Category: Sport

It was the 92nd minute, they were 1-0 down, desperate, and Ander Berrenetxea was running up the wing towards their goal when José Bordalás stepped across and made the tackle, taking the ball from his toe. Next thing he knew he was confronting Carlos Fernández, accusations flying, arms too, and people were pulling them apart, […]

The Football Association of Ireland has offered its support to James McClean after the Stoke winger suffered online abuse, with his wife revealing she once watched a match in fear after someone threatened to take a gun to the game. The 31-year-old Republic of Ireland international posted on his Instagram stories on Sunday evening a […]

Bayern Munich are close to ending uncertainty over Jamal Musiala’s future by handing the England Under-21 international a new five-year deal. Musiala is currently tied to Bayern on a youth agreement, which runs out in the summer of 2022, and the European champions are keen to ensure there is no prospect of losing the 17-year-old […]

A Jesse Lingard-powered West Ham continued their season of exceeding expectations with a clinical win over a surely-doomed Sheffield United. The hosts climbed above champions Liverpool with 24 games played in this relentless season, and while David Moyes said talk of the top four “makes me feel uneasy”, good performances in the five matches his […]

Chelsea are remembering why it helps to have a manager who trusts in his tactics and style of play. Clarity is returning after the vagueness that afflicted them under Frank Lampard. Thomas Tuchel has hit upon a system that suits this side and he is finding ways to revive players who looked lost under Lampard, […]

Happy Valentine’s Day. At midday local time on Sunday Bayern Munich put out a statement confirming that, as suspected, they would sign Dayot Upamecano on a five-year contract starting on 1 July. It was not a surprise, but it was a reminder to RB Leipzig of the natural order of things – that for all […]

A blue night for United as City ignite title race Manchester City pulled rank on Friday evening when their 3-0 win against Manchester United served as a reality check for Casey Stoney’s side. United were top of the table at Christmas and their fans began dreaming about the title but City had a point to […]