All posts tagged "Premier League"
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/ 2 months agoMarcus Rashford at Manchester United. What’s going on?
It was a conversation with Ruben Amorim at the start of December that goes some way to explaining why Marcus Rashford...
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/ 2 months agoNine-darters, holes-in-one and golden sets: What’s the most perfect achievement in sport?
Sport is often defined by mistakes — fumbled catches, missed penalties, duffed putts — but what about its moments of perfection?...
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/ 2 months agoCeline Haidar, the Lebanon player struck by shrapnel, has loved ones ‘waiting for her to come back to life’
Celine Haidar dances on the upper deck of a crimson open-top bus. Around the 19-year-old midfielder, team-mates sing. A flag bearing...
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/ 2 months agoOrganised crime, burners and cyber attacks: Inside Liverpool’s fight with ticket touts
A mother wipes away tears outside Anfield as she comforts her young son on a bitterly cold night. Liz O’Driscoll, who...
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/ 2 months agoThe art of scanning in football
Earlier in the season, Frank Lampard spent some time with Rodri at Manchester City, breaking down the Ballon d’Or winner’s game...
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/ 2 months agoThe top out-of-contract players available as free transfers: Kimmich, De Bruyne, Van Dijk…
The latest winter transfer window is here, which means some of the world’s best footballers are now just six months away...
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/ 2 months agoAre Manchester United now part of the Premier League relegation battle?
Manchester United’s final game of 2024 felt like the moment the big top on the Old Trafford circus started to sink....
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/ 2 months agoPace, swerve, angle – the art of the ‘olimpico’, football’s (usually) rare phenomenon
Oscar Wilde once famously wrote that “to concede one goal direct from a corner is a misfortune, to concede two in...
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/ 2 months agoChelsea gambled by not agreeing a cheaper shirt sponsor deal – will they reap the reward?
There are two ways to look at Chelsea not signing a front-of-shirt sponsorship deal before the start of the season. You...
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/ 2 months agoManchester City and a refused pass that laid bare their myriad problems
Manchester City attempted 683 passes in their 1-1 draw with Everton, but it was one that Nathan Ake refused that revealed...