Early on Monday morning, a false rumour spread around Whitehall that elite sport was about to lose its Covid exemption, which naturally saw a lot of questions put to senior figures in football. The answer from all was the same....
There will be no last hurrah for Mesut Ozil, no shimmying strides or hypnotic passes to offer a reminder of what’s been lost. Few players at their peak have evoked football’s grace quite so vividly, but this tortured goodbye has long...
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp took aim at Manchester United's spot-kick record after feeling his side were denied a "clear penalty" in the 1-0 defeat to Southampton on Monday. The Reds remain top of the Premier League but their position is...
José Mourinho has been a little grouchy of late, moaning about the inability of his Tottenham players to follow on-field orders and railing at the perceived failings of authority, namely the late decision to postpone Wednesday’s game against Fulham. The...
The Premier League recorded 18 positive Covid-19 tests during the week over Christmas, the highest number since testing began earlier in the year. The figures, which were recorded between 21 and 27 December from 1,479 overall tests and included four positive results...
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed another injury setback for Gareth Bale. The Wales international has struggled for fitness ever since returning to north London from Real Madrid back in the summer transfer window. And, now, he’s poised to miss ‘a few weeks’ of footballing...
Tottenham moved a step closer to ending their 12-year trophy drought with a victory over Stoke that takes them into the Carabao Cup semi-finals. This was the competition they won in 2008 and as José Mourinho has four winner’s medals no side...
Manchester United will face rivals Man City in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup in January as Tottenham take on Brentford. The fixtures are expected to take place at Wembley Stadium during the week of 4 January, despite this week’s news that the final would be postponed from its original date of...
Manchester United will enter contract talks with Marcus Rashford in early 2021 in an attempt to secure his long-term future at Old Trafford. Rashford's current contract at United runs until 2023, with the option of a further 12 months. But with some of...
So perhaps this is how Liverpool keep their players fresh over the Christmas period: go hard for 45 minutes, kill the game off, and then bring off key men in the second half. It’s a strategy that certainly worked at Selhurst...
