As bleak as defeat to Ipswich may have been, Chelsea needed it. Had their imaginary title charge continued unchecked for much longer, those inside the club could have genuinely deluded themselves that this was a rebuild completed rather than one very...
Rising Paris Saint-Germain star Nuno Mendes is keen on becoming Ruben Amorim’s first major signing at Manchester United after talks over a new deal in the French capital broke down. United are also keen to bring in the Portuguese wing-back, who worke...
Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle (Isak 4′, Joelinton 19′) OLD TRAFFORD — This game was over before it started. Manchester United, bereft of confidence, character and above all craft, were ruthlessly dispatched by a team replete in all three attributes. Ruben Am...
Neal Maupay might have done Everton and the Friedkin Group a favour with the social media post he sent mocking the club he is still contracted to. Out on loan at Marseille, where he has two goals in 11 games, Maupay sparked indignation among the club...
Doing the 92 is Daniel Storey’s odyssey to every English football league club in a single season. The best way to follow his journey is by subscribing here. The view from the lower section of the Milburn Stand at St James’ Park, across to the East St...
LONDON STADIUM — What do you buy for the man who has everything? It’s a post-Christmas quandary for the Liverpool hierarchy, because at present it is hard to find much to write of a January wish list for Arne Slot. They will start the month at least ...
Talk your way out of this one, mate. Ange Postecoglou’s empire of spin is collapsing around him, crushed by the sheer weight of failure, the steaming piles of unimpeachable evidence, the total lack of direction or progress or joy. In his programme no...
Anthony Gordon is sick of hearing about the Newcastle United “project” and fed up of hearing rival fans presume performances of the club’s star players are an audition for something bigger. In-form Newcastle sign off 2024 at an interesting point in t...
Three words uttered by Erling Haaland in September have since entered Premier League folklore, with Manchester City’s form falling off a cliff since the striker told Mikel Arteta: “Stay humble, eh?” For anyone wondering how City ended up seventh in t...