“The wry smiles from Jurgen Klopp perhaps summed it up best. Arsenal pounced on two defensive errors to beat visitors Liverpool 3-1 and move to within two points of them at the top of the Premier League table. The home side went ahead through Bukayo Saka and dominated the first 45 minutes. Yet a mix-up […]
“If you’re a football team who would like to get the ball past the other team and into the net, you have three basic routes to pick from: over, around or through their defence. Each has its drawbacks. Lobs over the top might as well be gift-wrapped for the goalkeeper. Sneaking around the sides sounds […]
“Football in Italy had been taking advantage of a loophole in tax legislation. It allowed clubs to recruit and pay players more than they ever had. But now, with a new government in power in Italy, that tax break has gone. So what was the tax break? How did football clubs take advantage of it? […]
“When Manchester United’s football director John Murtough arrived in Saudi Arabia at the end of last year, he had only one thing on his mind. United were keen to offload some of the big earners in their squad — including Casemiro, Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial — and Murtough, who was joined by Matt Hargreaves, their […]
“In Saturday, February 3, the Stade de la Paix—Stadium of Peace—will be packed to the rafters as the Ivorian party arrives in Bouaké, the country’s second-largest city. The Elephants come to town still with much to prove despite knocking out African champions Senegal in the previous round of the Africa Cup of Nations. The team […]
