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Saido Berahino holds aloft the Stoke City number nine jersey, a beaming grin etched on his face as camera shutters flick away, capturing the start of a new chapter in the 23-year-old’s career. Berahino cannot help but chuckle when a reporter engages him: “You’re not normally allowed to talk, are you?” The ensuing question, however, […]
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Gareth Southgate sat motionless, deep into the six additional minutes at White Hart Lane, the stern look plastered on his face starkly juxtaposed with the rapturous noise echoing around the ground. The newly appointed England manager had the demeanour of a man who was watching with an agenda that was yet to be finalised: learning, […]
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The FA have taken the complete wrong lesson from the latest Mourinho debacle. The Chelsea boss has received heavy criticism, with varying regularity, for the way in which he addresses refereeing performances post-match. Whilst he is almost certainly the most vocal and explicit when talking about refereeing decisions, he is hardly alone, and perhaps we, […]
Continue ReadingRae Morris has a devilishly haunting voice, eerie as Kate Bush or Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes), with sadness tinged songs which draw you in slowly with quiet piano riffs. With people lining up in anticipation for her new EP Do You Even Know, I caught up with her via email ahead of her […]
Continue ReadingMiles Dilworth and Alex Tyndall discuss the state of English football in light of recent European failures
Continue ReadingAlex Tyndall reports on the continuing misfortune of Fernando Torres at Chelsea
Continue ReadingMiles Dilworth looks at why this year’s cup competitions have silenced critics
Continue ReadingWhy more positive publicity can help English clubs care about the Club World Cup
Continue ReadingEurope’s elite football competition retains a unique capacity to enthral, to entertain, and to provide a story. Theoretically, nothing too grand was at stake on the final evening of the Champions League group stage: Bayern Munich and Valencia had already qualified from group F, and Shakhtar Donetsk, Barcelona, and Manchester United were guaranteed to join […]
Continue ReadingMatt Handley, Miles Dilworth, Ben Crome, Alex Tyndall, and Joe Mansour take a look at this year’s highlights and lowlights, heroes and villains, humorous diversions and unforgettable moments Olympics Although we tried, we couldn’t avoid talking about the Olympics. Worries that London 2012 would be a G4S-induced mega-mare eventually subsided, as Seb Coe and his […]
Continue ReadingFor many, John Terry ‘the footballer’ and John Terry ‘the man’ are two separate individuals entirely. The former is the model of the English centre-half, a modern day Moore, willing to risk his body for his team and providing Churchillian inspiration, rallying his men when all seems lost. The latter is a wholly different beast, […]
Continue ReadingSownak Bose defends AVB at Chelsea
Continue ReadingFollowing AVB’s recent outburst, James Restall looks back at some other bosses who have lost it.
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