Why Manchester United should appoint Luis Campos as their Director of Football
Wins over Newcastle and PSG have, at least for the moment, tempered the criticisms of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Nevertheless, there’s a sense that such…
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Champions League
Smashed it! 10 players who shone during Champions League gameweek one
Football’s leading club competition made its hugely anticipated return this week with the start of the Champions League group stages, the opening round of…
Exiled: Six high-profile players left out of Premier League squads this season
Premier League clubs submitted their finalised squads for the season yesterday following the division’s deadline, with their options now set until the end of…
Van Dijk next? Five times injuries or suspensions changed the course of the PL title race
Virgil van Dijk’s potentially season-ending injury has handed Liverpool a major blow in their hopes of defending the Premier League title this season, the…
Ranking the six players to score in the most different UCL seasons
Lionel Messi made yet more Champions League history in Barcelona’s group stage opener against Ferencváros in midweek, his opener from the penalty spot meaning…
Six talented teenagers we hope rip it up in the Champions League this season
Champions League football makes its return this evening with football’s finest beginning their quest for European glory, the superpowers of the continent doing battle…
Fantasy Premier League team of the week for GW5: It’s Timo time
It was another wild week of action that saw most of the premium players return points, and a few surprise names grab a haul…
Premier League Weekly Awards: Lanzini’s screamer, wonderful Werner, no-look Thiago
Every week we reward the best – and worst – of the Premier League action, and this week’s awards ceremony features West Ham’s sensational…
Seven Premier League players who shone bright in gameweek 5
Another weekend of Premier League action brought stunning strikes, thrilling comebacks and the now customary VAR-related drama, the latest round of fixtures continuing the…
The best Premier League stats of the week: Van Dijk’s importance, Hammer blow to Spurs
The pick of the best statistics from gameweek four of the Premier League, featuring the impact Virgil van Dijk’s injury will have on Liverpool…
Donkeys: Five Premier League players who ‘had a mare’ during gameweek 5
English football once again proved unmissable action this weekend with a series of thrilling contests between Premier League clubs, amongst the highlights a host…
Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek 5
The Premier League’s goal rush continued this weekend with a series of entertaining clashes across the division, with a hugely anticipated Merseyside derby between…
A decade of FSG: The Klopp era, Moneyball, and the path to Premier League success
In the second of our two-part series following the ten-year anniversary of Fenway Sports Group’s takeover of Liverpool this past week, we analyse the…
A decade of FSG: Suarez controversy, Brendan Rodgers, and the contentious transfer committee
In the first of a two-part series following the ten-year anniversary of Fenway Sports Group’s takeover of Liverpool this past week, we analyse the…
Tweets of the Week: Jordan Pickford, Liverpool VAR nightmare, and Gunnersaurus reskills
The funniest tweets from the world of football this past week, featuring Jordan Pickford’s cruncher on Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool ruing VAR, Colin Farrell…
Five of the best Senegalese footballers in Premier League history
The Premier League has become a cosmopolitan hotbed of talent since its formation in the early nineties, sensational players from all corners of the…
Rating the impact of six players Man United signed over the age of 30
Manchester United’s final day splurge saw the club leave it late to bolster their options, arguably the headline news of a busy deadline day…
Rating the seven £40m+ defenders that Man City have signed under Guardiola
It’s often said that leading defenders are rarer than ever and Manchester City perhaps know that more than most, the club having splashed a…