The Premier League title race is beginning to resemble a blinking contest in which neither Manchester City nor Liverpool are willing to give up. You could be forgiven for thinking that the league’s broadcasters have somehow duped us all into re-watch...
Leeds 0-4 Man City (Rodri 13′, Ake 54′, Jesus 78′, Fernandinho 90+3′) Manchester City reclaimed pole position in the Premier League table with a comfortable win against Leeds, a few hours after being temporarily dislodged by title rivals Liverpool. T...
The football agent Mino Raiola had died at the age of 54, his family have confirmed. Raiola was regarded as one of the sport’s “super agents” due to his representation of a number of high-profile players around Europe, including AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibr...
Jurgen Klopp’s relentless red machine continues to move ominously towards history. That quick turnaround from a Champions League semi-final? No problem. Starting without four players who would walk into the first XI of 18 of their Premier League riva...
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool (Keita, 19′) Liverpool kept the pressure on Manchester City after moving ahead of them to go top of the Premier League table courtesy of Naby Keita’s first-half winner against Newcastle at St James’ Park. With the second leg o...
Arsenal have a history of being unable to keep hold of their star players – from Ashley Cole to Cesc Fabregas to Robin van Persie – but with a new generation of talent flourishing in north London, the Gunners must avoid repeating the mistakes of thei...
It seems somehow appropriate that Bradford City – the eighth and easily most unexpected club on Mark Hughes’ managerial CV – train on the pristine pitches of Woodhouse Grove, a secondary school in Apperley Bridge, a few miles away from the cosmopolit...
Jurgen Klopp has warned the rest of the Premier League and Europe that he is gearing up for a period of sustained success at Liverpool. The Merseyside club continue their chase for an unprecedented quadruple at Newcastle boosted by the news that thei...
Over the last 15 years, club football has consistently peaked – in terms of drama and entertainment at least – with Champions League semi-final second legs. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ballboy-aided corner. Lucas Moura’s miracle and six Ajax players lyi...
The “Northern Notebook” is i‘s weekly look inside the biggest football clubs in the north of England, providing insight, analysis and news on the burning issues of the day Tottenham Hotspur are attempting to compete with the two big Manchester clubs ...