What the fuck was he thinking? At the end of the Battle of Winterfell, as was (fairly) well with the world of Westeros. After an intense battle which saw a couple of likeable though ultimately (plot-wise) unnecessary characters pass away, Winterfell is left standing. The Night King, who proved himself to be impervious to dragon […]

7 years ago

Football is an increasingly complex sport There was once a time in football when things were quite simple. Football clubs had scouts, coaches and managers, who ran the club’s footballing operation (and other aspects) almost from head to toe. Sir Alex Ferguson ruled Manchester United like this during his quarter century at the club, but […]

7 years ago

Well that was a regular old weekend of football Just one regular day of Barclays, that’s all we ask. The weekend of football has come and gone and it was frankly ludicrous. Manchester City and Liverpool continued their relentless march towards one of them becoming the best runner-up the league has ever seen, the teams […]

7 years ago

Another poor run of form, another round of the blame game at Old Trafford Once the very definition of stability in football, keeping abreast with the goings on at Manchester United is now more akin to following the storylines in Home and Away or Hollyoaks. Ever since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson – the patriarchal […]

7 years ago

It was an interesting day in the Championship Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has praised Leeds United boss after the Argentinian coach allowed Aston Villa to equalise during a controversial Championship match at Elland Road on Sunday. The Blades clinched promotion to the Premier League as a result of Leeds’ 1-1 draw at home to […]

7 years ago

How times change It’s not long ago that Manchester City were little more than a tiny figure in the rear view mirror of their rivals Manchester United. United were successful, City were merely an annoyance, occasionally drawing with or beating United but generally remaining well away from the serious business at the end of the […]

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It was a good day at the office for Leicester City Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City side absolutely battered Arsenal at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon, winning 3-0 and dominating the game from the first minute. Arsenal were frankly hapless throughout and were not helped by a harsh red card against Ainsley Maitland-Niles in […]

7 years ago

People like to say they like sportsmanship Everyone in football, be they managers, players, fans or journalists, like to make out that they are fully in favour of sportsmanship. People love to say ‘oh you hate to see that’ about certain situations, despite the truth that everyone loves to see whatever ‘that’ is. We saw […]

7 years ago

Absolute scenes at Elland Road Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa and Aston Villa assistant John Terry were involved in a row on the touchline during their sides’ match at Elland Road on Sunday. The two had to be separated by an official after controversial scenes in the match between the play-off contenders, and could be […]

7 years ago

Not what Leeds United fans will have expected to hear One would expect that Rio Ferdinand – as an ex-Leeds United player – would be keen to see his former team rise from the Championship and return to the Premier League. The Yorkshire club has been away from the top flight since their relegation at […]

7 years ago

And boy howdy did he celebrate it Tottenham Hotspur faced West Ham United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the early Premier League kick-off on Saturday afternoon, hoping to extend their perfect record at their new ground. The home side had the majority of play in the first half but as is now customary for […]

7 years ago

Yep, Alisson is decent Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is good at many things, but namely being handsome as all hell and stopping the ball from going into the net. He has exhibited examples of both since joining Liverpool from AS Roma last summer and has helped the Reds remain in the title race going into the […]

7 years ago

Phil Jones and Virgil van Dijk would’ve been a partnership made in heaven Manchester United reportedly tried to hijack Liverpool’s bid to sign Virgil van Dijk in an attempt to recruit the Dutch central defender to Old Trafford, but were too late. In what has become a common story of the club’s transfer policy of […]

7 years ago

Whoever finishes second this season will feel hard done by Liverpool and Manchester City have been neck and neck at the top of the Premier League for the vast majority of the season. In recent months, with both teams continuously playing one game ahead or behind each other, Liverpool have constantly stepped ahead of City […]

7 years ago

No you can be one of the Peaky Blinders You know how it is. You’ve got the haircut, you’ve got the waistcoat and shirt with the grandad collar, you’ve got the long jacket and you’ve even got the stupid cap. Unfortunately you are still not one of the Peaky Blinders. It doesn’t matter how many […]

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Manchester United playing actual football Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United team are not playing well at the moment. Their defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday was their third in the last five league games and their season, despite looking promising at a point, is shuddering to a halt. Their struggles in the goals department have […]

7 years ago

Goals are very good Without goals, football matches would not be anywhere near as good as they are. Goals make the game exciting. All kinds of goals are good, even if they are absolutely atrocious or very lucky, but every football fan – almost universally – prefers goals which are absolute stunners. Stunners are hard […]

