The slow death of the selfish number 9: Why centre-forwards are going out of fashion
At the end of January, Patrick Bamford completed one simple pass which showed why he might be the prime example of the modern striker…
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Football’s best talent factories: Fletcher Moss Rangers
Our talent factories series so far has included some of world football’s leading clubs, huge institutions which have nurtured a succession of leading talents…
The Premier League players to register 100+ goal involvements aged 30+
Regarded as one of football’s great late bloomers, Jamie Vardy’s career has reached incredible heights since making his Premier League debut for Leicester at…
Ranking the five defenders to provide most assists in the Premier League this season
Long gone are the days when defenders simply defended, the modern members of the backline are required to contribute at both ends of the…
Rating the title races in Europe’s big five league’s by excitement level
We’re approaching the final stages of the season across the continent and its all to play for in Europe’s major leagues, the run-in set…
Five Premier League players whose influence has waned as the season has gone on
English football’s top tier is often regarded as the most demanding major league in world football, and the current campaign has arguably been the…
Five of the Premier League’s best centre-backs in the 90s
It’s often said that there’s a dearth of top-quality centre-backs in modern football, though the nineties was a different era and a time when…
Star turns: Eight Premier League players who shone this weekend
The latest round of Premier League action saw Manchester United claim bragging rights in the clash between the division’s top two, whilst Fulham took…
“It might take 10 years” – Michael Gray on Sunderland’s new owner and the path back to the Premier League
The past five years have been nothing but misery for Sunderland AFC, but a new dawn might be instore for the north east club.…
Premier League Team of the Week
Manchester City’s winning run came to an abrupt end following a disappointing derby defeat this weekend, whilst Liverpool’s fortunes went from bad to worse…
Premier League Weekly Awards: Manchester is red, classy Kane and Xhaka’s howler
Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the past seven days. Moment of the…
PL Stats Crunch: Man Utd end City’s run, fortress Anfield demolished, Kane’s ridiculous numbers
As we do every week, we crunch the standout statistics from the past seven days of Premier League action and see what they mean. …
Tweets of the Week: Benteke’s book, bench-rater Havertz, and the Peter Crouch camera angle
The funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring Steven Gerrard, a must-read from Christian Benteke, Kai Havertz, No Context Eric Bailly,…
Teddy, Sir Les and The Yak: Five players who scored a hat-trick for three different Premier League clubs
Since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, there have been 334 hat-trick’s scored by 180 different players, yet only five men have…
Five of the best players to play for Man City and Man Utd
Manchester City and Manchester United renew their battle for city supremacy tomorrow, the duo meeting at the Etihad in the latest instalment of their…
90s Ballers: Peter Beardsley, England’s Messi-lite
There was a kid in primary school who you could never get the ball off during break-time. This mini-Messi was never what we used…
Five Championship strikers Premier League clubs will be interested in this summer
Premier League sides often scout the world for premium talent as they bid to strengthen their squads, but occasionally some of the most inspired…
Fletcher Moss Rangers: Manchester’s amateur football club pumping out England internationals
Fletcher Moss Rangers may not be a name that means much to those outside of Manchester’s grassroots football scene, but those with a close…