Oasis, the Pope and Sheffield United: Seven things you probably didn’t know about Diego Maradona
As the late, great sportswriter Hugh McIlvanney once said, “Maradona was a maker of worlds, certainly a shaper of World Cups.” In the few…
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Tweets of the Week: Solskjaer’s not-so-super subs, football’s weirdest ad, and Millwall’s shame
The best and funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring the Manchester United manager’s allergy to good substitutions, the weirdest football…
Five big name players whose Premier League form has dropped off massively this season
There’s an old age saying in football that form is temporary and class is permanent, a notion that this list of Premier League stars…
Rating the impact of the five most expensive summer transfer signings
English football’s leading clubs once again led the way in Europe with another mammoth window of spending during the summer, making a mockery of…
Fantasy Premier League tips: Keep or sell Aston Villa and Newcastle players this week?
Fantasy Premier League is back for gameweek 11, but not as we anticipated because there will only be nine matches, so we provide our…
Picking a best XI of players who made their Premier League debut this season
English football can perhaps boast the strongest domestic league in world football at present, the summer transfer window having seen another influx of leading…
Ranking the five best 20-year-olds in European Football right now
There are fewer things that excite football fans more than the emergence of the next big star, precociously talented youngsters who burst onto the…
Five bonkers statistical oddities the Premier League has served up this season
In the grip of a prolonged pandemic the world is pretty messed up right now; unfamiliar and peculiar. Just going to the shops can…
Fantasy Premier League: Three of the best captaincy picks for FPL Gameweek 11
We pick out three of the best contenders for captaincy in gameweek 11 of Fantasy Premier League, looking at the in-form players and the…
Smashed it! 10 players that shone during Champions League gameweek 5
We’ve nearly reached the conclusion of the Champions League’s group stages with just one fixture remaining for those involved, the latest round of action…
Champions League Team of the Week
The latest round of Champions League action saw Liverpool book their place in the knockout stages with a narrow victory over Ajax, whilst Chelsea…
Ranking the six longest unbeaten runs in Champions League history
Bayern Munich secured Champions League success last season in record-breaking fashion, becoming the first team in history to lift the trophy after winning every…
The Fantasy Faithful podcast: Navigating Villa-Newcastle postponement, Man City assets & GW11 preview
A low-scoring gameweek 10 meant frustration for Fantasy Premier League managers across the board, and there might be more pain on the way due…
Star Spangled: Rating the ability of the eight Americans to feature in this season’s UCL
Football may be the world’s game but it has taken some time to win popularity over in the United States, the traditional powerhouses of…
Premier League Weekly Awards: Klopp and Kelly’s showdown, classic Cavani, and potent Podence
Every gameweek we like to reward the best – and worst – of the Premier League action with our weekly awards. This week’s column…
The best Premier League stats of the week: Bruno makes history, creative Leeds’ goal problems
The standout statistics from gameweek 10 of the Premier League, featuring Bruno Fernandes continuing his frightening away form, why Leeds United’s creativity isn’t leading…
Star Turns: Eight Premier League players who shone bright in gameweek 10
Another entertaining weekend of Premier League action saw an anti-climatic London derby, as Jose Mourinho and Tottenham frustrated former side Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.…
Premier League Team of the Week
Manchester United’s winning run continued with a club record eighth consecutive away Premier League victory this weekend, summer signing Edinson Cavani coming off the…