7 years ago

The Ox is back for Liverpool Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has returned to Liverpool’s Premier League squad for Friday night’s match against Huddersfield for the first time since he picked up a serious knee injury more than a year ago. The midfielder, who impressed for Jurgen Klopp’s side before injuring his knee against AS Roma in their […]

7 years ago

As the football season ends, leaked kit season begins Leaked football kit season is one of the game’s greatest traditions, blessing us with a bounty of kits ranging from absolutely mouthwatering to astonishingly shit. Chelsea have had some, erm, decent kits since they left adidas for Nike. All that can really be said about them […]

7 years ago

Farewell, sweet snide prince For months there have been rumours that Manchester United midfielder and shithouse-in-chief Ander Herrera would be leaving the club in the summer. Many have speculated that the Spaniard could be headed to Barcelona, but recent months have seen increasingly regular links with Ligue 1 juggernaut and Champions League bottlers Paris Saint-Germain. […]

7 years ago

A beautiful speech to the one he loves Weddings are a special occasion. They are the formal seal of a bond between two people that love each other and represent an opportunity for those people to share their love with their nearest and dearest. One of the highlights of a wedding is undoubtedly the speeches. […]

7 years ago

Graeme Souness was not available for comment Paul Pogba is set to be named in the PFA team of the year on Thursday, and will likely be the only footballer not playing for title chasers Liverpool or Manchester City to take a place in the side. According to a report in The Times, Pogba has […]

7 years ago

For a while, everything looked so good under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as Manchester United manager it all fell together quite perfectly. The struggling club suddenly discovered its joie de vivre again and all looked right with the world at Old Trafford. Then they went and defeated Paris Saint-Germain in […]

7 years ago

Few could argue with the selection Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk will be named the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year on Thursday, according to reports, receiving the backing of his contemporaries after a season of pure excellence in the Reds’ backline. The Dutch defender has been exceptional in the Liverpool defence all season, […]

7 years ago

At the time of writing it has 180,000 views On Wednesday afternoon, former footballer Eric Cantona posted a video to his 605,000 Instagram followers. ‘Ooh, an Eric Cantona video? This should be interesting,’ many thousands of his followers will have thought after spotting it. Cantona is known for his irreverence and his charm and has […]

7 years ago

A lot has happened in the past week in the world of football, and as ever we have prepared 15 questions that test your memory of the key events

7 years ago

Game of Thrones has lots of characters When you have a show that spans two continents, seven kingdoms and eight seasons you are going to be introduced to a lot of new characters. Some of them will be incredibly memorable and will remain in viewers’ minds for a long time, while others will have more […]

7 years ago

Khan was unable to continue after the low blow in the sixth round Amir Khan is facing accusations that he took “a way out” after suffering a low blow from Terence Crawford in the sixth round of their fight at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Khan was punched in the crotch by the American […]

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A bizarre end to a cracking fight Amir Khan has lost his fight at Madison Square Garden to Terence Crawford after being unable to continue following a punch to the groin. It was a disappointing night for the British fighter, who recovered from an early scare to grow to prominence in the bout. He was […]

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Roach was speaking ahead of Khan’s fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday Amir Khan’s former trainer Freddie Roach has backed the British fighter to potentially surprise unbeaten American Terence Crawford at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, but said that Khan needs to “realise he doesn’t have a great chin” and fight accordingly. Speaking to JOE […]

7 years ago

There is no love lost between Kell Brook and Amir Khan Kell Brook has called Amir Khan a “joker” who “needs a good smack” ahead of the Bolton fighter’s bout with Terence Crawford at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Speaking at MSG shortly after the weigh-ins for the fight, the Sheffield native downplayed Khan’s chances […]

7 years ago

Eddie Hearn confirmed the news on Friday Anthony Joshua’s opponent for his June 1 fight at Madison Square Garden will be confirmed next week, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. The confirmation from Hearn comes after the news broke on Friday that Joshua’s opponent for the summer fight, American Jarrell Miller, had failed a second […]

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Khan is aware of the magnitude of this fight Amir Khan will face off against Terence Crawford, for some the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world right now, at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The 31-year-old Omaha native Crawford is unbeaten in his 34 professional fights, and has ended 25 of those fights […]

