2024

Cambridge match-winner Joe Ironside used to idolise Alan Shearer and would travel up from his native Middlesbrough to St James’ Park to watch his hero. Either of those strikers — the lower-league journeyman or long-retired club legend — would be better than what Newcastle have in attack right now. Take nothing away from Mark Bonner’s…

For seven minutes the grand heist was on and for another 10 this game was even. Let’s call that the age of innocence before Liverpool found sufficient holes in a yellow wall to kill an unlikely tale. They weren’t especially brilliant in doing so, and nor were they poor. But it was a dominant performance…

For seven minutes the grand heist was on and for another 10 this game was even. Let’s call that the age of innocence before Liverpool found sufficient holes in a yellow wall to kill an unlikely tale. They weren’t especially brilliant in doing so, and nor were they poor. But it was a dominant performance…

The game plan was particularly wise from Morecambe: fight, pester, tackle and nick a goal. Not that Antonio Conte would have seen it that way — this would have been viewed more like a comedy of errors than a comedy sketch for Tottenham’s boss. The strategy carefully devised by manager Stephen Robinson — who missed this…

The game plan was particularly wise from Morecambe: fight, pester, tackle and nick a goal. Not that Antonio Conte would have seen it that way — this would have been viewed more like a comedy of errors than a comedy sketch for Tottenham’s boss. The strategy carefully devised by manager Stephen Robinson — who missed this…

Even by Manchester United’s strange modern standards this was a bizarre way to lose. A missed Cristiano Ronaldo penalty in the first half of regulation play, two shots against the frame of the goal and then the concession of an equaliser that said everything about the ludicrous nature of the modern handball law. By the end…

Even by Manchester United’s strange modern standards this was a bizarre way to lose. A missed Cristiano Ronaldo penalty in the first half of regulation play, two shots against the frame of the goal and then the concession of an equaliser that said everything about the ludicrous nature of the modern handball law. By the end…

One could only imagine the scene in Thomas Tuchel’s living room. An agitated and expressive man at the best of times, the German would have been in a state of sheer frenzy in this match. At home having tested positive for Covid, hopes for a relaxed afternoon in front of the television were soon dashed…

One could only imagine the scene in Thomas Tuchel’s living room. An agitated and expressive man at the best of times, the German would have been in a state of sheer frenzy in this match. At home having tested positive for Covid, hopes for a relaxed afternoon in front of the television were soon dashed…

Hope was one of Antonio Conte’s buzzwords in the build-up to Brighton’s visit and Tottenham still have it in the FA Cup. As the serial winner discussed what is required for success he claimed that without a firm foundation and solid structure hope is all a club is left with. While it might not be…