Olivier Giroud continues to mature like a fine wine with the experienced striker on course for Lille in Europe this week. Giroud scored the early opener as Lille turned their Europa League tie against Crvena Zvezda around, overturning a first-leg defeat to reach the round of 16. Giroud will celebrate his 40th birthday later this […]
UEFA has completed the Champions League last 16 draw as all participating six Premier League clubs discovered their opponents in the next round. Chelsea will take on reigning champions Paris-Saint Germain, while Newcastle United will take on Barcelona. Arsenal plays against Bayer Leverkusen. Having finished top of the league stage, the Gunners will play all […]
The Premier League has barely produced a relegation battle in the past two years, with all six promoted sides going straight back to the Championship. However, this season features a tense and tight battle between several clubs at the bottom of the table. We looked at each of the teams involved and tried to assess […]
Our Premier League team of the week has been announced after the weekend action, with names from Leeds, Manchester City and Arsenal. Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson – Crystal Palace A huge moment from the Crystal Palace captain as he made the right guess to save Tolu Arokodare’s penalty against Wolves with the match goalless. Henderson’s save […]
James Milner has broken another Premier League record as this weekend became the player with the most appearances in the division’s history. The 40-year-old started for Brighton against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, marking his 654th appearance in the competition. This surpasses Gareth Barry’s record of 653, which he set in […]
Paris Saint-Germain will face AS Monaco in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League tonight. The French rivals meet for the first time in European competition, while it is only the third Ligue 1 knockout match in the history of the Champions League. The first match saw Lyon beat Bordeaux in the 2009/10 quarter-finals, […]
It’s time to hand out our FA Cup fourth round prizes after the weekend’s action, with Louis Reed, referee trouble and Pedro Neto. Moment of the week Talking about referee decisions in our Moment of the Week is a serious sin, but we cannot overlook the chaos of it Aston Villa vs Newcastle United. With […]
Our Team of the Weekend after the fourth round of the FA Cup, featuring a Liverpool quartet and names from Arsenal, Leeds, Chelsea and Mansfield. Goalkeeper: Lucas Perri – Leed United Not always convincing from set pieces, but made some big saves for Leeds in big moments. Perri made a fantastic stop to push Jay […]
Our Premier League Awards honor the best – and worst – action of the weekend, with Manchester City’s statement at Anfield and Dango Ouattara. Moment of the week Liverpool against Manchester City usually always provides entertainment, but this weekend’s clash threatened to take a nap before bursting into life after the break. The first 45 […]
Today is Cristiano Ronaldo’s birthday, but the Portuguese superstar is far from happy, if reports are to be believed. Ronaldo’s refusal to play for Al-Nassr comes amid the 41-year-old’s dissatisfaction with the way the Saudi Pro League’s moneymen have financially supported his club over rivals. Karim Benzema’s move to title rivals Al-Hilal has angered Ronaldo, […]