It was not long ago that Mikel Arteta’s future at Arsenal looked very uncertain. The Gunners could only finish eighth in the Premier League last season for the second straight year. Some reports were suggesting the Spaniard was just one loss away from the sack. He survived and he is now taking the club in the right direction. After a slow start to the 2021/22 campaign, Arsenal have been able to put a run of results together in the Premier League which has seen them go seven matches unbeaten through September and October. The pick of their results includes a 2-0 victory…
Back in November 2017, Italy fell to a 1-0 aggregate play-off defeat to Sweden and failed to qualify for a World Cup for the first time since 1958. The disastrous run of results overseen by Coach Gian Piero Ventura marked one of the darkest periods in the national team’s history and prompted a national inquiry. The Blame Game Many ex-players and pundits blamed the influx of overseas talent for stifling younger home-grown talent but other major nations such as England, Germany, and Portugal all had a higher percentage of foreign players in their leagues at the time. All three of…
Football is a non-contact sport…on paper. But try telling that to the guys on this list. They are the players you love to hate, the players you look forward to seeing on the pitch but wouldn’t want to meet down a dark alleyway. Eric Cantona Eric Cantona played fewer games for Manchester United than quickly-forgotten right-back Rafael and much-maligned midfielder Marouane Fellaini. But his impact was greater and more memorable than these players put together. And when we say “impact”, well… you know where this is going. Cantona netted over 60 times for his club and 20 times for his…
One of the most exciting midfield pairings of the year is set to be unveiled when Manchester United restart their campaign for a Champions League place. A season curtailed by injury, dynamic talisman Paul Pogba, fresh from multiple setbacks, will return to the squad and potentially line up next to Bruno Fernandes, the man brought in to fill the creative midfielder’s role. In only a few starts, the Portuguese international Fernandes has won the hearts of fans with his energy and eye for goals. In less than 10 starts for the Red Devils since arriving from Sporting Lisbon, Fernandez has…
Many of us really enjoy betting on sport and particularly football. However, there are good and bad ways to go about betting in this case. We have out top five tips on how to get the best out of betting on football. Bankroll Management Bankroll management is making sure that you manage your bets carefully. You do not want to end up betting more money than you can afford. This means that you should start by setting a budget. Work out how much money you can afford to lose so that you only spend this much on bets. Of course,…
Players were warming up and this happened: This happened about 5 yards from us. I think they were aiming for Keown… pic.twitter.com/c27S4auGdI — Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) May 9, 2019
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Serbian international Aleksandar Mitrović arrived with a big reputation when Newcastle United splashed out £13 million to sign Anderlecht’s then 20-year-old forward in 2015. The powerful striker had scored 36 goals in 69 Pro League appearances over two seasons for the record champions of Belgium and was already a regular for his country. Newcastle United hadn’t been in good shape for the previous couple of seasons, finishing 16th, 10th and 15th before Mitrović signed at St James’ Park. The Magpies also changed manager that season with Steve McClaren being appointed shortly after being dismissed by Derby County.
We are six games into the 2018-19 Premier League season and both Liverpool and Manchester City have made impressive starts to the campaign, as the pre-season favourites. There are also a few teams pulling up trees – Watford won their opening four fixtures of the season, Wolves are in the top half and have taken a point away from Old Trafford and another against defending champions Manchester City, whilst Bournemouth have won three of their opening six matches. With a number of new faces moving to the most exciting football league in the world, here are four summer transfer we…
Remember the beginning of summer 2018? You couldn’t step outside of the house or into a bar without hearing “Football’s Coming Home”, seeing a St. Georges Flag painted on a car or seeing Harry Kane’s face plastered across the TV. The whole country blew up into football fever, much to the chagrin of others. If you were one of those people who really could not care less about the Premier League, World Cup, or anything that comes with it, this piece is for you. We’ve teamed up with Paddy Power Games Online and taken a look at times when TV…