Football

The first north London derby of the season was always going to take some beating. The lead exchanged three times, six goals in total, two penalties – one as a result of a highly suspicious tumble from Heung-min Son – seven cautions and a late red card all made for a heart-thundering watch for anyone […]

It was almost a nightmare start to a youngster’s Premier League career. Oliver Skipp, making his first full appearance in the competition after a three-minute cameo in Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-1 triumph over Southampton earlier this month, was caught in possession in the fourth minute of Saturday’s clash with Burnley, forcing Moussa Sissoko to intervene and […]

After an atrocious start to the season, Manchester United’s worst since 1990, Jose Mourinho has finally been sacked. From falling out with star man Paul Pogba and bitterly criticising most of his squad to producing consistently turgid performances and average-to-poor results, Mourinho’s tenure at United has been hugely damaging for all involved. His sacking hardly […]

Jose Mourinho is a bit like Myspace. You never could’ve expected to see such a sharp decline in popularity and fortune. You never could’ve really seen it coming to this, but here we are.  In the early 2000s, Myspace was the best thing the internet had ever seen. Myspace was the social network. Before Facebook […]

With Jose Mourinho ignominiously sacked on Tuesday morning, it’s been a gleeful time for his detractors and people who dislike Manchester United. Draw that as a Venn diagram and it would subsume the vast majority of the population, which perhaps explains the extreme schadenfreude which has accompanied his departure. Though there were many, many failings […]

Jose Mourinho‘s troubled tenure as Manchester United manager has come to an end. The club announced on Tuesday morning the 55-year-old has left his post with immediate effect with a “thorough recruitment process” now taking place to find his successor. Michael Carrick, who has been a coach at the club since he retired from playing […]

When you read the words ‘Iñigo Martínez’ and ‘own goal’ in the same sentence, you might immediately recall a memorable moment in Manchester United’s recent history. You’ll remember Wayne Rooney twisting and turning inside the Real Sociedad box, hitting the post with his shot, and Martínez getting his feet wrong and planting the rebound into […]

Sacked: Manchester United show Jose Mourinho the door. [fcrp_feat_sc sc_id=”30516″] Manchester United have announced the departure of coach Jose Mourinho after their worst start to a season since 1990-91. In a statement, the club said: “Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect. The club would like to thank […]

Thursday nights are synonymous with Europa League football. So much so, in fact, that various derogatory chants to that effect have been popularised at Premier League grounds in recent years. It appeared that thanks to Uefa rules, however, Arsenal would buck the trend when they were matched with BATE Borisov in the last 32 of […]

Eden Hazard overtook Mo Salah as the top points scorer in the Fantasy Premier League with a goal and assist against Brighton. But the Belgian forward also picked up an injury that could see him miss the Gameweek 18 clash against Leicester. Hazard limped off as Chelsea earned a 2-1 victory over the Seagulls, causing […]

After three months of group stage action, the teams have been whittled down to 16 and we are ready for knockout football with the Champions League last 16. There is a full Premier League contingent still involved with Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham all making it through their groups. Liverpool and United face […]

Arsenal, Chelsea and Celtic are the remaining three British sides in the Europa League following Rangers‘ elimination from Group G, as the Champions League teams drop down to intensify the competition. Brendan Rodgers’ men are seeded as runners up, while the two English teams went through as undefeated group winners. Arsenal face BATE Borisov, Chelsea […]

The EFL Cup has become the competition of rotation for the Premier League’s biggest clubs, and a glance at the list of recent winners shows that the policy has done them little harm. Manchester City are the holders after their 3-0 triumph over Arsenal in last season’s final, while their local rivals Manchester United were […]

Leicester‘s interim head coach Geordan Murphy and England fly-half George Ford admitted to deep-seated problems at the club after this eight straight defeat in all competitions left them on the brink of early elimination from the European Champions Cup. Although Leicester mathematically remain in contention to qualify for next spring’s quarter-finals, if they can beat […]

Given Manchester City’s persistent wonder with the ball at feet, a bell-and-whistles football team, it is easy to overlook at how damn good they are without the ball. It is a good time of year for Jesus celebrations, and Gabriel’s first league goals in four months took the headlines. Leroy Sane’s redemption also continued apace […]