Football
Gabby Agbonlahor: ''I Only Scored One Hat-Trick And My Dad Kept The Ball.''
Gabriel Agbonlahor is Villa through and through. A boyhood fan, he spent thirteen years as a player at Villa Park having [ ... ]
Grit, Determination And 30,000 Blades: Arsenal Face Tough Test At Bramall Lane
Arsenal were always easy to get at. Playing gloriously beautiful football for so many years under Arsene Wenger, they even [ ... ]
The Quiz That Shows Why Manchester And Liverpool Are So Great
  Liverpool and Manchester. Two households, both alike in dignity. Two pioneering cities in the world of football, [ ... ]
Man United vs Liverpool: Still The Premier League's Biggest Rivalry?
Manchester United and Liverpool go head-to-head in the Premier League’s biggest game of the season on Sunday. But [ ... ]
Why Glasgow Rangers Latest Signing Could Be Bigger Than Stevie G
Rangers were a club without direction. Having suffered a financial meltdown, the Ibrox club needed to assemble a new squad [ ... ]
From The Fifth Beatle To El Tel, The Footballers Immortalised In Music
It’s often said that football and music are intrinsically linked, and who would disagree? Both offer a sense of release, [ ... ]
NBA All-Star Steve Nash, Graham Le Saux And The Real Mallorca Revolution
It had been quite the journey, but Real Mallorca’s path back to La Liga looked to have been blocked. That they had [ ... ]
Zidane Loves Him, Fans Are Divided; The Benzema Question That Won't Go Away
Real Madrid are battling a problem every club has to at some stage. No amount of money can truly protect against the passage [ ... ]
Jordan Ayew's Goals Are Winning Precious Points For Surprise Package Palace
At the end of July 2019, just a week before the close of the Premier League transfer window, Crystal Palace secured forward [ ... ]
Strong, Graceful, & Exquisite First Touch; West Ham's New Hero, Sebastien Haller
Marko Arnautovic was a key player for West Ham who they absolutely did not want to lose. However, just four months on from [ ... ]
''The Biggest Game Of My Career'' - Potters Bar Town Boss Chasing FA Cup History
The Sportsman has a special and proud connection with the FA Cup. In 1871, the Football Association secretary Charles W [ ... ]
Hudson-Odoi Set To Shine As The Fantasy Premier League Returns
Now October’s UEFA European Championship qualifiers are over, we turn our attention towards our Fantasy Premier League [ ... ]
Barcelona And Real Madrid In Talks To Set A New Date After El Clásico Postponed
One of the most eagerly awaited fixtures in world football - Barcelona versus Real Madrid - has [ ... ]
Paul Scholes: Man United Need ''Four Or Five Transfer Windows'' To Fix Issues
Paul Scholes believes Manchester United need "four of five transfer windows" before they can start challenging [ ... ]
Premier League Boxing Day Bonanza...You're Gonna Need A Bigger Sofa
Premier League fans are in for a Christmas cracker this year with ten hours of back-to-back football set for our screens [ ... ]
Will The Real Sergio Ramos Please Stand Up?
Sergio Ramos is a master.  Quite of what, however, depends on your opinion of him. A master on the field. A master [ ... ]
Pele, Puskas And The Legends Who Sit Alongside CR7 In The 700 Club
It may have ultimately only been a consolation in the overall scheme of the game, but Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 700th [ ... ]
Book Review: Big Friendly German
The 2006 World Cup was uniquely memorable for German centre back Per Mertesacker, most of all the quarter-final against [ ... ]
The Italian Job: Roberto Mancini Brings Feel Good Factor Back To Azzurri
In November 2017, the future of the Italian national football team looked bleak. Under then-boss Giampiero Ventura the [ ... ]
Lautaro Martinez, Barcelona And The €111m Release Clause That Doesn't Worry Messi
When is  €111m considered a bargain? When it comes to the sale of upcoming Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez, [ ... ]
Five Things England Must Do To Improve And Bounce Back Against Bulgaria
England succumbed to their first defeat in 44 qualifiers on Friday in Prague as they went down 2-1 to the Czech Republic. [ ... ]
Gareth Bale Feeling The Sort Of Love With Wales That Is Missing In Madrid
The October international break has provided the Wales men's national team with two qualifiers for the UEFA European [ ... ]
Scotland Have The Talent, Is It The Heart That's Lacking?
Not since the hiring of Walter Smith over a decade ago had the appointment of a Scotland manager been so universally popular. [ ... ]
Why La Liga Fans Are Loving Santi Cazorla's Miraculous Comeback
Arsene Wenger called it the worst injury he had ever seen. A doctor said recovery would only amount to the ability to walk [ ... ]
233 Games, 585 Goals, And Red Cards Galore - 125 Years Of The Merseyside Derby
“I never saw such a crowd. As early as one o’clock all streets, for miles around, leading to Goodison Park began [ ... ]
This Season's Bundesliga Is Shaping Up To Be A Bonafide Classic
Between 2007 and 2011, four different clubs got their hands on the Bundesliga title. The German top flight earned itself [ ... ]
Non-League Day: A Five-Star Hotel, Pristine Pitch And 35 TVs, Welcome To AFC Fylde...
In the north-west of England in the Lancashire village of Kirkham, somewhere between Preston and Blackpool, is Mill Farm [ ... ]
Maverick Robin Friday Loved LSD Before Games And Kissing Coppers When He Scored
He kissed policemen, danced naked in nightclubs, got married at 16, retired at 25 and was dead at the age of 38. Forget [ ... ]
Quiz: The England Squad Are 90s Kids, Test Your Knowledge Of The Decade
The men’s England national football team have yet to put a foot wrong in qualification for next year’s UEFA [ ... ]
Kieran Trippier's Spanish Gamble Is Paying Off Under 'El Cholo'
Kieran Trippier must have whiplash. Not because he’s been out with the Derby County lads for team bonding, but because [ ... ]
Lionel Messi Reveals Why He Almost Left Barcelona In 2013
With 692 appearances, 604 goals, 34 trophies and five Ballon d'Or awards, the word ‘legendary’ doesn’t [ ... ]
Real Madrid 'Reject' Martin Odegaard Finally Flourishing In La Liga
It didn’t take long for Martin Odegaard to be thrown on the wonder-kid scrapheap alongside the likes of Freddy Adu, [ ... ]