On 31st July 1996, a lanky 20-year-old Nigerian striker with a touch like pure silk announced himself to world football. It was a performance that sent shockwaves across the African conrtinent. The occasion was an Olympic Games semi-final…

Despite more credible showings than the two Conmebol teams eliminated from the Copa America, the guests have gone home and South America can get down to the business of deciding its champion for 2019. Bolivia and Ecuador looked more like rank…

Every four years, the conversation comes around to who we think will win the World Cup. you can always expect the same answers. Optimists will say England while the realists will have a punt at Germany. Argentina, Italy and Spain will…

And while Lennon read a book on Marx The quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died There’s no American pie at the World Cup in Russia. The United States failed to qualify. Nonetheless, Don McLean’s…

Sadio Mane opened the scoring with a thunderous left foot strike on the hour. Otherwise, until the end, it was a not so entertaining encounter when Burnley played host to Liverpool at Turf Moor. On 87 minutes Johan Berg Gudmondsson…

Liverpool vs Manchester United. The Reds need to answer their critics. United faces its first real test. What can we learn from their best combined XI? Formation: 4-3-2-1Sorry, no fashionable 3-4-3 here. A solid defence, organised midfield…

It's time to take the money, Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp should accept the £90+ million bid that will surely come his way for Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho. Then, the influential German coach should take that cash-pile, and invest it in…

Philippe Coutinho made a much-awaited comeback from injury last night - after being sidelined for close to seven weeks with ankle ligament damage. The diminutive Brazilian has been sorely missed by Liverpool in the past few weeks. What will…