England enjoyed a perfect three wins from three in their World Cup qualifiers in March, with a nervy 2-1 win over Poland solidifying their position at the top of Group I. There are now two months of domestic football left before the delayed Euro 2020...
Just when it had all appeared to be going so well, a nervy victory and an uncertain defence made for a final competitive match before the European Championships that might measure expectations. John Stones had seemingly remerged from the wilderness –...
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The fickleness of football means the writing is now on the wall for Aidy Boothroyd when he had been just minutes away from extending his mission “utterly impossible” with England’s U21s into the late spring. Everything was seemingly falling in...
How does a football manager spend his time in between jobs? On the day of our interview Phil Brown is sitting in his kitchen “just staring at a Jamie Oliver book” and, as he informs i, preparing to “make sausage casserole for the family”. That is onl...
ROME — Getting a rebrand right is a tricky business. Just ask Juventus. In 2017, fans of the Italian champions unleashed a tirade of fury when the club’s new logo was unveiled: the letter J. Four years on, Inter Milan have followed suit by producing ...
Gareth Southgate insisted he will not hinder England’s chances of success to help his players’ clubs ahead of the final competitive match before he names his Euro 2020 squad. Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has been outspoken about how Southgate ha...
Rebecca Welch is kicking off a new era in football after being appointed the first female referee to a game in the English Football League. She will take charge of the League Two clash between Harrogate and Port Vale on Easter Monday and create sport...
Karen Bardsley could enjoy a Tokyo Olympics swansong after the veteran goalkeeper was handed a shock return to the England women’s team on Tuesday. US-born Bardsley headed back across the Atlantic last month after losing her place in the Manchester C...
The fear of players picking up injuries has club managers perpetually approaching the international break with trepidation, but there is another reason why some will be squirming in their seats for a few fortnights each year. The insatiable thirst fo...
Michal Helik’s debut season in English football has already proved sweet beyond his fondest imaginings, but the best could be yet to come for Barnsley’s newly-capped Poland international. The goalscoring centre-half arrived at Oakwell last September ...
A historic vote on changes to the Champions League from 2024 has been delayed following increased pushback on the most controversial and potentially damaging proposals. Uefa’s Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday when confirmation of refo...
Former AFTV contributor Claude Callegari has passed away aged 58, with ex-Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell and Middlesbrough’s Yannick Bolasie among those to offer their condolences. Callegari rose to prominence with his passionate rants on AFTV, forme...
Sergio Aguero will leave an indelible mark on the Premier League when he departs Manchester City this summer, 10 years after he arrived. The diminutive striker’s £35million transfer fee was an eye-watering sum at the time that would now hardly make a...
“Manchester City are still alive here… Balotelli, Aguerooooooooooooooo! I swear you’ll never see anything like this ever again!” Martin Tyler’s commentary will forever be synonymous with Manchester City’s greatest ever moment: the day when Sergio Agu...