RB Leipzig v Tottenham: Jose Mourinho is risking a repeat of palpable discord through his treatment of Spurs’ thin squad March 9, 2020 Statements from football clubs don’t tend to offer much more than the essential information they wish to convey, but on 17 December 2015 Chelsea’s technical director Michael Emenalo provided an exception to the rule. Chelsea, Emenalo said on the club website, were “in trouble” and “it was time to act”. Jose Mourinho, for the second [...]
Chelsea 4-0 Everton: Giroud and Gilmour lead Lampard to dominant win on a perfect day for the hosts March 8, 2020 This season Stamford Bridge has been nothing like a fortress. West Ham, Bournemouth, Southampton and Manchester United have all taken three points on visits to SW6. Before this one-sided, free-flowing 4-0 hammering of a hapless Everton on Sunday Chelsea had scored just 18 of their 47 Premier League goals at home – the lowest percentage [...]
Tottenham 1-1 Norwich: Tim Krul stars as Canaries win 3-2 on penalties to reach FA Cup quarter-finals and condemn Spurs to fourth straight defeat March 4, 2020 Right now is not a happy time to be a Tottenham fan. Spurs are out of the FA Cup following a toothless home performance which ended in defeat on penalties against the Premier League’s bottom side and ensured that they have now been beaten four games in succession. The defeat, courtesy of Norwich goalkeeper and [...]
SheBelieves Cup preview: England aiming to reach the levels of rivals the United States at invitational tournament March 4, 2020 Defending the trophy they won last year is the ultimate goal when England begin their SheBelieves Cup campaign on Thursday night against the United States, but there will be another overarching ambition for Phil Neville’s side in Florida. The trophy England won this time last year was their first at the invitational competition in four [...]
Premier League broadcasting: What does Amazon’s initial success with Prime Video mean for the market? March 3, 2020 Amazon broadcast its first live football matches in December, showing 20 Premier League games to subscribers on its Prime Video platform. The decision to make a first foray into the sector was a brave, albeit relatively small, one for the US retail giant. Now that the dust has settled, it looks increasingly like an intelligent [...]
Mondo Duplantis interview: Pole vault world record holder on how his upbringing shaped him, his rise to fame and his Olympic ambitions March 2, 2020 Some children grow up kicking a ball around. Some take to throwing and catching. For as long as he can remember, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has had a pole in his hand and a crash mat set up on which to throw himself. Born into an athletic family, with a former pole vaulter for a father, [...]
Inter Miami: How David Beckham’s dream of establishing an MLS franchise became a reality in Florida February 27, 2020 It has taken a long time, but this weekend Club Internacional de Futbol Miami will finally play their first competitive match. When they take to the pitch against Los Angeles FC on Sunday, Inter Miami’s players will be fulfilling the ambitions of one of their owners. David Beckham has been attempting to establish a team [...]
Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s tactical master plan comes to fruition in slow burn away win at the Bernabeu February 26, 2020 Pep Guardiola lives for nights under the lights at the Bernabeu. As a former Barcelona player and manager – not to mention a prominent advocate for Catalan independence – he is not a popular man inside Real Madrid’s gigantic famous stadium. But so often in the past he has thrived in the lions’ den. His [...]
England Lions’ success in Australia comes as a welcome boost for Sri Lanka tour and the 2021 Ashes February 26, 2020 Coming at the end of a successful tour of South Africa for England and in the same country as the current Women’s T20 World Cup meant the exploits of England Lions in Australia were always likely to fly under the radar. But the achievements of England’s development side deserve attention, because earlier this week they [...]
Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich: Gnabry, Lewandowski and Davies run riot as Blues are put to the sword at Stamford Bridge February 25, 2020 Four years after he left Arsenal, Serge Gnabry now looks at home in London. He has only played two games in the capital this season and yet has scored a barely believable six goals against Tottenham and Chelsea in the Champions League. With 38 goals in 32 matches, and 10 in just five group stage [...]
