A German in British politics? Odd you say? One man begs to differ. And he has a long list of reasons for it. Alastair Campbell, the press secretary of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, believes that Jurgen Klopp is an ideal fit for leading the charge in the British parliament. Mr Campbell recently offered his …
While footballers and managers grab all the hype and fame, the officials often get left behind. Despite holding the power of turning a team’s fortunes upside-down, you’ll rarely hear referees be household names. However, a few have managed to breach that barrier, the likes of Pierluigi Collina and Marcus Merk come to mind. Another addition to that …
There is little doubt in the fact that England’s Premier League is actually the ‘Premier’ league in Europe. From its widespread popularity to its lucrative commercial value, season after season passes by, but the entertainment value of the Premier League rarely dwindles. In recent years, the quality of football across all participating sides has improved too, …
Liverpool were dealt their first defeat of the season on Sunday as an invigorating West Ham performance ensured the Irons jumped up to third place in the Premier League table. A frustrating outing, to say the least, Jurgen Klopp’s men remained lethargic throughout the game as they struggled to break down a resolute West Ham …
It was an intense affair at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs bested Manchester City 1-0 in an opening day blow for the defending champions. Manchester City’s new signing Jack Grealish was less than impressive on his debut as it all went downhill for him as the game progressed. The 100 million pounds man …
The fans that usually sing “he’s one of of our own” sung a different tune at Harry Kane as the clock ran down during a memorable win against Manchester City. It was the loudest chant of the evening as Spurs fans made their feelings clear by singing ‘are you watching Harry Kane?’ at the Tottenham …
Newcastle United launched their 21/22 Premier League campaign in style as the Geordies went up as early as the 5th minute against West Ham United. Callum Wilson began life as a Newcastle number nine with a goal to his name. It all came after Allan Saint-Maximin left Declan Rice dizzy with his footwork and crossed …
It might not have changed the result, but conceding a goal in the final minutes of the match would surely have been disheartening for a Liverpool defence that prides itself in keeping clean sheets. The likes of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Alisson were reunited again as the Reds romped to a 3-0 win …
A new season but it was the same old Jamie Vardy as the Leicester City forward kicked off the Foxes campaign by scoring the match-winning goal against Wolves. It was a clever finish from the Englishman as he flicked the ball past Sa after Ricardo Pereira had fizzed a cross into the box from the …
President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, was every Arsenal fan after shock defeat to Brentford Tears ran down Brentford fans’ faces as they cheered, sang and had a gala time on their return back to top-flight football after a gap of 74 years. The emotions ran exact opposite on Arsenal fans’ faces at Brentford Community Stadium …
As good as the players were on the pitch, Brentford fans made sure to leave their mark as well as the Bees stung Arsenal 2-0 in the Premier League season-opener on Friday. The newly-promoted side played the Gunners out of the park as they went on to score their first two Premier League goals ever, …
The currently suspended plans of the European Super League caught the football world in a trance, focusing on the financially driven aspects of the sport which planned to eradicate the ideals behind it. Florentino Perez planned on transforming the sport from a financial point of view, promising revenues generated to be twice as much as …
With close to 75% of the 20/21 Premier League season done, The Athletic asked their subscribers to rate their favourite club’s performances and chances on a variety of issues. What we can already reveal is that Newcastle United have fared badly in all of the survey results. In fact, they are bottom in all 5 …
The best tweets after Arsenal implode against Burnley Arsenal failed to preserve their lead as they drew their last Premier League outing with Burnley. An early strike from Pierre Emerick Aubameyang as early as in the 6th minute was cancelled out by Chris Wood’s goal for Burnley, but Arsenal have no one but themselves to …
Fulham’s win over Sheffield United last night was an alarming result for Newcastle United, who saw the deficit between them and Fulham now down to only three points in the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season. An Ademola Lookman strike was enough to secure all three points at Craven Cottage last …
Manchester United and Everton played out a 3-3 draw in a thrilling Premier League encounter at Old Trafford last night. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late equalizer in stoppage time tied the scores with the very final piece of action in the game, as United dropped two points at home in a result that can have major consequences …
Another year of Premier League football has passed, and quite a strange one it was, too. Imagine in December 2019 if someone had told you that the season would last through the summer; or that the average attendance at Old Trafford this season would be zero; or that David Moyes would be considered one of …