Tag Archives: Leeds United

Liverpool midfielder James Milner says that ‘special’ Leeds United ‘belong in the Premier League’. Marcelo Bielsa’s side are amongst the favourites for promotion from the second tier once again his season, as they look to end a 16-year absence from top flight football. Milner began his career at Elland Road …

Such is the difference in quality between the Premier League and English football’s second tier, the three promoted clubs perennially start amongst the favourites for the drop ahead of the new season. There are, however, exceptions to every rule and Wolves’ seventh-placed finish last season showed that clubs are capable of …

Too good to go down. It’s a phrase that we often hear within football in the midst of a relegation battle, though it may need to be reassessed given this XI compiled of relegated Premier League stars. Few would expect this talent-stacked side to have suffered the fate of relegation to the …

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has questioned FIFA’s decision to hand Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds their Fair Play award. The Argentine manager and Leeds were awarded the honour for allowing Aston Villa to score against them during a high stakes Championship encounter in April. Angry scenes broke out last season after …

Bailey Peacock-Farrell picked up all the plaudits during the international break after a string of good saves against Germany during Northern Ireland’s Euro 2020 Qualifier. Indeed, it was a fine performance from the 22-year-old despite the Germans cruising to a comfortable 2-0 win on a night that many thought would …

Goals win games and a prolific centre-forward is worth their weight in gold in football. The Premier League era has seen its fair share of great goal-getters, but only a select few have reached the fabled landmark of 30 league strikes in a single campaign. We’ve decided to look back through …

The holding midfield position is one that has grown in importance in modern football, having previously often been undervalued and under-appreciated. So often unsung heroes in the past, the position is now celebrated like never before. French great Claude Makelele was perhaps the game changer in the perception of the role’s importance, the …

Brian Clough is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. He wasn’t a bad player either scoring 254 goals in just 274 games for Middlesborough and Sunderland before his career was cut short by injury at the age of 28. Clough became a household name when …

Alf-Inge Haaland has admitted it would be nice to see his son, Erling, make a move to Manchester United. The young Norwegian hit the headlines in midweek, netting a hat-trick in RB Salzburg’s 6-2 win over Genk on Tuesday, becoming the first teenager to score more than once on his …

Who is the greatest scorer of golazos in the history of the Premier League? Full disclosure here: we’re using a fairly narrow definition of what one might call a golazo merchant. Generally speaking, a golazo simply refers to an amazing goal, which is quite a broad category. Seeing as the …