It’s not often that a single signing enables a club to tick off multiple clear and obvious issues within the squad, but that’s what Liverpool have managed by adding Mohamed Salah. While the defence remains in largely the same shape…

Manchester United are looking for a holding midfielder in this summer’s transfer market, and Nemanja Matic is one of the high-profile names linked with a move to Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho previously worked with the Serbia international…

Cameroon and Australia have played out a 1-1 draw in the Confederations Cup, sharing the spoils in St Petersburg. A precious goal to Andre-Frank Zambo Anguiss right on the stroke of half-time put the Indomitable Lions ahead, and then Mark Milligan…

Adnan Januzaj’s stock has fallen significantly since his breakthrough season with Manchester United. Now, on what seems to be a weird David Moyes tribute tour, we ask what has happened to the Real Sociedad bound midfielder? The Belgium…

Okay football fans. We are deep into the worst part of the year, the summer break, and there are still 43 days until the domestic football season resumes on August the 4th. The fixtures coming out, your club’s new kit being released and…

Following a convincing third round win against Bethe Correia, Holly Holm looks to have shaken off her nerves and is on course to begin her title bid. But is her recent victory enough to get her there? It’s been a difficult past year for…

Over the next two weeks, readers of The Sportsman will be voting for their Serie A Team of the Year, with our writers breaking down the top candidates in each position. Today we continue our look at the attack, pitting Juventus’ top scorer…

“They’re a national disaster”. Those were the words of my cab driver as he drove through St Petersburg streets on Monday night. Russia had defeated New Zealand 2-0 on Saturday in the opening match of the 2017 Confederations…

The Socceroos or the Indomitable Lions’ Confederations Cup campaigns are about to end. The two countries meet tonight at St Petersburg Stadium with each gunning for victory. After losses in their opening games – to Germany for Australia,…

10) The Hurricanes

A far cry from games of recent times, but my earliest memories of watching England are good ones. Euro 96, on home soil, is the first major competition I remember watching. And England were good – very good in fact. Beating old rivals…

“It was the most unjust goal in footballing history.” So said Peter Reid about Diego Maradona’s remarkable solo effort against England a mere four minutes after he cheated England of their right to World Cup success. The goal…

Everyone remembers their first watercooler conversation, and mine came – conversely – in the dehydrated tarmac in front of the entrance to my school. As 13-year-olds at an all-boys’ school, football was always a part of the…

With the Football League fixture lists announced today, it's a big season for Aston Villa. Failing to bounce back to the Premier League at the first time of asking was a blow but not doing so this time around could spell a long stint in…

We'll never know if Ronaldinho meant it or not... On this day in 2002, the Brazillian genius lobbed David Seaman from 35 yards and England were knocked out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage. Brazil ended up winning 2-1 and…