7 years ago

Mourinho was unimpressed with what he saw at Camp Nou Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has described the Red Devils’ defending during their 3-0 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday as “awful”. Speaking about the match on Russia Today, the Portuguese coach blamed his former team for the tactics they […]

7 years ago

Perhaps the only non-dragon related content you’ll see today Look. We’re not going to lie to you. There are no dragons here. There are no undead people. No kings or queens or boobs or golden hands or eunuchs or elephants or anything like that. It’s the JOE Monday Football Quiz, and it’s week 31. We […]

7 years ago

The devil is in the detail for Game of Thrones The astrolabe at the very beginning of the credits previously featured a history of Westeros leading up to the beginning of Game of Thrones season one, but crucially it now displays the biggest events from the first seven seasons of the show. First up, working backwards, we […]

7 years ago

The PlayStation 5 could hit shelves as early as next year The possible price and a list of potential launch titles for the PlayStation 5 have been revealed in a report on Monday. According to the report by Comic Book, a person claiming to be a European developer working on an unannounced PlayStation 5 launch title […]

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The Wikileaks founder was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy last week Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Sunday “on a warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 29 June 2012, for failing to surrender to the court”. The Australian had spent seven years at the embassy fighting extradition to Sweden, […]

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The Brazilian’s latest clean sheet was hard fought Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has equalled David de Gea’s single season Premier League clean sheet record of 18, and still has four games left in the season to top it. The Brazilian goalkeeper equalled the record – also held by former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart – […]

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The 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster will take place on Monday Players and supporters paid tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster on Sunday, a day prior to the 30th anniversary. Players and fans of both Liverpool and visiting side Chelsea paid their respects prior to Sunday’s match at Anfield, with the Kop […]

7 years ago

It was Woods’ first Masters win since 2005 and first major win since 2008 Nike has released an amazing new advertisement to celebrate Tiger Woods’ Masters victory on Sunday, his first green jacket since 2005 and his first major since 2008. Woods beat off an incredibly competitive leaderboard going into the fourth and final round […]

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It is a sight that many fans believed they’d never see again Tiger Woods has won his first Masters Tournament since 2005 to seal an unexpected return to the the top of the golfing world amid emotional scenes on the final hole. Woods’ last victory at Augusta National came 14 years ago after a play-off victory […]

7 years ago

A goal worthy of winning a title Mohamed Salah is a wonderful footballer and on Sunday he proved yet again that he is a man for the big occasion, as he scored Liverpool’s second against Chelsea with a wonderful long range shot at Anfield. Sadio Mane had got the Reds’ first with a neat header […]

7 years ago

Never a good sign when David Luiz is telling you to cop on The first half of Liverpool’s crucial home Premier League tie against Chelsea was a tight affair, with the home side calm and collected but the home support slightly nervous after Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace earlier in the day. Both […]

7 years ago

Redemption came quick for Sterling Manchester City went into Sunday’s match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park knowing that a win was necessary if there were to avoid allowing Liverpool the chance to gain an outright lead in the title race. City were two points behind Liverpool going into the match with a game in […]

7 years ago

Time to test your memory Liverpool and Chelsea, though not traditional rivals, have played each other in a number of tasty encounters throughout the years. Both teams are regularly chasing trophies, but another similarity that the two share is that they have both had an awful lot of rather obscure players in the past decade […]

7 years ago

The famous slip helped end Liverpool’s title ambitions It is five years since Demba Ba capitalised on a slip by former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to score at Anfield and help bring an end to the title ambitions of Liverpool. Brendan Rodgers’ team had gone into the final three games of the 2013/14 season with […]

7 years ago

The defence secretary has said he is “appalled” by the allegations The British Army has released nan unprecedented video on its YouTube channel following Saturday’s allegations of sexual assault and a recent video showing soldiers using a picture of Jeremy Corbyn for target practice. The video, which features chief of the general staff, General Sir Mark […]

7 years ago

They also want a return to incandescent light bulbs, because why the fuck not? People who voted Leave in the Brexit referendum were victorious. The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union sooner or later and they should be pretty happy about that. But what happens when you vote for something that’s little more than […]

7 years ago

United are reportedly competing with a number of elite European clubs Manchester United are said to be in contact with the representatives of Lyon’s highly coveted midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, but are competing with a number of Europe’s top clubs to recruit the former Amiens player. Lyon paid €10 million to sign the 22-year-old in 2018, […]

7 years ago