Football

Nottingham Forest will be looking to bounce right back to form in the East Midlands derby against their old rivals Derby County on Monday. Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last seven Championship matches away from home and have kept clean sheets in five of their last eight encounters. Derby County on the other hand […]

A 1-1 draw at the Nou Camp while Inter Milan were held to a surprise 1-1 draw at the San Siro. Through head to head rules, mission impossible was accomplished and Tottenham are through to the last 16 in the Champions League. No doubt any Spurs fan will tell you now that it doesn’t matter how […]

A 1-0 win against Napoli at Anfield means Liverpool have secured their place in the last 16 draw in the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp‘s side can now put their feet up for one evening to watch the remainder of the group games in the competition, anticipating who they may be drawn against on 17 December. […]

The end of the Champions League group stage is fast approaching, which can only mean one thing – the knockout draws are nearly here. Oh yes. No more thumpings in mismatched groups – from here on out it is only big boy fixtures. In terms of English representation in the latter stages, Manchester City are the only […]

Although Manchester United‘s travels to Spain for their final Champions League Group H fixture against against Valencia wasn’t a complete dead rubber, the Red Devils had already qualified and could’ve topped the group with a win. As Juventus failed to secure a result away from home at BSC Young Boys, United had a real opportunity to take the […]

Moses Ashikodi had the world at his feet. Limbering up on the sideline in a pristine Millwall shirt, the teenager was set to become a record-breaker, the protégé who epitomised the potential of a generation. At just 15 years and 240 days old, Ashikodi was making his professional debut for the Lions against Brighton – […]

Few clubs are more synonymous with the European Cup than Ajax. The Dutch giants have won the continent’s premier competition four times and finished as runners-up on two further occasions. Only Real Madrid, Milan, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Barcelona have lifted the famous trophy more often. The difference between those five clubs and Ajax is […]

Barcelona put their feet up on the desk and lit a chunky cigar, and still started two players worth more than Tottenham Hotspur’s entire starting XI. There was no Lionel Messi (benched), no Sergio Busquets (benched), no Luis Suarez (rested). Second choice keeper? Stick him in for this one. Yet still there was room for […]

Ever feel that you need to be in two places at once? As we sat high up in the Camp Nou, watching Barcelona and Tottenham play out a 1-1 draw, eyes were stuck fast on updates from the San Siro. It was like watching Tony Blair’s nervous smile in Sedgefield in May 1997 while Michael […]

Were we really doubting Mo Salah? Did we really believe something was irrevocably lost in the assault by that Spanish body snatcher Sergio Ramos. By increments the genius is returning to the feet of the little man. Though some way short of the player that carried Liverpool to the Champions League final in May, a […]

Though Liverpool will have to wait until next week’s Champions League draw to find out who they will face in the Round of 16, they already know they will go into the first leg without Virgil van Dijk. The Reds’ towering centre-back, without a doubt their standout performer of the season, was cautioned for a […]

In the 1979-80 season, England had two representatives in the UEFA Champions League for the second year in succession. And for the second year in succession, they were Nottingham Forest and Liverpool. But in a role reversal from 12 months previously, Forest were defending European champions with Liverpool the domestic title victors. Back then, Brian […]

There are some goals which transcend football. The kind which showcase a unique talent and an unmatched level of execution, reminding us of the talent and athleticism required to make it as a top-level footballer. Thanks to Santiago Vergini, these goals don’t even have to arrive at the right end of the pitch. When Sunderland […]

For the first quarter of the season Sergio Aguero was the front runner in the Fantasy Premier League points takes, picking up 82 points in the first thirteen Gameweeks. In the past three Gameweeks, however, the veteran forward has been absent. He missed out on Pep Guardiola‘s last three Premier League squads due to a […]

Chelsea have suspended four supporters from attending matches while they investigate allegations of racist abuse directed at Raheem Sterling. One supporter, who has been reported to police for shouting racist slurs at Sterling, has been interviewed by the club. The man is alleged to have called Sterling a “f****** black c***” from the Stamford Bridge […]