Despite Leeds United being promoted from the Championship as league winners, Illan Meslier’s shaky performances have cost them crucial points this season, turning routine saves into heart-stopping moments. One move that would make sense for all parties could see goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale switch to Leeds United this summer. With Meslier’s unreliability a major concern, could…
You’d be surprised how many opinions about a footballer’s performance now hinge on a number between 6.3 and 8.1. No context, no nuance, just a number. This is what happens when apps like Sofascore and FotMob go from being helpful tools to being the entire conversation. The overreliance on football stats is not just changing…
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has made his choice. After years of lingering in international limbo, the West Ham full-back has accepted his first senior call-up for the DR Congo national team. For a player long tipped for England, the move marks a clear shift in priorities and a fresh start. Wan-Bissaka is one of three new faces…
There’s a strange joy in finding a wonderkid on Football Manager before anyone else knows their name. That rush when you sign a 16-year-old for peanuts and five seasons later he’s bagging goals in a Champions League final. Football Manager has a knack for spotting talent long before it breaks through. Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney,…
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal Project faces a season-defining game, and perhaps career defining game, on Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League Semi-finals in Paris. Their season comes down to this: A win catapults Mikel Arteta into the Arsenal history books, making him just the second Arsenal manager to reach a UEFA Champions League…
Liverpool are set for a big summer rebuild in defence, but how exactly could that look for the Premier League champions?
It’s November 1996. Liberian Ballon d’Or winning striker George Weah is playing for AC Milan. His Senegalese ‘cousin’ Ali Dia has just joined Blyth Spartans. Ali Dia is named in the squad for the Spartans’ 2-1 loss to Boston United, becoming their first-ever black footballer. Just weeks later, he would blag his way to the…
Imagine turning on the TV to watch your club’s new signing make his debut, only to realise within minutes that he can’t even trap a ball. Now picture discovering that this same player had convinced your manager he was an international star with nothing more than a few phone calls and a smooth story. That’s…
“He’s won everything at Liverpool.” “Is Trent not allowed to want a new challenge?” “He didn’t cost Liverpool anything!” Everyone exclaims online, completely missing the point. Trent Alexander-Arnold has manufactured, over the course of four years, an exit plan. From the moment he only signed a four-year deal back in 2021, this move was set…
