Category: Football

[ad_1] FA Cup ties don’t come much more David v. Goliath than Premier League champions Manchester City hitting the road to face League Two Newport County. But the Exiles certainly won’t be content to just make up the numbers. They’ve already knocked top-flight Leicester City and Championship Middlesbrough out. So, can they get Pep Guardiola’s men on the ropes? Or will City rack up the goals…

[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images The funeral of Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala will take place in his native Argentina on Saturday. The 28-year-old died when the plane he was in with pilot David Ibbotson crashed in the English Channel en route from Nantes to Cardiff on 21 January. His funeral will take place in his hometown of Progreso and a wake will also…

[ad_1] Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers admits he is excited for the “wonderful challenge” of facing Valencia when the two teams meet in the first leg of their round-of-32 tie in the Europa League (Celtic 11/5, draw 9/4, Valencia 6/4 – Match Odds). A packed Parkhead will host the first game between the Scottish giants and Spanish outfit, with Los Che (16/1 – Europa League…

Only a few weeks ago, Barcelona had started to tie the blaugrana ribbons on the Liga trophy. Their win over Getafe in the first game back after the short winter break observed in Spain put them five points clear at the top of the table, but perhaps most significantly it extended their advantage over rivals Real Madrid to a giant 10 points. At that…

Nottingham Forest go into this weekend’s away tie against Preston North End as 3/1 outsiders which some may think is a terrific price, particularly because The Reds are in fact four places and three points above the home side. One thing to bear in mind, however, is that Forest haven’t won an away fixture since November 2018, when they beat Hull City 2-0. But…

[ad_1] It’s the league that relegation-threatened Premier League clubs fear dropping in to, and the one that League One’s leading clubs dream of reaching, but is the Championship a league that’s worth keeping an eye on? This season, there are seven clubs in with a genuine shot at winning the league as only 10 points separates first from seventh. Leeds United are the title…

[ad_1] With the Premier League season edging towards the business end, this Valentine’s Day we take a look at which fans might be falling out of love with their managers. Maurizio Sarri (Chelsea) After a strong start to the season it looked like the appointment of Sarri (pictured) was a masterstroke by the Blues after the departure of Antonio Conte. Sarri appeared to have…

With Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal already out and either Chelsea or Manchester United set to follow, the FA Cup feels like a relatively open competition this season. Manchester City and whichever side emerges victorious at Stamford Bridge on Monday will be the favourites to lift the trophy – provided Pep Guardiola’s men successfully negotiate a trip to Newport County – but there is…

[ad_1] It’s just 11 years since Solihull Moors were founded. But incredibly, the West Midlands club now stand within touching distance of a place in the EFL. Before a ball was kicked this season, Tim Flowers’ side were 80/1 to win the title. Following Tuesday night’s 3-0 victory at Aldershot Town which took the Moors top of the National League, that price is now…

[ad_1] Spurs will take a three goal cushion to Germany in three weeks time, after a fantastic second half performance from Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Neither side were at full strength – Spurs were without star striker Harry Kane, meanwhile Dortmund were missing their talisman in the form of Marco Reus. Much like last night at Old Trafford, the first half was a cagey affair,…

Jadon Sancho was born in Camberwell but has never played a professional game of club football in England. Having joined Watford at the age of seven and then Manchester City as a 14-year-old, the winger made a bold move in signing for Borussia Dortmund in 2017. The risk has paid off spectacularly well for the teenager, who returns to London for Wednesday’s Champions League…

In the past 20 years, we’ve got so used to Chelsea being a power in English and European football that we’ve all but expunged their displays in the early Premier League years from memory. There have still been some embarrassing defeats for the new guard, of course: finishing with nine men in a defeat by Neil Warnock’s QPR, for example, or the recent 4-0…

[ad_1] 465 days. That’s how long it’s been since Ajax last tasted defeat at Johan Cruyff Arena. But visiting sides don’t come much bigger than Real Madrid. Los Blancos are eyeing up a fourth Champions League title on the spin. And despite a poor start to the season, they’re now moving up through the gears. With all the ingredients of a continental cracker, we’ve…

[ad_1] Gordon Banks, brilliant England World Cup-winning goalkeeper, passes away peacefully, aged 81 The football family mourns a very special one today, as news broke of the passing of Gordon Banks. He began his football career at Chesterfield, before lengthy spells first at Leicester, and then Stoke. Internationally, he was England’s goalkeeper from 1963 to 1972, winning 73 caps. He had few peers anywhere…

Having safely negotiated the first round of their European Cup defence, and seen rivals Liverpool surprisingly crash out, Nottingham Forest had just three weeks before their last-16 tie against Romania's Arges Pitesti. Forest returned to the top of Division One with a 3-2 home win over Wolves as Trevor Francis scored on his first appearance of the season after a groin injury sustained playing…