January 2024

Although I can empathise with Marco Silva and Aleksandar Mitrovic for losing their heads, they should not have done it. Silva knows he cannot interfere with the referee while he is looking at the VAR monitor and Mitrovic cannot touch the referee, no matter how upset he is. For Silva it was a decision by…

Although I can empathise with Marco Silva and Aleksandar Mitrovic for losing their heads, they should not have done it. Silva knows he cannot interfere with the referee while he is looking at the VAR monitor and Mitrovic cannot touch the referee, no matter how upset he is. For Silva it was a decision by…

January 2000 was when Roy Keane raged at referee Andy D’Urso, with Jaap Stam and Ryan Giggs in tow, for awarding the first league penalty against Manchester United at Old Trafford in six years. Back then, the FA tried to do something by consulting the captains of the clubs, one idea being that only they…

January 2000 was when Roy Keane raged at referee Andy D’Urso, with Jaap Stam and Ryan Giggs in tow, for awarding the first league penalty against Manchester United at Old Trafford in six years. Back then, the FA tried to do something by consulting the captains of the clubs, one idea being that only they…

Lewis Dunk, the only Brighton player still at the club who played in their FA Cup semi-final defeat in 2019, says they are a totally different prospect to what they were back then. Brighton lost that Wembley showdown 1-0 to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.  After Sunday’s draw paired them with Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United…

Lewis Dunk, the only Brighton player still at the club who played in their FA Cup semi-final defeat in 2019, says they are a totally different prospect to what they were back then. Brighton lost that Wembley showdown 1-0 to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.  After Sunday’s draw paired them with Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United…

Manchester City have suffered an injury scare with striker Erling Haaland pulling out of Norway’s Euro 2024 qualifiers because of a groin problem. Haaland picked up the injury after scoring a hat-trick in City’s 6-0 victory over Burnley in their FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday.  The 22-year-old will miss Norway’s games against Spain and Georgia…

Manchester City have suffered an injury scare with striker Erling Haaland pulling out of Norway’s Euro 2024 qualifiers because of a groin problem. Haaland picked up the injury after scoring a hat-trick in City’s 6-0 victory over Burnley in their FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday.  The 22-year-old will miss Norway’s games against Spain and Georgia…

Stay out of the spotlight or raise merry hell. With his inevitable departure from Spurs the worst kept secret in football, Antonio Conte had two choices in terms of how to approach his divorce. And the Italian has never been fond of half measures. Daniel Levy knew exactly who he had married back in 2021….

Stay out of the spotlight or raise merry hell. With his inevitable departure from Spurs the worst kept secret in football, Antonio Conte had two choices in terms of how to approach his divorce. And the Italian has never been fond of half measures. Daniel Levy knew exactly who he had married back in 2021….