Wayne Rooney was a legend at Everton before he even turned 18. Before his 19th birthday, however, he had moved to Manchester United and was reviled by many supporters of his boyhood club. He would go on to become the leading scorer for the Red Devils and whilst with United became England’s all-time top scorerRead more
Manchester City have had plenty of fantastic players in the modern era. But in early October 2023, the club said farewell to one of their all-time greats, Francis Lee. Unfortunately, the former Bolton Wanderers, Man City, Derby County and England forward lost his long battle with cancer at the age of 79. However, “Franny” willRead more
On Tuesday 19th September 2023, Newcastle United made their return to the Champions League after a long absence. They battled to a hard-fought 0-0 draw in the San Siro against AC Milan and that has to be viewed as a positive result. The Magpies are up against it in a very tough Group F, withRead more
Everybody knows that football is a world of silly money, with some of the latest deals to Saudi seeing players earn ludicrous sums of cash for plying their trade in what remains a very second-rate league. Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, is said to be earning around £173m a year, or almost £1m every other day!Read more
The Premier League is undoubtedly the richest league in the world and it can certainly make strong claims to being the best. In addition, it is probably the most watched sports league in the world, with the PL’s global popularity playing a big part in its wealth. However, it also does very well in termsRead more
In the 2022/23 season, Manchester City completed a historic treble, lifting the three biggest prizes that were on offer to them, in the shape of the Champions League, the Premier League and the FA Cup. With the sustained brilliance of Man City in recent years, and also Liverpool, the “Q-word” has often been mentioned butRead more
Man City edged past Inter Milan to win the 2022/23 Champions League 1-0 in Istanbul and in so doing they secured the treble. That means they won their nation’s highest-level league competition (the Premier League), its premier domestic cup (the FA Cup) and the Champions League.
At the time of writing, barring something of a miracle, Arsenal are going to finish as runners-up in the race for the 2022/23 Premier League title. This will be the seventh time the Gunners have finished in second place in the Premier League era, equalling the unwanted record currently held by Manchester United. In thisRead more
At the start of May 2023 it was announced that Lionel Messi would be leaving PSG, whilst at the same time a report in Forbes magazine told us what we all knew anyway – that Cristian Ronaldo was the best-paid athlete in the world. Those two players have been uber-super-megastars of the past two decadesRead more
