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The 2026/27 English Premier League season kicks off with a meeting between the title-holders and last season’s Championship winners. By Neel Shelat Reinvigorated Arsenal return as title favourites Arsenal ended their long wait for a Premier League trophy last season, deservedly getting over the line at last. Their intense run in took a toll onContinue reading →
Brighton might not always boast the same consistency in terms of results on the pitch, but their recruitment remains one of the most impressive operations in the Premier League. By Ross Kilvington This is a club that has brought player such as Moisés Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, João Pedro, Alexis Mac Allister and Jan Paul vanContinue reading →
AFC Bournemouth will be looking to claim their first-ever point at the Etihad Stadium as they travel to Manchester City on Sunday in their Premier League opener. However, if it wasn’t for Steve Fletcher, they might very well be opening their season against Altrincham or Kidderminster Harriers in the National League. By Zach Lowy 18Continue reading →
Anthony Gordon’s pre-season position for Barcelona suggests he could be deployed in a different way for his new team. By Graham Ruthven When Anthony Gordon turned up to his Barcelona unveiling, he made clear how he’d been preparing for a move to LaLiga by speaking fluent Spanish. “As a kid, I believed I would playContinue reading →
Arsenal’s captain looks back to his best, demonstrated by his standout performance in Sunday’s Community Shield victory. By Graham Ruthven The first trophy of the season isn’t really a trophy. Of course, a literal piece of silverware is handed out to the winners of the Community Shield and Arsenal lifted it on Sunday after aContinue reading →
After another mid-season break, this time for the Leagues Cup competition, MLS makes its latest return to the schedule as teams prepare to make one final push to achieve their season aims. By James Nalton For many, this involves trying to finish high enough to secure home matches in the playoffs; for some, simply qualifyingContinue reading →
English football’s traditional curtain-raiser will see the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners face each other. By Graham Ruthven Same, but different Arsenal and Manchester City are used to competing for silverware by now. The two rivals have contested each of the last three Premier League title races with Mikel Arteta finally gettingContinue reading →
The managerial graveyard post-Manchester United is littered with names who have never quite recovered after failing to deliver at Old Trafford. By Ross Kilvington David Moyes has bounced around the Premier League, but hasn’t landed a job as big as the United one since leaving. Ole Gunnar Solskjær spent nearly four years out of managementContinue reading →
Two years ago, Yan Diomande was playing semi-professional football in Florida. Now, he’s the most expensive signing in Real Madrid history. By Zach Lowy Born on November 14, 2006, Diomande grew up playing football on the dirt pitches of Sicogi in the city of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, either barefoot or with plastic sandals, and heContinue reading →
The European season gets up and running in earnest as last year’s Champions League and Europa League winners meet on Wednesday night – though both teams might hope their lineups look somewhat different when their domestic campaigns begin. By Karl Matchett With World Cup finalists still building back up in pre-season and both clubs havingContinue reading →
