Premier League Predictions
On the day the 2026-27 season starts, a quick run-down of my Premier League predicted first to last, with an extremely brief explanation.
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Arsenal and the art of squad-building
Five of the seven signings Arsenal made last summer have ether gone or look expendable – and yet each of them still played their part in the title success. Long-term isn't everything
Death of the Meatwall?
After a World Cup summer of refreshingly little penalty-box grappling at corners, is there a way the Premier League can reset so it becomes less a battle of set plays?
PSG, Madjo and the limited lessons of Salzburg
What can we learn from Paris Saint-Germain's 2-1 won over Aston Villa in the Uefa Super Cup, and why the biggest story may have been off the pitch
Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!
Fifa's Saturday night statement was a bizarre howl into the void, a desperate attempt by Gianni Infantino loyalists to shore up his anti-Uefa base
The Hakoah tour and the Golden Years of ASL
The arrival of the Hakoah tourists in 1926 brought record crowds, highlighted a Jewish audience for sport and brought a wave of investment in central European players
How high can Spurs climb this season?
With three major signings already secured, others possibly in the pipeline, a dynamic manager in place and no European football, where can Spurs be dreaming of finishing?
Can experience make Chelsea title challengers?
Chelsea's pivot from signing every talented teenager to putting Steve Bruce's Sunderland squad of 2010-11 back together was unexpected, but might it be just what they need?
Yan Diomande and the myth of the mega-fee
The Ivory Coast winger looks set to become the 14th £100m player, but very few of football's most expensive signings have been undoubted successes
Anxiety and the Approaching Boom
As the American Soccer League became more established, exotic stars arrived but fundamental issues remained unaddressed and Fall River's domination went on
National myths and Fifa's folly
England and Argentina both keep succumbing to the same self-defeating traits, while Fifa and lenient refereeing are in part to blame for the disgrace of the World Cup final
Weary thoughts about the World Cup
With the final approaching, some assorted reflections on the 2026 World Cup that may, with a fresher mind, become a coherent argument at some future date