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Mohamed Salah began the new season in perfect style with an opening day hat-trick for Liverpool against Leeds, the Egyptian’s treble seeing him join an exclusive club of Premier League stars. Just nine players in the division’s illustrious history have opened the season with a treble, but just who are …

Ahead of the 139th FA Cup final, taking place between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley this Saturday, let’s take a look back at some of the most memorable deciders in the competition’s history. Liverpool 3-3 West Ham (AET) – 2006 Taking on the previous year’s European champions, West Ham United were …

Recent rumours linking Jeff Hendrick with a moves to AC Milan and AS Roma raised many an eyebrow across the football world.  The Italian giant and Burnley’s workmanlike midfielder appear like an unusual pair, but on second glance it doesn’t look quite as ridiculous. Hendrick is hardly a world beater, …

Even in an era when more substitutes are allowed than ever before, the value of the fabled utility-man can not be underestimated in Premier League squads. The Swiss Army Knife of any squad, the utility-man may be a dying breed but it is a player who should long be celebrated, …

Former Leeds United, Coventry City and Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister is the latest inductee into the 90’s Football Hall of Fame. For a player who perpetually looked as if he was 50-years-old throughout his career, the Scottish playmaker played with the zeal and spirit of a youngster kicking a ball …

Mediocrity beckoned and Gary McAllister was ready to embrace it. Lifting the First Division title with Leeds United in 1992 – prior to the formation of the Premier League – was a distant memory when he signed for Coventry City in the summer of ’96. The Scot was captain for …

Football photography has managed to capture some of the most memorable and iconic moments in the sport’s history in a way that has ensured they remain imprinted on our minds forevermore. There is something enchanting and alluring about great sports photography, and football has been able to produce enough incredible …

The Premier League is fast approaching three decades since its inception in the early nineties, with English football’s landscape having changed significantly over the course of the division’s existence. Football’s finances continue to boom as fees and figures soar season upon season, whilst the league’s foreign influx has raised the …

Another enthralling weekend of FA Cup action saw Premier League leaders Liverpool survive a huge scare to emerge from League One Shrewsbury with a replay, though there were no such concerns for Manchester United who thrashed third-tier opposition in Tranmere at Prenton Park. Holders Manchester City also advanced in comfortable …

Travel troubles are nothing new for Premier League sides, with many a team throughout the division’s history having preferred home comforts. Whilst making your home ground a fortress is often a priority for the league’s leading managers, ensuring your side can cope with the pressures of playing away is vital …