Jonathan Wilson – Page 2

29 Aug

New Champions League format will likely devalue currency of major match-ups | Champions League

August 29, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

There is an argument that for a few years the draw has been the best bit of the group stage of the Champions League. Here they are, the...

26 Aug

Sports news

Arsenal’s calm win over Aston Villa hints at title-winning mentality | Arsenal

August 26, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

It’s still very early; the picture hasn’t cleared yet. Is what we are seeing happenstance or part of a pattern? Just one of those thing...

24 Aug

Sports news

Newcastle’s Saudi future may not be what many imagined as pressure hits | Newcastle United

August 24, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

“I wish,” the Newcastle fan said, “that my club should have the richest owners in the world.” The monkey’s paw twitched. When Saudi Ara...

19 Aug

Sports news

Arne Slot passes first Liverpool test thanks to savvy in-game adjustments | Liverpool

August 19, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

Last season’s champions Manchester City began with a 2-0 win at Chelsea, last season’s runners-up Arsenal began with a 2-0 win over Wol...

17 Aug

Sports news

Leicester are a warning of what can go wrong for clubs on limit of budget | Leicester City

August 17, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

“We want to move to a new system that people have confidence in and can comply with,” the Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Mas...

15 Aug

Sports news

City’s charges, Arne Slot and new stars: will this Premier League season surprise us? | Premier League

August 15, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

The Premier League markets itself on its competitiveness. It is, the cliche has it, the league in which on their day anybody can beat a...

12 Aug

Sports news

Chelsea’s pervasive chaos threatens to destabilize another season | Chelsea

August 12, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

Pre-season is always about the performance and never about the results. And even then there has to be an awareness of what managers are...

11 Aug

Sports news

Was FA’s appointment of Lee Carsley down to political cunning or lack of options? | England

August 11, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

Take a moment. This is not a concept that can easily be taken on board. Deep breaths. But what if – bear with this; it will sound ridic...

10 Aug

Sports news

Sunderland’s anti-riot stance shows how football clubs and cities are proudly united | Sunderland

August 10, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

Friday 2 August was opening night for Sheepfolds Stables, a £4m entertainment venue on the north bank of the Wear that replaces the scr...

09 Aug

Sports news

Men’s Olympic soccer remains stuck in the game’s second tier | Paris Olympic Games 2024

August 9, 2024
By Jonathan Wilson

The Poststadion still stands, about 10 minutes’ walk north-west of Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof. It’s set up for American football these days ...