“Brendan Rodgers” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by runtodaylight The Premier League’s top six sometimes feels like a bit of a closed shop but other teams have managed to break into the elite club in recent years including Leicester City, who won the title in 2015/16 and Everton who claimed fifth in 2013/14. With Manchester United struggling, Arsenal still… Read more →
Photo by Dave Anteh, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Life after football can be somewhat unsettling for many professional footballers. Those that are so used to the everyday banter and safety blanket of the training ground all of a sudden experience a void in their lives after hanging up their boots. It’s hard to believe that we’re… Read more →
Photo by John Seb Barber / CC BY 2.0 Although West Ham United had on paper a shaky start to the 2018-19 season, with four consecutive defeats, performances were sufficiently heartening to suggest results would improve. Sure enough, the Irons secured a 10th-placed finish; the best season since 2015-16 and the best yet at the London Stadium.… Read more →
In less than two months, the 2019-20 Premier League season will begin with last year’s runners-up Liverpool hosting Championship title-winners Norwich City. Will Manchester City and Liverpool be as dominant this year as they were in 2018-19? Can Tottenham mark their first season at their new stadium with a serious title push? Could club legends… Read more →
The return to Real Madrid of Zinedine Zidane, which follows disastrous appointments by the club over the past year, means that Gareth Bale’s career in Spain is effectively over. The Frenchman revealed after their final game of the season that he wouldn’t have used the Welshman even if he had a fourth substitute to use.… Read more →
Not since 2009 has a team won the English Premier League for three seasons in a row. That was back when Manchester United dominated English football but now, ‘noisy’ neighbours Manchester City threaten to replicate that kind of dynasty. Politics aside, City are one of the best teams our top flight has ever seen, so… Read more →
It was an awfully long journey back to Wearside for the Sunderland fans who had made the trip to Wembley. The Black Cats’ poor record at the national stadium continued courtesy of a last-gasp defeat to Charlton Athletic, and Jack Ross’ men have been condemned to a second successive season in the third tier. The Scot is likely… Read more →
The second all-English Champions League final is swiftly approaching and football fans will be eagerly anticipating the showpiece between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, and the victors will be the first Premier League side to win Europe’s elite competition since 2012. The game promises to contain plenty of thrills and spills, and if the semi-finals are… Read more →
Aston Villa are back in the Premier League after a three-year absence, as goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn gave them a 2-0 win over Derby County in the Championship Play-Off Final. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Aston Villa Jed Steer – the goalkeeper finally seems to be getting his big… Read more →
Aston Villa are back in the Premier League after a three-year absence, as goals from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn gave them a 2-0 win over Derby County in the Championship Play-Off Final. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Smith’s side start strongly Aston Villa assumed the territorial advantages from the off with… Read more →