as punditry row casts doubt over Eni Aluko’s future
ITV has offered strong public backing to Ian Wright in its first public comment since he was criticised by Eni Aluko. Last Wednesday, Aluko said [more…]
Beyond the Bernabéu: how and why Modric became an investor in Swansea
It was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player, but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player [more…]
RFU opens door to hosting Chelsea if they need temporary home
The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has said Twickenham could host Chelsea matches if the Premier League club is seeking a temporary home [more…]
Nasser al-Khelaifi: powerful, divisive and fuelling PSG’s European dream
As Nasser al-Khelaifi watches from the Emirates Stadium directors’ box on Tuesday night, he can reflect that Paris Saint-Germain may be a month from the [more…]
Arsenal urged to make complaint to Uefa about PSG ticket allocation row
Arsenal have been urged by their supporters’ trust to make an official complaint to Uefa as a row about ticket allocations for the Champions League [more…]
Was Liverpool’s title Klopp’s final masterpiece or Slot’s foundation stone?
It was probably just as well the decisive match came against Tottenham. Liverpool fans object to the suggestion this season has been anti-climactic, as though [more…]
