The Europa League gets more serious with the draw for the first knockout stage, with four English teams competing. Slavia Prague VS Leicester As a genuine top four contender, Leicester will have ambitions toward winning the Europa League. They have the quality and on paper they are a better team than Slavia Prague. However,
Champions League Draw: Initial Thoughts & Odds
The Champions League draw has thrown up some mouthwatering encounters, with three Premier League sides in the knockout stages. RB Leipzig VS Liverpool After eliminating Manchester United, RB Leipzig will face Liverpool in the first knockout round. This game sets up a matchup between two generational German coaches in Julian Nagelsmann and Jurgen Klopp. A
Manchester Derby Preview: Pivotal Game For Both Teams
For the first time in years, the Manchester Derby will be contested by two teams close together in the table. After ten Premier League games, United are in 6th with 19 points, while City lie in 7th with 18 points. There is genuinely something to play for in Saturday’s Manchester Derby beyond local pride. Both
Jose Mourinho Proving The Doubters Wrong Again
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