Based on the 2024/25 Premier League season, there is little doubt that both Arsenal and Manchester United could do with signing a world-class goalscorer. Arsenal need more goals to help them get over the line and win the league, or perhaps Champions League. United, meanwhile, need to finish a lot higher up the table thanRead more
Depending on your point of view and perhaps your level of interest in the Premier League, it either seems like just yesterday that the domestic football season concluded, or it seems like the wait for the release of next season’s fixtures has been interminable. Certainly, in a summer without a major men’s senior tournament, thisRead more
On the 10th of June 2025, Senegal made history by becoming the first team from Africa to beat the England team in a football match. It was a shock defeat for the Three Lions, but then given how poor they had been against Andorra a few days earlier, plus the raft of changes made byRead more
The 2024/25 season is now firmly in the record books, with the last significant match of the domestic season seeing Oldham edge past Southend in the play-off final to earn promotion back to the Football League. Many fans will already be counting down the days until the new season begins. Thankfully there are a fewRead more
The FIFA Club World Cup was founded in 2000 because all the top teams were desperate for more fixtures on the other side of the world at a very inconvenient time of year; or something like that. Although it might have been rampant greed and a desperate desire to squeeze every last penny out ofRead more
There was a time, not so long ago, that the benchmark for a Premier League team’s safety in the top flight was 40 points. Once a club amassed that “magic number” of points, they were almost certainly going to finish clear of relegation. But with the 2024/25 season drawing to a close, it’s notable thatRead more
Although there was no title or relegation drama to speak of in the closing stages of the Premier League, some other big European leagues did see more suspense. The fight for the Serie A title in Italy went down to the final week, for example, while over in Spain, two teams finished just one pointRead more
The last day of the Premier League season usually sees a maelstrom of emotions, with battles at both ends of the table. There are typically twists aplenty, loads of goals and some strange results. This season – or is it last season already?! – we had a little of that flavour but things were aRead more
The 2024/25 Premier League title was wrapped up some time ago as Liverpool romped to an unassailable position at the top of the table. At the other end, the three sides at the foot of the table have been so appallingly bad, their fate was sealed before the sides above them needed to break aRead more
As the 2024/25 football season nears its conclusion, Carlo Ancelotti, one of the greatest managers of all time, is set to leave Real Madrid and take up the role of head coach of Brazil. His replacement will be Xabi Alonso, who led Bayer Leverkusen to the league and cup double last season. The change ofRead more
