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Gobby agitators, sly snakes, pantomime villains; this is how we choose to describe the players who employ the ‘dark arts’ in football, but they are just polite ways of talking about the shithouses that pervade the game at all levels. While they might be more common the lower down the …

The funniest and best football-related tweets, featuring every Chelsea fan’s reaction to Eden Hazard’s transfer, Canada’s dancing antic on the bus, and Colin Farrell’s connection to France ’98. So. Much. International. Football. It’s getting a bit ridiculous at this point. There are three major tournaments taking place in men’s and …

Eden Hazard finally got his big move to Real Madrid, West Ham made a brilliant signing and Manchester United secured their first transfer of the summer. The transfer window is in full swing already, with around £963m (€1.07b) being splashed out on players in the first month. Some mega moves …

Young English players are becoming more and more likely to try their hand in foreign leagues rather than stay in England. Jonjoe Kenny recently left Everton to go on loan at Schalke in order to gain precious game time next season. The full-back is unlikely to overtake Seamus Coleman for …

As any regular visitor to this site will know we love nothing better than taking a long stroll down the memory lane of our beloved Premier League. After the success of our five best Premier League strike partnerships of all time Podcast and in no small part due to the …

Attack! Attack! Attack! There is nothing football fans truly love more than a free-flowing attacking team. Goals win games, and the art of sticking the ball in the net is unquestionably the lifeblood of the beautiful game. With that in mind, we’ve decided to celebrate five of the highest scoring …

Since a relatively unknown Belgian midfielder by the name of Jean-Marc Bosman helped change the face of football in 1995, the Premier League has seen some memorable free transfers. Whilst modern football see’s club continue to spend millions breaking transfer-records, there’s nothing quite like a bargain that works out brilliantly. …

The summer transfer window is here, with the whirlwind frenzy of speculation likely to continue until it’s closure in early August. Premier League clubs will desperately scramble to secure the signings they believe can take them to the next level, as sides splash the cash to strengthen their squads in …

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to be handed a one-year extension to his contract at Liverpool. The England international returned to action in April, having spent a year on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury in 2018. Having now completed his rehabilitation, the Mirror are reporting that Liverpool are set …

There comes a time when every player has to close the curtain on their career, when the legs just don’t work like they used to before. Some decide to retire at the very top, whilst others drop down the leagues as they bid to continue playing as long as physically possible. …