2024

Swapping the Emirates for the Etihad almost became a rite of passage for an Arsenal player by the time Bacary Sagna joined Manchester City in 2014. Nearly every other season the full-back watched as Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy all headed up the M6 seeking pastures new, and after seven years…

Swapping the Emirates for the Etihad almost became a rite of passage for an Arsenal player by the time Bacary Sagna joined Manchester City in 2014. Nearly every other season the full-back watched as Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy all headed up the M6 seeking pastures new, and after seven years…

Caroline Weir has won the League Cup, the FA Cup twice, scored 25 goals and played nine short of 100 games for Manchester City.  In December last year, she became the club’s first player, male or female, to be nominated for the FIFA Puskas Award. There’s one stat she wants rid of, however. Since the…

Youri Tielemans has admitted to ‘keeping his options open’ amid ongoing speculation over his future at Leicester City. Tielemans is heading into the final two years of his contract and the Foxes are eager to tie him down after he scored the winner in their FA Cup triumph over Chelsea in May. The 24-year-old has insisted…

Youri Tielemans has admitted to ‘keeping his options open’ amid ongoing speculation over his future at Leicester City. Tielemans is heading into the final two years of his contract and the Foxes are eager to tie him down after he scored the winner in their FA Cup triumph over Chelsea in May. The 24-year-old has insisted…

Kasper Schmeichel has warned Leicester to forget their glorious recent past as they attempt to write another chapter in this season’s Europa League. The goalkeeper was a key member of the team that won the Premier League title in 2016, and the FA Cup earlier this year – both for the first time in the…

Kasper Schmeichel has warned Leicester to forget their glorious recent past as they attempt to write another chapter in this season’s Europa League. The goalkeeper was a key member of the team that won the Premier League title in 2016, and the FA Cup earlier this year – both for the first time in the…

Phil Jones has opened up about his injury hell at Manchester United that has kept him out of action for nearly two years, revealing this period on the sidelines has left him in tears at times.  The 29-year-old has not played for the Red Devils since scoring in a 6-0 FA Cup win over Tranmere…

Phil Jones has opened up about his injury hell at Manchester United that has kept him out of action for nearly two years, revealing this period on the sidelines has left him in tears at times.  The 29-year-old has not played for the Red Devils since scoring in a 6-0 FA Cup win over Tranmere…

Imagine a player coming towards you as though he were on skates with a mesmerising wand of a left foot as he glides past statuesque opponents and finishes with a precise placement into the corner of the net. A nightmare to mark or play against. Then imagine a jovial, happy and smiling proud Englishman sitting…