Incredibly, Manchester City are facing some serious squad depth issues this season. Football can be a brutal sport, and not even Manchester City are exempt. The Qatari-funded giants, who looked untouchable a year ago are suddenly looking vulnerable at the back. ACL injuries to two key players – Leroy Sané and Ayemeric Laporte – have

After two weeks away, the Premier League finally returned to our screens this past weekend. The first international break of the season is an odd one. The Premier League season almost begins before we are ready for it. Then, a few games in, we get this jarring two week hiatus. The season usually begins to

New FIFA technical director Arsene Wenger has made some interesting comments about Rugby ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. In an interview with Bein Sports, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was asked what sports he likes apart from football. The Frenchman was typically philosophical and erudite in his response. Arsene Wenger clearly hasn’t lost

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has played down talk of breaking the England goalscoring record, despite seemingly being on the way. Harry Kane reached 25 goals for England with a hattrick against Bulgaria on Saturday night. The 26 year old has scored those 25 goals in just 40 international games. With goal 25, Harry Kane moved

Followers of female sports will be all too familiar with Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries.  Damage to the ACL, located in the knee, is one of the most horrific leg breaks an athlete can suffer. With it comes 9 months of rehabilitation and the real chance that players won’t come back to their previous level. USA

In the future, Jadon Sancho will be regarded as a seminal football player. A young, English prospect who decided to play abroad rather than stay in the Premier League, Sancho leads the way. Since Jadon Sancho left Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund in 2017, other young English players have followed his example. The likes of

Arsenal and Tottenham played out a pulsating  2 – 2 draw in Sunday’s North London Derby at the Emirates stadium. It was the latest addition to the growing repertoire of fantastically entertaining games in the North London Derby.  Arsenal began the game brightly, having started Aubameyang, Lacazette and Pepe up front for the first time.

It’s been an introspective week for the English Football League and for English football as a whole. On Tuesday, League One club Bury were expelled from the English Football League after 6 months of poor ownership. Bury was unable to prove to the English Football League that the team could afford to fulfill all of

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Frank Lampard will provide an intriguing and contrasting thought experiment throughout the current Premier League season. Both are young, unproven coaches who reached legend status during their playing days for Manchester United and Chelsea respectively.  Frank Lampard won every trophy going at Chelsea while Solskjaer did the same at UTD, minus

Franck Ribéry appears to be the last of a dying breed – an older, accomplished player who retains his sporting ambition.  Three weeks ago, we lamented the fact that these days, players who leave elite clubs invariably go for the money. We harked back to the days when world class players would take a step