Michael Owen Exclusive: Greatest XI of former teammates
Michael Owen spent his career at some of Europe’s biggest clubs. Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester United can count 74 league titles and 23…
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Tweets of the Week: Tarkowski the charmer, disrespectful Messi, Champions League decline
Once more into the breach: these are the best and funniest football tweets we saw on Twitter in the past week. James Tarkowski went…
Michael Owen Exclusive: England icon talks to The Football Faithful
Michael Owen had some career. The youngest player to win a Premier League Golden Boot, and the last Englishman to have been crowned the…
The players to have scored a goal, an own goal and had an assist in the same Premier League game
Son Heung-min joined an exclusive group of Premier League players after a chaotic game between Manchester City and Tottenham at the weekend. The South…
The players with the most Premier League own goals
Own goals are one of football’s most embarrassing individual moments, as a player inadvertently hands the opposition side a huge helping hand. Throughout the…
Ranked: The best penalty takers in Premier League history
The best penalty takers in Premier League history must boast both composure and technique, with the ability to remain cool under pressure key for…
36 free agents Premier League and Championship clubs can still sign
The transfer window in England is closed until January, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that clubs in the Premier League and Championship are closed…
Ranking the five favourites to win the FA Cup
Who are the favourites to win the FA Cup this season? We take a look… The FA Cup has reached the fifth round and…
FA Cup fifth round draw as Premier League big boys avoid each other
The draw has been made for the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup, and there is still plenty of lower-league interest in the…
FA Cup fourth round draw – Man City could face Arsenal
The draw for the FA Cup’s fourth round has been made with the prospect of the Premier League’s top two going head-to-head. Manchester City…
Ranking the five players with most Premier League goals after 300 appearances
Harry Kane celebrated his 300th Premier League appearance this week with two goals in Tottenham’s 4-0 win at Crystal Palace. It was a memorable…
‘A new deal for football’ – Powerbrokers set for meeting ahead of potential ‘shakeup’ of English game
English football’s powerbrokers are set to hold a meeting over ‘a new deal for football’ in what could represent the ‘biggest shake-up of the…
Ten Hag urges Rashford to ‘keep focusing’ and explains Man Utd signing Jack Butland
Erik ten Hag has urged Marcus Rashford to ‘keep focusing’ and Manchester United’s imminent signing of Jack Butland on loan. After a couple of…
Five players who made a name for themselves at the 2022 World Cup
Major tournaments often produce breakthrough talents and the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been no different. A number of less heralded names have placed…
Ranking the five oldest players in World Cup history
If footballers are supposed to decline after leaving their twenties, it’s fair to say that no one told this lot. There can be no…
FA Cup third round draw as Man City play Chelsea
Manchester City will face Chelsea at the Etihad in the FA Cup third round, in one of five all-Premier League ties. Pep Guardiola’s side…
Five of England’s best World Cup goals
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup we’ve decided to look back and celebrate some memorable moments from past editions of the tournament. England will…
Ranking England’s highest scorers at the World Cup
England are set to travel to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup next month with the Three Lions among the teams fancied to challenge…