Jose Mourinho is back, and the Tottenham Hotspur manager has truly defied all the odds this time around. For the past decade, it looked for all the world as if Jose Mourinho was dead as a top-level manager. New, more fashionable coaches like Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp had usurped him. They played better football,
Millwall To Continue To Take a Knee Before Games
Millwall players will continue to take a knee before games despite the events that unfolded on Saturday and the aftermath. Before the game against Derby, Millwall fans booed when the players took a knee. It was a sad indictment of the fact that racial disrimination is alive as well, as well as the fanbase. Despite
Covid-19: Fans Return To Stadiums, but Virus Still a Threat
Friday’s match between Newcastle and Aston Villa is the first Premier League game to be postponed due to Covid-19. The Premier League had little choice but to call the game off after Newcastle’s training ground was closed on Monday. With Newcastle not being allowed to return to training until Friday, they would have been unable
Jurgen Klopp Rants Too Little Too Late
Jurgen Klopp’s Saturday post match interview will go down in history as one of the Premier League’s most infamous. It was his second heated post match interview in succession. Jurgen Klopp also ranted about the fixtures after beating Leicester 3 – 0 last week. James Milner sustained a hamstring injury in the 1 – 1 draw
Concussion Protocols Continue to Endanger Health of Players
If football were to be invented today, there is absolutely no way that heading the ball would be incorporated. The risk of concussion is too great. Last night’s clash between David Luiz and Raul Jiminez in the Premier League will only highlight the sport’s safety problem. It’s something which has received some attention in recent
Diego Maradona: A Tribute From Someone Who Doesn’t Remember Him
I’m too young to remember Diego Maradona. My interest in football ignited around 2006, ten years after the fabled Argentine retired from playing. Yet somehow, when I close my eyes, I can see that goal against England, scored seven years before I was born. I can also see the picture of the Hand of God
What Next For Free Agent Jack Wilshere?
The chasm between the career Jack Wilshere could have had and the one he had is a gaping disappointment. Jack Wilshere looked as if he was on the path to becoming Arsenal’s left-footed Steven Gerrard and England’s hero. That was over ten years ago now, and injuries have blighted one of the most prodigious talents
Olivier Giroud Is Getting Better With Age – Lampard
Olivier Giroud is a player who has always had his doubters. Despite that, every now and again he pops up and reminds us just what a good player he is. Last night’s last minute header against Rennes was one of those moments. With that goal, Chelsea sealed a 2 – 1 win and qualification to
Patrick Bamford Showing His Worth for Leeds United
It has taken Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford quite some time to put an end to the doubts surrounding him. A promising young striker at Nottingham Forest, he was picked up by Chelsea in 2011. Patrick Bamford then spent years in the purgatory of the Chelsea loanee merry-go-round, with spells at MK Dons, Derby and
Covid-19: How Much Has Football Suffered Without Fans?
The experience of the football fan has changed immeasurably as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. With fans not allowed into stadiums, watching a game has this inescapable surrealist quality to it. Whether you listen to bizarre artificial crowd noise, or the eerie silence of what feels like a training game, it is hard to