Former Liverpool defender Tom Brewitt has admitted to injuring a teammate in training in order to have a better chance of making his debut

5 years ago

‘Great touch for a big man’ When the weight, direction, timing of the pass is designed it totality with the recipient in mind. The pass is made completely selflessly, with the only concern being how will this improve the life of the next player. You’ll see many people find a teammate in this game but […]

5 years ago

Google the name Dayot Upamecano this morning and look at the first suggestions Manchester United. Arsenal. Odds. After watching the French man spend 90 minutes destroying any joy and interest Diego Costa and Llorente might’ve had for that Champions League quarter-final, everyone’s seen enough. The only thing anyone wants to know now is where he’s […]

5 years ago

“Just got hammered this week, didn’t I?” Jon Walters wasn’t living under a rock. He saw the Roy Keane comments, he listened as his character was assassinated, his football career scoffed at and his family life – or at least his interviews about his family life – used as some sort of stick to beat […]

6 years ago

Jordan Henderson is a European Cup-winning captain. A model professional, a serious athlete, a dog. He has a desire to improve more than most, a relentless attitude to win and keep winning but even he looked like he couldn’t believe what happened in Madrid. He’s been with Liverpool for eight years now and, whilst he’s […]

7 years ago

It was a controversial start to the Champions League final Just 24 seconds into the 2019 Champions League final, Liverpool were awarded a penalty because of Moussa Sissoko’s hand ball. By every metric, the action was an offence and Liverpool were owed their penalty. The hand ball rule in football has always been a point […]

7 years ago

In recent weeks, the halo has begun to falter For the first dozen games since Manchester United sacked Jose Mourinho and appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager, it must have felt like a breath of fresh air. The team were winning, playing a style of football closely resembling that played by Sir Alex Ferguson […]

7 years ago

Well, to be honest, l’Equipe’s 8 out of 10 is another man’s 23 It takes a lot to get any kind of a bump up from the most notoriously stingy quality assessors in the business. The news that Dusan Tadic got a 10 out of 10 for Tuesday night’s demolition of Real Madrid should never […]

7 years ago

Liverpool will “go again” Yes, it’s not even February, there’s a long, long way to go and you couldn’t possibly have a more terrifying outfit in Pep Guardiola’s Man City chasing over your shoulder but Liverpool look in good shape to win the Premier League. They’re five points clear, look formidable, are cutting teams open […]

7 years ago

Ah, Olé Olé Gunnar Solskjaer, a man so nice that he’s been putting up with people mispronouncing his name for 23 years. A gentleman who actually tells English reporters to just call him ‘O-lay’ for the very simple reason that “it’s easier”. A club legend whose right foot brought about one of the most iconic […]

7 years ago

Not in this country, mate Marcelo Bielsa didn’t break any rule and Leeds United certainly didn’t break any laws when a man was spotted standing on the public street. But there’s a code of ethics and morality in English football that no-one knew about until this week. Frank Lampard is disgusted by the behaviour and […]

7 years ago

Despite recent controversy, Leeds United’s promotion push remains as strong as ever Less than a week after manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted spying on Derby County’s training ground, his Leeds United side sit four points ahead of second-placed Sheffield United and third-placed Norwich City at the top of the Championship table. Despite their lead and the […]

7 years ago

At 40 years of age, Drew Brees is still as hungry and as hellbent as ever The New Orleans Saints haven’t been to the Super Bowl since 2010 but their legendary quarterback who brought them to history then is intent on giving them another bow on one of the biggest stages in the world. On […]

7 years ago

Mastermind was far from element and, as Chris Tarrant used to say about general knowledge, it’s only easy if you know the answer Monty Panesar’s recent performance on one of the most classic British television shows left many gobsmacked as he answered only one question correctly. It’s easy to get into a bad run and […]

7 years ago

They say a bad winner makes a worse loser and the opposite is true too A classy winner makes a gracious loser and Rob Cross did himself and the sport proud on Friday night despite being dumped out of the World Darts Championship in the round of 16. The 2018 champion who stunned the world […]

7 years ago

It was always going to end this way for James Wade The most unpopular man in Ally Pally crashed out of the World Darts Championship in a seven-set last-16 thriller and, as he was brought to his knees, the arena jumped to its collective feet. The killing of the ninth seed’s tournament hopes brought nothing […]

7 years ago

Never have so many large men produced movements that consistently Willie O’Connor is a 32-year-old in good shape but darts isn’t about physical fitness and the absence of that necessity doesn’t make it any less of a sport – never mind one of the most difficult, competitive and exhilarating sports on the planet. It’s very […]

7 years ago

Darts at its finest James Wilson came into the PDC World Darts Championship fancied a lot and, as 26th seed, he was actually showing that tag was underselling him. Willie O’Connor ran up against him in round two at Ally Pally and had to show tremendous resolve to even get anywhere near him in that […]

