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…
Over the years some incredible footballers have plied their trade in the US. “Plied their trade” is probably a very apt phrase for the earlier years too, because for a long time football in the States was not really all that serious, or high quality, and South American and European stars who went there were…
Above image: Cosmin Iftode, Bigstockphoto Mo Salah will go down as one of the greatest footballers to have appeared in the Premier League. He is also a Liverpool legend and has certainly been a true star since moving back to the PL. He also has strong claims to be the best African player of all…
Fantasy football has been around for a long time now, with the first competition probably having taken place at the start of the 1990s. There are now a whole host of different options when it comes to playing this intoxicating and highly addictive game. However, the official Fantasy Premier League game, or FPL, is by…
