Image: Chun Long Cheung, flickr. On Wednesday two things that have become highly predictable occurred: Alexander Isak scored and his goal, or in this case goals, helped Newcastle to victory. The Swedish striker and his club are on an incredible run right now and some are even daring to suggest a tilt at the title…
Image: canno73, Bigstockphoto. On Tuesday, Brazil and Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior was named the best male footballer in the world at the annual The Best FIFA Football Awards (is it just us or do they need to work on that name?). He gained some degree of redemption after what was perceived as something of…
Image: Cosmin katatonia82, Bigstockphoto Football has seen countless amazing managers over the years, from obvious picks such as Scottish quartet Sir Alex Ferguson, Jock Stein, Sir Matt Busby and Bill Shankly, to less well-known figures such as Argentine great Guillermo Stábile, who led his nation to six Copas América between 1941 and 1957. Then of…
When Arsenal visited near neighbours West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, few could have predicted the record-equalling first-half goalfest. In an astonishing opening 45 minutes, the teams managed a whopping seven goals between them, with the Gunners going into the break 5-2 to the good. As it turned out, neither side…
Image: domjisch via flickr In July 2021 something quite remarkable happened: the unstoppable wonder-machine that is Brighton’s recruitment team made an error. Perhaps being harsh, because this was not about a player they signed, but rather one they let go. Over the past five seasons or more Brighton have enjoyed incredible success in the transfer…
Image: hm-photo via flickr It’s fair to say that few football fans will be too sympathetic about Man City’s recent run of poor form (other than those in the blue half of Manchester, of course). Given how dominant the club have been in English football in recent years, your average Arsenal, Chelsea or Man United…
Image: MichaelEmilio via Wikimedia Commons On Monday the annual Ballon d’Or awards ceremony took place. This was the 68th edition of the event and it has certainly moved on a long way from its humble origins. Inaugural winner of the main, eponymous prize, Sir Stanley Matthews, was given his award in “the clubhouse in Blackpool”…
Image (cropped): fuboTV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Anthony Gordon moved from Everton to Newcastle on the 29th of January 2023 for a fee of £45m. It was a very controversial transfer given Gordon had been with the Toffees since he was just 11 years old and had, at least at one stage, been…
At any semi-serious level of club football, the league system usually ensures that teams are reasonably evenly matched. There are often teams like Manchester City, who dominate to a certain degree. And – at the other end of the spectrum – others like the woeful Derby County side of 2007/08, who collected just 11 points…
Newcastle United are certainly one of the bigger clubs in English football, even if their critics, particularly those in red and white around the River Wear, love to say they are not. It might be true that they are not as big as their fans believe they are but then in fairness all clubs have…