7 years ago

The questions had to be asked but the questions were never going to be answered Mauricio Pochettino arrived ahead of schedule for his weekly Tottenham Hotspur press conference and would’ve been well aware what was coming for him after Tuesday morning’s news. Jose Mourinho’s departure from Manchester United – and United’s decision to go with […]

7 years ago

Another Jose Mourinho press conference, another insult to Man United fans The Premier League’s most successful club, the big-money spenders and the company with the highest wage bill in England went down the road to their biggest rivals and left with their arses gift-wrapped like some leftover cake at a birthday party handed to them […]

7 years ago

Joseph Anoaʻi got real for a second. Whatever you think of the WWE, however snobby your view of it, you shouldn’t deny that there are serious athletes with serious character at play. At its worst, it’s just an entertainment show too obviously scripted and over-dramatic but, at its best, it is escapism, it is unifying […]

7 years ago

Eddie Alvarez is set to get the payday he deserves. One of MMA’s good guys looks like he’s about to take his business away from Dana White and the UFC and link up with Japanese promotion ONE Championship. The 34-year-old who boasts a 29-6 record in the pro game fought only in July there but […]

7 years ago

It’s Tuesday and still the events of UFC 229 dominate headlines Just when you’re trying to get on with things, you’re dragged back into the maelstrom and questions of whether or not it actually happened. Did the best lightweight in the world really launch himself from the Octagon to start another fight, presumably unfulfilled from […]

7 years ago

Anarchy Dana White confirmed that the Nevada Athletic State Commission are withholding Khabib Nurmagomedov’s purse but not Conor McGregor’s after the post-UFC 229 brawl. Three men were arrested from the T-Mobile Arena after scaling the Octagon after the UFC 229 main event and assaulted McGregor. The Dubliner was hit from the side and then behind […]

7 years ago

Dana White was in for a tough press conference on Saturday night but he sat and answered every question and he stayed around for some more He wasn’t shirking responsibility or hiding his disappointment. He explained everything as best he could and he gave an honest assessment of the situation. He wasn’t teasing rematches or […]

7 years ago

For once it appears they agree on something

8 years ago

Katie Taylor is just vicious. Very few fighters in the history of professional female boxing can or could land combinations as ferociously and as relentlessly as she does. The mandatory defence of the Bray native’s IBF and WBA titles went as impressively as her other nine pro career wins. A third round stoppage (1 minute […]

8 years ago

UFC 230 could just break another PPV record

8 years ago

“The mistake arrived.” Three words that probably sum up Jose Mourinho’s philosophy. It’s not about finding a way to get through a team, it’s not about finding a way to score even, it’s about the other lads making more mistakes than you. You can see it in United’s style of play. Everything is kept tight, […]

8 years ago

Cheers Danny, thanks for that

8 years ago

“They say he is the greatest player”

8 years ago

How can you criticise someone for not being 6’4″? So went a tweet from former Aberdeen goalkeeper David Preece along with a promise to block anyone who disagreed with him. The argument? What hand Jordan Pickford should’ve used in attempting to save Adnan Januzaj’s piece of beauty against England. Belgium won 1-0 in the final […]

8 years ago

Something has to change in Germany

8 years ago

The real quiz. Forget about winning the World Cup, can you tell us who own which flag? 32 teams have entered the 2018 FIFA World Cup and we present you with 32 flags. All you have to do is pick which country they belong to.

8 years ago

There’s a burden you endure for being the greatest sportsman on the entire planet. It’s just a sad reality of being a supernatural being in a world of mortals. It’s that everyone else is shite in comparison and that’s something you not only have to live with and accept, you have to somehow depend on […]

8 years ago

Something tells us Hoolahan would do well in Scotland

8 years ago

Liverpool fans will be monitoring this situation closely

8 years ago

You know what they say, the hottest love has the coldest end. Or is that just Socrates who says that? 'The hottest love has the coldest end' – Socrates. pic.twitter.com/CdKp8qupl0 — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 31, 2017 For the last seven years, Piers Morgan has been blue in the face, firstly calling for any kind […]

8 years ago

Not having it

8 years ago

“I’m quite relaxed because we have nothing to hide, and we always try our best to cooperate with doping control”

8 years ago

The 27 stages of an internet storm caused by King Eric

8 years ago

A big night for the Everton defender

8 years ago

Almost there…

8 years ago

Talk about bare bones, stuck with Martial and Rashford

8 years ago

Could be in trouble

8 years ago

Value for money

8 years ago

This is the cost for Liverpool to get real

8 years ago

January 5. FA Cup 3rd Round. Anfield. Liverpool v Everton. Liverpool fans have had to wait for the arrival of Virgil van Dijk, the man himself has had to wait to join the club he wanted to join, but if ever he was going to make a perfect first impression, it would be in a […]

8 years ago

He also shared a joke with Gary Neville about the transfer

8 years ago

For him, it’s all about respect

8 years ago