After the news circulating today about Frederico Verandas, president of Sporting CP, and his defiant claims about Victor Gyokeres, it may be time for Manchester United to take their search for a striker elsewhere. Gyokeres, 27, scored 54 goals and delivered 13 assists last season for the Portuguese side on their way to the title,…
Football, at its essence, is a simplistic sport. Eleven v Eleven, with the eleven with the better individuals profiled in the correct manner more often than not being the one that runs out the winners in the end. Luis Enrique’s resurgence with that simple 4-3-3 in the Champions League winning run proved that no matter…
For some, football is that beautiful escape. It’s the breakaway from reality, a 90-minute festival where nothing else matters other than the hush of the crowd, the ping of the ball and the jubilation, or even despair, of the result. For others, it’s an excuse to be the horrible people they are in their day-to-day…
It has been eight years since Benfica claimed their fourth consecutive league title. Since then, no team has managed to win back-to-back championships in Portugal’s top flight, with Benfica, Porto and Sporting vying for supremacy. However, that may be set to change very soon with Sporting on track to claim yet another championship. But if…
When Bruno Fernandes first stepped out onto that hallowed turf at the Theatre of Dreams on that baltic night during the first day February had to offer us in 2020, few in attendance could have predicted the true impact this man from Maia, Portugal, would go on to have in the years that followed. I…
Manchester United have a gem in their hands in the shape of Ayden Heaven, and his true ability was on show yesterday in the 1-1 draw against Arsenal. Heaven came on for Leny Yoro at halftime after the Frenchman limped off with a foot injury and put in a dominant display down the left-hand side…
Manchester United have won the FA Youth Cup more than any other club in the competition’s history, starting their hopefully lifelong affinity with the trophy back in 1953, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 9-3. The Red’s won the tournament for the first five years of its existence, scoring a total of 33 goals in five games. After…
Ruben Amorim has become a target for the media in recent weeks, as has every Manchester United manager in the last ten years after a run of poor results, but there is a feeling among the players that the manager should be given time to turn things around and that he is fully backed in…
Manchester United hosted a really tough opponent tonight in the shape of Fulham’s U21’s at Leigh Sports Village, and it was a chance to give a run out to some of the U18’s looking to gain some more senior experience. Among the starting eleven was United’s January signing Ayden Heaven, who oozed composure throughout his…
