Big Midweek: Ten Hag sack, Arsenal v PSG, Aston Villa host Bayern, Foden, big Championship clash
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has a tricky hurdle to overcome v Porto but we have some super Champions League ties in a Big Midweek of action.
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Leeds United signing Spurs crock, Ritchie’s Portsmouth return among five Champ summer mistakes
Silly Leeds United signing a Tottenham Hotspur crock and Matt Ritchie’s Portsmouth return are among five summer mistakes involving Championship clubs…
Big Weekend: Aston Villa v Man Utd, Ten Hag’s last dance, Palace, Johnson, Real Madrid
Could Sunday really be Erik ten Hag’s final game as Man Utd manager? It’s starting to feel like it might have tipped over from possible to probable.
Premier League five-year net spend table: Chelsea miles clear of Man Utd; Man City bottom half
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. And Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham are ahead of the other 16.
Rooney sack, likely Man Utd return talk nonsense as Plymouth boss silences desperate doubters
Wayne Rooney sack? Nonsense. The Plymouth Argyle boss is proving his desperate doubters wrong, but inevitable Man Utd return talk remains premature…
Leicester have appointed eighth-worst Premier League manager ever and Scott Parker given another chance
Chris Wilder made his way past Phil Brown on the list of the top ten worst Premier League managers ever based on PPG. Can Steve Cooper catch up?
Wayne Rooney hails Plymouth as ‘togetherness’ gets Argyle over line against Luton
Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney hailed his side’s “togetherness” after a 3-1 Championship victory over Luton Town at Home Park.
Six sparkling Championship stars primed for January transfer include West Brom, Sheff Utd quartet
Sheffield United and West Brom could lose their best players in January as these six in-form Championship stars are primed for a winter window transfer…
Carabao Cup fourth-round draw: Manchester City to face Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool visit Brighton
Manchester City will travel to face Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
Alan Shearer has no ‘regrets’ after snubbing Man Utd: ‘I’d take up f*****g golf’
Having snubbed Manchester United, pipping them to the title with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, feelings are mutual between United fans and Alan Shearer.
Man City given scare in Carabao Cup as Christopher Nkunku nets hat-trick in 5-0 Chelsea victory
Manchester City survived a late scare to return to winning ways after Sunday’s draw to Arsenal as they beat Watford 2-1 at home in the Carabao Cup.
Man Utd on ‘pole’ to ‘close transfer’ for ‘new Bellingham’; Ratcliffe ‘determined’ amid Real Madrid fear
According to reports, Premier League giants Manchester United are in ‘pole position’ in the race to sign Sunderland teenager Chris Rigg.
Phil Jones obviously features in list of ten ‘what was he doing?’ own goals
We’ve all seen ‘what was he doing?’ own goals. Never mind the accidental tap-ins or headers, these are ten really big bodges. So there is some Phil Jones.
Six surprising 24/25 Championship early-season standouts include Leeds star, West Brom sensation
A Leeds United starlet and West Bromwich Albion’s on-fire marksman are among six surprising early-season standouts in the Championship…
Arsenal star with Chelsea pair in £116m list of Premier League stars regretting their summer transfer
Riccardo Calafiori to Arsenal? Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea? Seriously, what were these six Premier League stars thinking in the summer?
West Brom, Watford, Middlesbrough sextet in Championship team of the season so far
Shock table-toppers West Brom have two players in the Championship team of the season so far, but eight clubs are represented in the best XI…
F365 interview: Getting Messi’s shirt, brushing shoulders with Mahomes and leading change in MLS
Johnny Russell hopes MLS represents his retirement home, but six years and counting of brushing shoulders with Lionel Messi will have been no easy payday.
Sunderland to get promoted? Five reasons why the Championship dark horses could be the real deal
Sunderland have made a perfect start to the new season, but are they the real deal? Here are five reasons why they could get promoted to the Premier League.
The 61 clubs who boast a Premier League title winner: from Arsenal to Saudi, Luton and England’s 12th tier
Eight current Premier League clubs do not boast a single player with a title winner’s medal, so Manchester United beat them but trail Cristiano Ronaldo.
One per club: Man City, Newcastle and Villa Barclaysmen in list of iconic stars for peak-era PL teams
The Barclaysmen trend is still running wild all over social media, so here are 20 iconic stars for clubs from the peak era of the Premier League…
The Ultimate Barclays XI of pure Barclaysmen includes Okocha, Everton strike partnership
There is lots of Barclays reminiscing on social media and we could not resist bringing you our Ultimate Barclaysmen XI including Yakubu and Tugay.
Top 10 Premier League summer signings includes one Man Utd buy and no Arsenal players
Here are the top 10 Premier League signings of the 2024 summer transfer window. It’s early days, so we could look pretty silly in a few months.
Championship: Six 2024/25 early-season surprises includes lurking Leeds United, perfect Sunderland
Wayne Rooney’s woes at Plymouth Argyle were expected, but here are six things that have surprised us at the start of the 2024/25 Championship season…
Wayne Rooney to Saudi Pro League ‘given firm no’ by ‘annoyed’ Coleen amid ‘talks’ about the move
According to reports, Wayne Rooney’s wife – Coleen Rooney – has blocked the Plymouth Argyle boss from taking a job in the Saudi Pro League.
Championship stats: Luton Town star underperforms as Middlesbrough men dominate 2024/25 metrics
To satisfy the statistic nerds, here are the leading performers in the Championship during the 2024/25 campaign across 29 different metrics.
Eleven mad mascots, from one-minute-silence stalwart Gunnersaurus to problematic Everton…thing
John Nicholson takes us through some of the most bizarre mascots in Premier League history, with Arsenal loyalist Gunnersaurus quite inevitably featuring.
Deadline Day summer 2024 recap: Sterling to Arsenal and Sancho to Chelsea among late moves
A full recap of what was an extremely deal-sheet-heavy deadline day as Raheem Sterling escapes Chelsea at the last.
Saint-Maximin under Mourinho, £72m Arsenal flop in Spain: 10 summer transfers you probably missed
Not knowing every single transfer to happen over the course of a summer is actually allowed. Here are 10 brilliantly random moves you probably missed.
Rooney pressure to rise as he faces ‘gem’ in ‘Pep of the Championship’ in latest managerial test
Wayne Rooney had a playing career Marti Cifuentes could only dream of, but the ‘Pep of the Championship’ is the clear prodigy in terms of coaching.
Rooney sack, Farke exits Leeds United? Predicting five Championship managers to leave in 2024/25
Wayne Rooney hasn’t won the Championship sack race, but the Man Utd legend leaving Plymouth Argyle is among five expected manager exits this season…
Ten proper volleys, including Manchester United title winner clincher and Zidane magic
After the admin of clearing up precisely what constitutes a ‘proper volley’, it is time to marvel at Manchester United’s title winner and the Zidane swivel.
Big Weekend returns: Chelsea v Man City, Slot’s Premier League bow, Leeds in disarray
How will Enzo Maresca get on against his former club? Will West Ham fans’ pre-season excitement be worth nothing? We have a Big Weekend ahead of us…
Leeds United blow as £40m star ‘agrees to join’ Brighton after PL club ‘activate his release clause’
Leeds United forward Georginio Rutter has reportedly made a ‘decision’ on a move to Brighton after the Premier League club ‘activated his release clause’.