New Champions League format will likely devalue currency of major match-ups | Champions League
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...
Arsenal’s calm win over Aston Villa hints at title-winning mentality | Arsenal
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...
Newcastle’s Saudi future may not be what many imagined as pressure hits | Newcastle United
“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...
Arne Slot passes first Liverpool test thanks to savvy in-game adjustments | Liverpool
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...
Leicester are a warning of what can go wrong for clubs on limit of budget | Leicester City
“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...
City’s charges, Arne Slot and new stars: will this Premier League season surprise us? | Premier League
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...
Chelsea’s pervasive chaos threatens to destabilize another season | Chelsea
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...
Was FA’s appointment of Lee Carsley down to political cunning or lack of options? | England
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...
Sunderland’s anti-riot stance shows how football clubs and cities are proudly united | Sunderland
Friday 2 August was opening night for Sheepfolds Stables, a £4m entertainment venue on the north bank of the Wear that replaces the scr...
Men’s Olympic soccer remains stuck in the game’s second tier | Paris Olympic Games 2024
The Poststadion still stands, about 10 minutes’ walk north-west of Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof. It’s set up for American football these days ...