Derby County player-coach Wayne Rooney thinks that it’s ‘too soon’ for English Premier League and Championship matches to resume. Premier League teams returned to training this week after clubs voted for it on Monday. The training is limited to small groups for now, and so resembles preseason training.  The vote took place following the government’s

It’s no exaggeration to say that the story of Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal is a love story. Like all good love stories there are highs, lows and unanswered questions.  When Cesc Fabregas left Arsenal for his hometown Barcelona in 2011, it represented the crumbling of a beautiful dream. Arsenal moved into the Emirates in 2007,

The Premier League has been suspended for another month, with a restart date of April 30th agreed on Thursday morning. The last Premier League game to be played was on March 9 when Leicester beat Aston Villa 4 – 0. On the 12th, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was diagnosed with the coronavirus, leading to the

EURO 2020 has been postponed until the Summer of 2021, European governing body UEFA announced on Tuesday. “The health of all those involved in the game is the priority, as well as to avoid placing any unnecessary pressure on national public services involved in staging matches,” a UEFA statement said. “The move will help all

The Premier league has been suspended until at least April 4th as a response to the spread of the Coronavirus. In a Friday morning statement, the Premier League outlined their response to the ‘unprecedented’ Coronavirus situation. “Following a meeting of Shareholders today, it was unanimously decided to suspend the Premier League with the intention of

Liverpool lost 2 – 3 to Atletico Madrid in agonizing fashion in their Champions League second leg at Anfield on Wednesday. As a result, Liverpool’s dominance of the past two and a half years is over as they crash out at the round of 16. Liverpool were the better side for most of the game,

Tonight’s Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed because Arsenal have been exposed to the coronavirus. The Premier League announced the postponement this morning as a precautionary measure. Arsenal players and staff have been placed into quarantine because they were in contact with Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who announced yesterday that

Manchester United beat Manchester City 2 – 0 in a potentially portentous Manchester Derby at Old Trafford on Sunday. Goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay sealed the win on a day when the Old Trafford faithful were behind their team for the entire game. Scott McTominay’s opportunistic 40-yard lob over Ederson in the dying

All eyes were on Stamford Bridge Tuesday night as Liverpool took on Chelsea in the F.A Cup 5th round. Following Liverpool’s first league defeat of the season, a 3 – 0 humbling against Watford, it was a tough tie in which to respond. Chelsea won 2 -0 on a night when suddenly, Liverpool’s sheen of

Premier League fans of a certain vintage will be bemused and disappointed to see the fall of certain former giants.  Arsenal and Manchester United in particular are symbolic of a changing of the guard in the Premier League. Before, those teams were almost mythical. After all, United were treble winners and utterly dominant domestically. Arsenal