Football
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 [ ... ]
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, [ ... ]
Leader And Mentor: Raheem Sterling Has Become England's MVP On And Off The Pitch
On November 14 2012, England played Sweden in an international friendly in Stockholm. It was a game which would become [ ... ]
Premier League Could Lose Automatic Champions League Spot Following New Proposals
As it stands, four teams from England go straight into the group stage but, under proposals being discussed by European [ ... ]
Blue Moon, Bubbles & Delilah - How Football Clubs Got Their Popular Chants
Liverpool and Celtic fans both enjoy spine-tingling versions of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ prior to kick-off, [ ... ]
Young Homegrown ‘Keepers Considered Too Much Of A Gamble By Top Teams
It’s been a long time since the top end of the Premier League was home to so many young, homegrown players. Arsenal, [ ... ]
Portugal Provide Perfect Opportunity For Neville To Reignite Lionesses' Fortunes
On paper, there is little at stake when England head to Portugal on Wednesday night for a friendly at the Estadio do Bonfim.  [ ... ]
The One-Armed Street Artist Catching The Eye Of His Sporting Heroes
Images of Jurgen Klopp around Anfield fill Liverpool fans with immense pride, everyone enjoying the glorious ride the German [ ... ]
Heavy Metal Football, Fist Pumping Celebrations, And Those Teeth - Four Years Of Jurgen Klopp
On this day four years ago, a smiling German with yellow teeth took to the Liverpool hot seat and proclaimed he was simply [ ... ]
Aaron Connolly Makes His Case For FPL Inclusion Over Mason Greenwood
Brighton secured three points against Tottenham Hotspur and bagged a clean sheet along the way. Reigning champions Manchester [ ... ]
‘Crisis-ridden’ Manchester United Still Have Reasons To Be Optimistic
Following their 1-0 loss to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Sunday, Manchester United have now gone five competitive [ ... ]
From Relegation To Resurgence - David Wagner Is Leading Schalke's Revolution
It’s not often that you can sense the sarcasm in a football chant, but Schalke’s fans’ assertion on Saturday [ ... ]
How Mauricio Pochettino Can Turn Tottenham Around Before January
Tottenham Hotspur’s 7-2 mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich was supposed to be a nadir. It was, after all, [ ... ]
400 Not Out: The Inevitable Gloom That Is Newcastle Under Steve Bruce
22. Not only the number on Serge Gnabry’s back as he hit four past Spurs, or the age Taylor Swift famously sang about, [ ... ]
Bobby Charlton: Manchester United’s Vital Link Between Past, Present And Future
Bobby Charlton made his Manchester United first-team debut on October 6, 1956, and would go on to become one of the most [ ... ]
Why It’s Not All Doom And Gloom For Unai Emery And His Young Gunners
The grey clouds looming over north London rather reflect the overriding mood at the Emirates right now as Arsenal battle [ ... ]
After Tragedy Last Season, Nantes Are Bouncing Back In Style
It was difficult to know how to carry on. How could Nantes be expected to concern themselves with something as trivial as [ ... ]
Brendan's Back In Town But What Makes Rodgers So Good?
Brendan Rodgers returns to Liverpool on Saturday with his Leicester side in a seriously good moment. With four wins and [ ... ]
How Belief Is Changing Granada's ‘Universe’ Ahead Of Real Madrid Clash
Granada CF manager Diego Martinez chose his words carefully before their clash with Barcelona on September 21. Despite [ ... ]
''I Could Still Play For Liverpool'' - What Has Become Of Christian Benteke?
He is a man who believes he could be partnering Mohamed Salah in Liverpool’s forward line but currently finds himself [ ... ]
Blades' John Fleck Finally Making Good On The Promise He Showed As A Youngster
He was Scotland’s Wayne Rooney. Or at least, he was meant to be. Not for a generation had a young footballer been [ ... ]