Category: Sports
Football’s relentless hunt for profits still not matching global popularity
When William Goldman wrote in his memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade that in Hollywood “nobody knows anything”, he coined a phrase that spoke directly [more…]
Stretched to the limit: why hamstring fails are curse of the Premier League
The sight of a player pulling up with a hamstring injury has become all too familiar in the Premier League. Weary muscles are being stretched [more…]
Ruthless Amorim says United’s slump has made him a more complete manager
Ruben Amorim has said the challenges faced in his turbulent first three months in charge of Manchester United have made him a “more complete manager”. [more…]
All played out: Raheem Sterling in startling decline after hitting the fateful 500 mark | Jonathan Wilson
In Rafa Benítez’s first season in English football, he rested Steven Gerrard for an FA Cup tie at Burnley, who were in the Championship. When [more…]
Manchester City survive early scare to beat Plymouth via O’Reilly’s double
Manchester City are in a period of transition, requiring the new and the old to avoid an FA Cup shock at the hands of Plymouth [more…]
European football: Coman seals comeback win for Bayern at Stuttgart
Bayern Munich fought back from a goal down to maintain their place at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory at Stuttgart. The [more…]
Asensio at the double again to see Aston Villa past Cardiff into FA Cup last eight
Aston Villa continue to blow hot and cold but, with Marco Asensio scoring another two goals, they progressed to the last eight of the FA [more…]
Plymouth’s Maksym Talovierov: ‘When the fans cheer, it just goes inside of me’
Suddenly talking about celebrating tackles with gladiatorial grace and the prospect of swapping shirts with Erling Haaland feels rather insignificant. Maksym Talovierov, known as Maxi, [more…]
Grassroots clubs hold key as Norway prepares for historic vote to scrap VAR
Skoppum IL have never pretended to be what they are not. The club represent a pretty village an hour’s drive south of Oslo, fielding teams [more…]
Millwall bring biggest-small-club-in-the-world energy to Selhurst Park | Barney Ronay
“By undertaking a Freudian analysis of Millwall fandom, combined with a Lacanian interpretation of the death drive … it is possible to perceive Millwall fandom [more…]
