As the final week of the transfer window begins, football looks set to reach new heights of insanity. Eighteen months ago, when the pandemic hit, it was accepted the transfer market would not be the same. Clubs would have no money and expensive wages, leading to something of a stagnation. It was thought this may
If Arsenal lose to Manchester City on Saturday, which is likely, it is going to get ugly for Mikel Arteta. Such a result will mean that they have lost their opening three Premier League games. As well as that, it’s difficult to see them scoring a goal at the Etihad. That would mean: three games,
Romelu Lukaku scored on his second Chelsea debut in a 2 – 0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday. Romelu Lukaku opened his Chelsea account with a first-half tap in and overall performance that shows how far he’s come. Famously, Romelu Lukaku never scored a goal during his first spell with Chelsea. Since
Despite the best efforts of certain clubs last season, relegation and promotion remains an integral part of the Premier League. As always, the fight to stay in the Premier League will be one of the main storylines of the season. Currently, the three promoted teams – Brentford, Watford and Norwhich, are the bookies favourites to
Arguably, the race for the European places in the Premier League is more interesting than the title race. The opening weeks of the Premier League season are somewhat interesting, and before we know it, somebody is twenty points clear in first place. You could probably name the Top 4 right now, or at least three
Brentford announced themselves to the Premier League with a landmark victory over Arsenal on Friday night. The opening weekend of the Premier League season was appropriately exciting considering the return of fans to stadiums. We saw a glut of goals and a glut of wins. Of the twenty games played, there were no draws. Ten
The 2021/2022 Premier League season kicks off on Friday night with Arsenal VS Brentford. Below we preview the three favourites to win the title. Manchester City Manchester City are the 4/6 favourites to retain the title they won in impressive fashion last season. However, until the transfer window closes, we can’t say for sure.
A year after asking to leave, Lionel Messi can no longer continue playing for Barcelona despite agreeing a deal. Barcelona’s financial difficulties made re-signing Lionel Messi impossible. This is in spite of the fact he had agreed to take a 50% pay cut. Such is the extent of their problems, not even a La Liga
Kellie Harrington has the chance to win a gold medal for team Ireland at the Olympic boxing in Tokyo. The Dubliner guaranteed a fourth medal for Team Ireland with a win over Imane Khelif of Algeria on Tuesday morning. Kellie Harrington won by unanimous decision, triumphing with scorecards of 30-27 and 29-28 on four judge’s
The Ireland women’s four rowing crew has delivered the nation’s first medal at the Olympics in Tokyo. The crew of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty finished behind runaway winners Holland and Australia to earn a bronze medal. It is Ireland’s 51st medal across 22 Olympic Games. Irish rowing is making quite
