It’s taken four years, a global pandemic and some dark times on the pitch but Mikel Arteta has revitalised Arsenal. Last season Arsenal mounted an improbable title challenge, cementing their arrival once again as a Champions League team. Their trajectory over the last three seasons has been 8th place, 5th place and 2nd place. However
Manchester City established themselves as the greatest football team in modern times with their Champions League final victory on Saturday. While they didn’t cruise towards victory against Inter Milan, they did rather cruise through their season since January. Their 20-odd game unbeaten run from February propelled them towards the Premier League title and F.A Cup.
West Ham smashed and grabbed their way towards major honours with victory over Fiorentina in Prague on Wednesday night. Jarrod Bowen’s last minute goal was enough to seal the Europa Conference League final by a score of 2 – 1. It’s West Ham’s first major trophy since winning the F.A Cup in 1980 and their
Before Wednesday night, Jose Mourinho had won every European final he’s managed. Sevilla had reached 6 Europa League finals and won every one of them. In the end, something had to give and after 146 minutes of attritional football, Sevilla won on penalties. The unstoppable force prevailed over the immovable object. Roma took the lead
Leicester and Leeds will join Southampton in the Championship next season following a dramatic final day of the Premier League. Everton beat Bournemouth 1 – 0 at home, effectively handing Leeds and Leicester their sentence. Leicester didn’t know that though, and had to wait two or three minutes after their 2 – 1 win over
Manchester United can achieve their season objective with at least a point against Chelsea at Old Trafford on Thursday night. All Erik ten Hag’s team need is a point to ensure Liverpool in 5th place behind them can’t catch them. Manchester United have been slightly up and down this season, but we may look back
Everton, Leicester City and Leeds United will all be playing for their Premier League futures on the season’s final day. With Southampton already relegated, two of Leicester, Leeds or Everton will join them in the championship next season. Nottingham Forest, somewhat unexpectedly, secured their Premier League safety with a 1 -0 victory over Arsenal last
European competition will host at least two new faces from the Premier League next season in Newcastle and Brighton. Newcastle secured Champions League football for next season with a 0 – 0 draw against Leicester on Monday. Their inevitable transformation into a swollen, indulgent footballing behemoth is ahead of schedule. For now at least, we
History, prestige and stardust weren’t enough for Real Madrid as they were comprehensively beaten by Manchester City on Wednesday night. Manchester City progressed to the Champions League final with an emphatic 4- 0 victory over the storied Spanish giants. In truth, the only jeopardy in this entire tie came from the notion that Real Madrid
The finalists of the Champions League will be determined this week when City, Real Madrid, Inter and A.C Milan play out their second legs. On Tuesday night, the Milan clubs clash with Inter holding a 2 – 0 advantage from the first leg. The Milan derby is something of a throwback. Twenty years ago, Italian
