Image by katatonia82, Bigstock Photo. Be honest. Did anybody reading this believe that the UEFA Nations League was anything more than an overly complicated, meaningless competition introduced to make more TV money when it was first introduced? The amount of cynicism within the UK around international football generally when the new competition was announced made…
It was a big surprise when Cristiano Ronaldo ended a nine year stint at Real Madrid in the summer of 2018 but an even bigger one was that nobody was signed to replace him. The Portuguese superstar averaged more than a goal per game for Los Blancos, contributing to a huge percentage of the goals…
The UEFA Nations League has been broadly welcomed by football fans and pundits since its introduction at the beginning of the 2018-19 season. As we embark on the final set of fixtures in the group stage of the inaugural Nations League there is still a lot to be settled. The coming matches, therefore, will play…
Footballers don’t usually give too much away in their post-match comments having been rigorously trained by their club’s PR team. After a 1-1 draw with Watford on 10th November 2018 however, a furious Charlie Austin unleashed his true feelings about the state of referring in the Premier League. He stated that the officials clearly need…
Financial Fair Play (FFP) has long been under the media spotlight since being agreed in principle in 2009. By the 2011-12 season, the new rules were in full force and any teams falling foul of them faced being subject to a wide range of punishments. Of course, FFP was never intended to become a source…
On 2nd November 2018, German news magazine Der Spiegel released a series of emails that unearthed plans to create a European Super League starting in 2020. Their ground-breaking discovery quickly spread among media outlets across the continent who were shocked at just how developed discussions for a new league were. If the proposal is going…
When the England squad got together for the first time following their impressive World Cup performance there were few new faces. Gareth Southgate rightly gave the players who performed so well in Russia the chance to stake their claim in the England squad for the longer term but he’s since shown that he is casting…
20 years ago even the thought of playing a domestic football match abroad would have been met with ridicule but what previously seemed so farfetched is now very much verging on becoming reality. Plans to have local rivals Girona and Barcelona play in Miami may have hit a roadblock for now but the growing American…
Gareth Southgate became a national hero over the summer. The former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough centre back had England fans dreaming once again as he took the Three Lions through to the semi final of the 2018 World Cup and did it with style. English football has been longing for a home grown manager that…
There was nothing unusual about the football that had taken place on Saturday 27th October 2018. Leicester were involved in the day’s late kick-off versus West Ham, a somewhat frustrating affair for the Foxes who struggled to make the most of their man advantage. A late goal from Wilfried Ndidi did help lift the mood…
