Brighton have good cause for surprising lack of panic after troubling end to last season
Brighton were close to relegation form for much of last season, and have lost a popular manager and their best player. Yet cautious optimism prevails…
Articles By Steven Chicken
Does it matter being the Premier League’s pre-summer form team? Asking for Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace finished last season in sensational form. Did the summer break come at the wrong time, or has it given Oliver Glasner time to do even more?
Ranking Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich from most to least likely to survive
We want to be wrong in thinking that Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich Town will go back from whence they came, but who has the best chance of survival?
Mixed messages for Everton and Bordeaux: What came next after other high-profile takeover failures
If this lot are anything to go by, missing out on a takeover proposal could be a disaster for a club…or a blessing in disguise.
Ange Postecoglou has Tottenham advantage not seen since Mauricio Pochettino
Spurs’ early season brilliance last term gave way to some worryingly middling form, but unusually for them, Postecoglou has the chance to put it right
Manchester United starting to read from the same page but need more than just words
The messaging from the boardroom and the dugout has been consistent over the past few months after years of disarray – now they have to deliver
Every Premier League club’s worst waste-of-money transfer ever
The worst signings made by each of the current 20 Premier League clubs – from the “absolutely not worth the money” to the “what was in this for anybody?”
Newcastle United risk a blip turning into a failed assault on the elite
The risk is that if Newcastle don’t regain some momentum and at least challenge more convincingly for the top four, the lustre of their potential could quickly fade.
Pep Guardiola has no need to ‘do a Father Ted’ on his well-oiled machine
The Manchester City boss has warned fans that the club’s summer incomings may well be done and dusted already after Savinho’s arrival
Spies, drones and hijacked transfers: Football’s sneakiest sneaks revealed
Canada women’s manager has apologised after a drone was sent over a New Zealand training session ahead of their Olympics opener…here are more tales of sneak.
Big-spending Aston Villa need to be less Newcastle United and more Tottenham
Sympathy for Aston Villa will be in limited supply after they spent millions to get there, but having reached the top four, it only gets harder to stay there
Say it quietly because it might be stupid, but Chelsea…could actually be good?
There’s been a lot of trial and error – a LOT – and Chelsea’s youth policy has produced some shockingly naive performances. But there’s some positives too…
Sneaking out the window and going by just ‘Steve’: 10 weirdest transfers abroad from English clubs
In honour of Che Adams joining Torino, we present 10 previous transfers away from these shores that bore very similar energy.
Arsenal can use Pep Guardiola secret against him to surpass Liverpool as his greatest rival
Mikel Arteta’s side have overtaken Liverpool as Manchester City’s Premier League title foe, but pushing for a third year in a row would be unprecedented
Somehow, Liverpool may now be the Premier League’s biggest unknown quantity
New manager, no new players yet, doubts around the form, fitness and futures of several of their biggest-name players…what exactly are we to expect?
Arne Slot beware: the embarrassing list of first signings made by Liverpool managers since Houllier
Perhaps it’s just as well that Liverpool seem not to be rushing to bring in Arne Slot’s first new signing, rather than rush into making one of these.
Is it just us, or are all the best footballers getting younger? (No, it’s not just us)
The European Championship in Germany showed us the two extreme ends of football when it comes to player ages.
Everton suffer further takeover setback and face uncertain future as Dan Friedkin deal collapses
Everton’s hopes of being rescued by a takeover by Roma owner Dan Friedkin are at an end after the club confirmed the American billionaire has ended his interest in buying ...
Chelsea re-focus on Lens striker who previously turned down transfer move ‘just for the sake of it’
Chelsea were unable to bring in Elye Wahi from Montpellier last summer but he turned them down in favour of a move to Lens that hasn’t worked out
The truth behind Ivan Toney ‘price slash’ claims as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United thumb noses
The Brentford striker was once valued at a considerably higher price than the currently reported tag of £50m or nearest offer
Liverpool and Arsenal warned of Nico Williams transfer demands after impressive displays at Euro 2024
The Spain and Athletic Club winger is reportedly a man in high demand after a productive season for his club and Euros victory with his country
Predicted England line-up for the Euro 2028 final (yes, as in the next Euros)
A lot changes in four years, but quite a few of Gareth Southgate’s youthful England line-up at Euro 2024 will take some shifting in the interim.
If Southgate has ‘failed’ with England then Ferguson was an awful Man Utd manager 84% of the time
There’s something Gareth Southgate’s most vocal England critics don’t take into account…and with his future up in the air, he has a chance to shut them up.
Manchester United willing to take transfer gamble to bring in top European midfielder
Torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool, loving both of you necessitates a bit of negotiation tactics with Paris Saint-Germain
Athletic president blasts Spanish FA after ‘excessive’ Nico Williams demands
Athletic Club president Jon Uriarte wants more ‘protection’ for his star players when he is away on international duty with Spain
Liverpool and Arsenal warned to get wriggle on to exploit cut-price transfer clause
Jeremie Frimpong has reportedly drawn admirers from across the continent after helping Bayer Leverkusen to an invincle season
Ranked: All of Gareth Southgate’s England subs at Euro 2024, from the pointless to the Ollie Watkins
There was a lot of talk before the semi-final about Gareth Southgate’s use of substitutes. There is still a lot of talk about it after the semi-final…
Where is Euro 2024’s Karel Poborsky? The death of the big summer transfer gamble
Clubs are great at finding the best prospects early; fans have more information at their fingertips than ever. We miss the old days of tournament transfers.
Sweary Roy Keane lets slip Manchester United dressing room dynamic revelation
Everybody’s best mate Roy Keane has dropped the bombshell that there were some Manchester United players he didn’t like. Shocking, we know
Liverpool and Chelsea face transfer battle with Italian giants if they want Champions League finalist
Karim Adeyemi was in and out of the Borussia Dortmund side last season but ended the season in Edin Terzic’s good books after coming back from injury