With almost three months of the 2018/19 Premier League season gone, the situation at the top of the league could barely be tighter. The top two teams – Manchester City and Liverpool – are level on points, and a north London trio of Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs sit within touching distance of the top. Man… Continue reading >
It took Britain the best part of a century to produce a Grand Tour winner, but since Bradley Wiggins took the yellow jersey at the 2012 Tour de France, the floodgates have well and truly opened. British cyclists have now won 9 of the last 20 Grand Tours, and this year made history by became… Continue reading >
When Atletico Madrid lifted the Europa League trophy on Wednesday, Arsenal fans, along with their former manager, may have had a sense of what might have been. In losing to Atletico in the semi finals of the competition earlier this month, it ensured that Arsene Wenger would depart the club without having won any European… Continue reading >
Even for regular match-attending football fans, there are some games that generate a particular buzz. Liverpool v Roma in 2001 was one such game. Aside from playing one of the best teams in Europe, some of the excitement undoubtedly stemmed from a view that the match represented a return for Liverpool to the really big… Continue reading >
After Man United’s loss to Sevilla this week, Jose Mourinho made a number of strange comments, one of which was to refer to the two occasions on which he has masterminded an aggregate Champions League victory over Man United, courtesy of a successful second leg result at Old Trafford. His main point was, probably, to… Continue reading >
It took a few months longer than expected, but this week’s signing of Virgil Van Dijk saw Liverpool finally get the player who was their first choice target last summer. The £75million fee, a world record for a defender, has certainly raised many eyebrows – not least those of Jose Mourinho – but the current… Continue reading >