Football
England's Number One? Fraser Forster's Celtic Form Could Force Southgate's Hand
It will be remembered for all time as The Fraser Forster Final. Indeed, there is no doubting who defined last Sunday’s [ ... ]
How Manchester United and Everton Forged An Unlikely Under-The-Radar Love Affair
Manchester United and Everton are pals. If you had to pick two clubs who had a friendship in the Premier League, it’s [ ... ]
Real Madrid Loan Star Kubo Pulling The Strings At Mallorca
Player of the Year awards don’t tend to be handed out midway through the season, but if they were Martin Ødegaard [ ... ]
Kendall, Big Dunc And Me - Meet The Fan Who Became Friends With Everton's Greats
Ray Parr is an Everton icon. He was there when the Toffees lifted the FA Cup in 1984 and was on the plane home from Rotterdam [ ... ]
Made In La Masia: The Barca Breakthrough Stars Lighting Up La Liga
Those Inter fans not too bitter about their team’s early exit from this season’s Champions League will recall [ ... ]
Leeds Are Leaner, Fitter And Hungrier...But Talk Of Going Up Is For Another May
Every week for the last two months Pablo Hernandez, the Spanish elder statesman of Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United team, [ ... ]
Home Win As British Managers Finally Find Their Form In The Top Flight
Whisper it quietly, but it’s starting to feel like British managers are all the rage again. Back in the inaugural [ ... ]
More Than Just A Lap Of Honour: Carroll Back And Making A Difference At Newcastle
Andy Carroll could, and in the eyes of many at the time should, have called it a day. Once regarded as one of [ ... ]
Top Vs Bottom: 19 Places, 37 Points, How Much Really Divides Liverpool & Watford?
Is this finally, finally their year? After 16 games of the 2019/20 Premier League season, Liverpool have truly made all [ ... ]
FPL Gameweek 17: Is Now The Time To Take A Risk On Manchester City's Big Hitters?
We are back for another week of FPL as we approach the most important time of year for any fantasy football manager. The [ ... ]
The Middle Man Called Mino Who Could Mess Up United's Move For Haaland
He’s the man who bought Al Capone’s old villa in Miami with his cut from a world-record transfer, told Zlatan [ ... ]
From Football Wilderness To The Dakar Rally, AVB Now Driving Marseille To Success
Even for Andre Villas-Boas, long considered an out-the-box thinker, his decision to embark on a motorsport career was straight [ ... ]
No Ronaldo And No Messi: We Rank The Best Champions League Group Stage Goals
A record 308 goals hit the back of the net in the group stage of the 2019/20 Champions League, and we’re ready for [ ... ]
Wolves And The Europa League - They've Got History
Wolves are playing in Europe for the first time since 1980, but here’s the thing - they’re one of the most experienced [ ... ]
It's Got Xavi, Gabigol And Klopp, What’s Not To Love About The Club World Cup?
Ah, the Club World Cup. The competition you always thought could be quite good but was just something that nobody [ ... ]
Quiz: Ansu Fati And The Ten Teens Rocking The Champions League Record Books
It was a record that stood for 20 years - until last night. Barcelona's Ansu Fati became the youngest Champions League goalscorer, [ ... ]
The Force Is Strong In Dele Alli Thanks To Jedi Master Mourinho
It’s hard to mentor wildly talented, egotistical, young, impressionable people. Just ask Luke Skywalker. His time [ ... ]
It's A Knockout - So Who Will English Teams Face Next In The Champions League?
With all four Premier League clubs having negotiated the Champions League group stage safely, attentions are about to turn [ ... ]
There's No Place Like Home - But Is Pep Really Barca-Bound?
There’s no place like home. That’s what Dorothy would have us believe anyway, after she landed in Oz and desperately [ ... ]
No-Show Striker Sadio Returns To Salzburg, The Club He Walked Out On
Red Bull Salzburg could be forgiven for giving Sadio Mane a slightly frosty reception as they host Liverpool in a crunch [ ... ]
Four League Titles And A Relegation - Is Vitor Pereira The Man For Everton?
It’s 2013, and Everton are on the lookout for a new manager after the departure of David Moyes. While Wigan’s [ ... ]
With More Assists Than Ronaldo, Ter Stegen Is Barcelona's Second-Best Player
Another Lionel Messi hat-trick, another Barcelona win. That was the story at the weekend as Barca racked up five goals to [ ... ]
Passion, Prison And Pigeons: The Life And Times Of Everton's Big Dunc
Duncan Ferguson is the Evertonian engima. The new Toffees caretaker manager is one of the most fascinating characters in [ ... ]
Heads Up - Concussion Subs Set For The Premier League
With scientific progress continuing to identify the risks induced by concussion in football, the English Premier League [ ... ]
Dull Thrashings And Dead Rubbers - It's Time For A Change To The Champions League
It should be the most wonderful time of the year in the Champions League, but instead we're bracing ourselves for a [ ... ]
New Man, Different Player: Wily Old Fox Jamie Vardy Is Leading Leicester's Charge
33 years old.  The age at which Liverpool legend and former Ballon d’Or winner Kevin Keegan retired. France’s [ ... ]
New Order Needed To Change West Ham’s Blue Mondays
A scintillating gameweek of Premier League football will end with Arsenal travelling five miles across London to Stratford [ ... ]
Chess Champion Checkmates Fantasy Football As He Closes In On Top Spot
The world’s best chess player is also a managerial mastermind and could be set to become a champion fantasy football [ ... ]
43 Goals In 56 Games, Have Brazil Finally Found Their New Ronaldo?
Brazil’s obsession with finding an heir to Ronaldo is still to be satisfied. Perhaps the greatest striker in the history [ ... ]
The Last Old Firm Of The Decade Will Be One For The Ages
It’s one of the fiercest rivalries in world football, but of late it has been a decidedly one-sided contest. The conflict [ ... ]
Ask The Fans: Bruce Has The Toon Up And Running But Is It Benitez's Blueprint?
When Steve Bruce was named as Newcastle manager this summer the criticism and scepticism poured in from fans around the [ ... ]