Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City at the end of the season following the choice not to extend his contract. It’s unclear whether or not it was a mutual choice. However, Sergio Aguero has a habit of picking up injuries. This season, complications arising from knee surgery resulted in hamstring setbacks. That, as well as
As a player, Steven Gerrard could not be described as deferent. The bombastic Liverpool captain did everything from the heart of midfield. It was real Roy of the Rovers stuff. Hollywood passes. Slide tackles. Long range piledrivers. Steven Gerrard had the ability to do it all, and he did. Steven Gerrard became the latest former
The Women’s Super League has finally broken into the mainstream following a new broadcast agreement with Sky and the BBC. The ‘game changing’ agreement will see Women’s Super League games shown on Sky and the BBC. Sky Sports has now replaced BT Sport as the primary broadcaster for ladies football. The deal runs for the
A resurgent Jesse Lingard has been rewarded for his fine form with a call up to the England squad. The Manchester United midfielder joined West Ham United on loan in January and has gone from strength to strength. The arrival of Bruno Fernandes at Old Trafford spelled the end of Jesse Lingard as a Manchester
Arsenal mounted a three goal comeback to steal a point away at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. West Ham United raced into a 3 goal lead before Arsenal got a goal back just before halftime. Arsenal, who looked dead and buried, brought it back to 3 – 3 in the second half. Either team
Jose Mourinho criticized his team’s attitude after Tottenham crashed out of the Europa League in humiliating fashion on Thursday night. Following a 2 – 1 defeat in the North London Derby, Spurs relinquished a 2 – 0 first leg advantage against Dinamo Zagreb. Mislav Orsic scored a hattrick to defeat Spurs 3 – 0 in
Say it quietly, but Chelsea, revitalized under Thomas Tuchel, might be a good bet to win the Champions League this year. With Manchester City dominating domestically, all the talk is about whether they can win the quadruple. As well as that, their recent collapses in the Champions League means all eyes will be on them.
Liverpool got back on track in the league with that most sacred of virtues – a hard-fought 1 – 0 away win. Diogo Jota returned to Molineux to score the winning goal against Wolves ahead of the international break. Liverpool have been on an awful run, culminating in a record 6 straight defeats at Anfield.
Arsenal emerged victorious 2 – 1 over Tottenham in Sunday’s North London Derby at the Emirates Stadium. The pregame was dominated by the absence of Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was omitted from the starting lineup. According to manager Mikel Arteta, the striker was late for a team meeting, and not for the first time.
Before the pandemic, the effect of the supporters on football games was seen as some great, mysterious intangible. You have your expected goals, your possession percentage and your kilometers ran. What you couldn’t account for was the crowd, who can influence the outcome of a match in spiritual ways. One year on from the last
