On the same night England underwhelmed against Japan in a friendly, the four European spots at the 2026 World Cup were decided via the play-offs. Italy have bottled their third World Cup finals in a row, Turkey got past Kosovo and will inevitably be your casual football fan friend’s dark horses to go far this … Read more
There are between five and 10 spaces up for grabs in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad, and Friday’s friendly against Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay provided the perfect opportunity for those on the periphery. You’d be bold to identify anyone who grabbed their chance with both hands after England’s stale 1-1 draw at Wembley. The biggest takeaway from … Read more
What if Chelsea, Liverpool and Aston Villa all miss out on Champions League qualification? It’s an absurd thought, yet one that now appears distinctly possible following Chelsea’s abject 3-0 capitulation at Everton. Liverpool have taken one point from their last three games, against bottom of the actual table Wolves, bottom of the form table Tottenham, … Read more
A proper big weekend, this one. We’re very excited. Arsenal can either take a big step towards the quadruple, or see the whole thing go up in smoke altogether should Pep Guardiola get his hands on another trophy after what has for him been an alarmingly long wait. But the Premier League won’t give up … Read more
After Max Dowman’s piece of Premier League history, who are the 10 best teenagers in world football? We may look back at this list in a few years’ time and wonder what we were thinking with some, but right now, these are the 10 best teenagers in world football with the highest potential. If you … Read more
Between the defeatist messaging of Unai Emery and the record-breaking misery of Oliver Glasner, the Man Utd manager race is thinning out. But the story of the weekend was Arsenal taking a gargantuan step towards the Premier League title after a Manchester City slip. And there was movement at the bottom too, even just in … Read more
After Chelsea counted the cost of Liam Rosenior’s tactical “obsession” on Wednesday as Paris Saint-Germain tore through them at the Paris des Princes in the last 20 minutes, Eddie Howe and Newcastle relied on the same fixation at Stamford Bridge to strike a crushing blow in the Blues’ bid for Champions League qualification. “He can … Read more
If Max Dowman was ‘impossible to resist’ for Thomas Tuchel before, it is difficult to fathom quite how Arsenal should be expected to keep themselves from handing the 16-year-old a lifetime contract on the wave of a euphoric victory over Everton. Hours after previous opponents Mansfield battled to a home draw with Barnsley thanks to … Read more
Igor Tudor is legitimately the worst manager in Premier League history. Even Terry Connor got a few draws and never tanked a player’s career. The Tudor reign at Spurs went from worse to good lord man, what the shuddering Christ are you doing in a really quite baffling Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid. Antonin … Read more
For the Tottenham Hotspur fans looking for comfort today, we bring good news: Lincoln is lovely in winter… For that is where Spurs are heading. How do we know? Aside from believing what our eyes are telling us, we’ve also done the relegation maths. And not only are they going down. Unless Igor Tudor – … Read more