Man Utd manager shortlist loses two ‘favourites’ as Arsenal title charge continues

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

Arsenal dodge Arteta sack talk as Neville’s celebration hypocrisy shows what they face

Arsenal dodged a comical banana skin in Spurs, Erling Haaland cooked for once, Arne Slot settled an old score and Oliver Glasner deeply hates his life. There are also words of varying degrees of kindness for Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Tony Bloom and Brentford. Refresh your minds with a look at the Premier League table after the … Read more

Slot sack coming for three Liverpool reasons after damning ‘scream’ admission as football leaves VVD

Arne Slot, Oliver Glasner and Thomas Frank will surely all be out of work soon, while Manchester United and West Ham being sensible does not feel right. It was quite the Premier League weekend, with a single draw – which ultimately feels like a defeat for one of those teams – allowing for plenty of … Read more

Liverpool, Salah, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Chelsea and more

We’ll have this season’s losers with you separately – for now, please feast upon these glorious glorious winners   LiverpoolThe only place we can possibly start is with the biggest winners of them all, the newly-crowned Premier League champions. Coming into this season, nobody knew quite what to expect from Liverpool. Despite their squad remaining … Read more

‘This is a performance-related business’ – Emma Hayes’ goalkeeper search continues, Mia Fishel makes comeback: Winners and losers from USWNT’s April camp roster

Hayes will use a pair of friendlies against Brazil to help emphasize what ‘standards are for a U.S. Women’s national team player’ At the SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. women’s national team had its first taste of defeat during this new Emma Hayes era. Everything had been sunshine and rainbows until that point. With an Olympic … Read more

‘Consequences to not showing aggression’ – Mauricio Pochettino, Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams: Winners and losers from USMNT’s inexplicable Nations League loss to Panama

The U.S. were stunned again, another dark night for a national team that under Pochettino have had such bright expectations LOS ANGELES – There’s just something about Panama. Something about this team that consistently throws the U.S. men’s national team into these dark places. Three tournament matchups, three losses to Panama. It’s inexplicable. New coach, … Read more

‘Consequences to not showing aggression’ – Mauricio Pochettino, Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams: Winners and losers from USMNT’s inexplicable Nations League loss to Panama

The U.S. were stunned again, another dark night for a national team that under Pochettino have had such bright expectations LOS ANGELES – There’s just something about Panama. Something about this team that consistently throws the U.S. men’s national team into these dark places. Three tournament matchups, three losses to Panama. It’s inexplicable. New coach, … Read more

Arsenal dragged into indignity of a top-four scrap as Liverpool triumph

We’re starting to think Liverpool might win the league. And you know what else? We genuinely think Southampton will get relegated. Those hot takes and more in this bonus midweek edition of Winners and Losers.   Winners LiverpoolIt is done. It was probably already done. But now there is no doubt whatsoever. What remains of … Read more

Liverpool, Newcastle enjoy perfect weekend with help of abysmal Peak Arsenal

Not many Premier League weekends that go absolutely perfectly for as many clubs as this one did. We’re pretty sure that Liverpool, Newcastle, Villa, Spurs and Wolves wouldn’t change a single thing about it.   Winners LiverpoolThe crisis – and let’s be honest it was a crisis largely contained within the Mailbox and The Sun, … Read more

Mohamed Salah and Liverpool are unstoppable – the Premier league title race is over! Winners and losers as rampant Reds rip Arsenal’s heart out with Man City mauling

Arne Slot’s side put paid to the Gunners’ hopes of catching them with a business-like performance – and in the process completed City’s week from Hell Well, it was nice while it lasted. The illusion of a title race was brutally shot down as Liverpool brushed Manchester City aside on Sunday and effectively ended Arsenal’s … Read more