Most weekends the Premier League manages to throw up a slightly unusual result, which is one of the reasons why many in football consider it to be the most exciting league in the world. But this weekend the surprises flowed freely, with many of the top teams suffering shock losses to seemingly far inferior opposition. …
Stuart Lancaster has announced his squad for the Rugby World Cup, meaning that the final 31 men can now concentrate on their preparations for the tournament, which begins on 18th September. While the squad is generally the one that most people expected, there have been a couple of decisions that have raised eyebrows in some …
It’s the same every year: as the end of the transfer window gets ever closer, Premier League teams swing into action and start trying to conclude multiple big deals. And this season is no different, with many big transfers seemingly on the horizon. Perhaps unusually though, two of the biggest potential transfers involve English players. …
It’s been known for years that Arsene Wenger desires Karim Benzema more than almost any other player. It’s also been known though that Real Madrid value him massively, and won’t let the Frenchman leave without receiving a huge fee. Over the years Arsenal have been reluctant to splash out, but now it seems that the …
Lewis Hamilton, so far the dominant driver during this season’s Formula 1 world championship, produced another impressive display in order to take the win at the Belgian Grand Prix. This result extended his lead in the championship to 28 points over Nico Rosberg, who finished second at Spa. Hamilton’s assured drive wasn’t the main talking …
At just 22 years old, Paul Pogba is already an integral cog of championship winning Juventus – a player desired by pretty much every club on the planet, and one who can still grow to even greater heights. So, it’s no surprise that Chelsea are apparently looking to bring him to Stamford Bridge, although even …
Manchester City have moved to sign Valencia’s Nicolas Otamendi in a deal worth £30m. He will slide into a City defence already boasting the talents of Kompany and Mangala, to make the City back-line one of the most fearful in the Premier League. This is the club’s third major signing of the summer, following the …
Big name players moving to the Premier League don’t always live up to their expectations – just ask Andriy Shevchenko, Roberto Soldado and Robinho. When Memphis Depay made the move to Old Trafford over the summer, he was seen by some as the most exciting addition to the squad since Ronaldo, but this didn’t guarantee …
As the transfer window starts to draw to a close, you can always count on one man to start making moves. Daniel Levy, the famously shrewd chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, is well-known for his brinkmanship and ultimately for always getting his way. Just think about how he stalled on the Bale deal until he got …
Last season, Sunderland looked to be slipping out of the Premier League, consistently playing terrible football and finding themselves more and more stymied within the relegation zone. And then Dick Advocaat entered the scene, before then orchestrating the Premier League’s latest great escape. 16th place might not have seemed impressive to the uninitiated, but to …