How many times have you heard it said goalkeepers are a breed apart? It isn’t a lie. The game's last line of defence exerts tremendous pressure. No one minds your back when you fluff your lines. The ball nestles in the back of the…

Despite struggling in recent years, Manchester United still expect two things: to challenge for the Premier League title and attack. To compound internal issues, the two clubs who now consistently meet those expectations are their bitterest…

Chirrut Imwe was the blind monk in Star Wars: Rogue One. Not a Jedi but then he didn’t need a light sabre to deal with a squad of Imperial stormtroopers. A stout wooden staff did the trick. In the climactic battle scene, he walks through…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp sparked a national controversy this week in the wake of his side’s 2-2 FA Cup draw with League One outfit Shrewsbury Town. Klopp revealed that neither he nor any of the Red’s first team playing staff…

With his late loan move to Borussia Dortmund, people are talking about former Liverpool midfielder Emre Can but the German isn't the only case of a Red learning the grass is not always being greener on the other side of the fence.…

Liverpool winning their first Premier League trophy is now nothing but a formality. Jurgen Klopp's men have trounced all that stands in their way since kicking things off in August. Simply put, the Red Men weren't going to let…

Liverpool Football Club is the talk of the town right now, as the Merseysiders require 35 points more to win the Premier League for the first time in their rich history. Jurgen Klopp has created a monster in the North-West,…

In terms of a single hand or match played, poker is nothing like football. At the table, you can force your many opponents to throw their cards in the muck before the dealer lays out the flop. You needn’t even reveal the strength [or…

Daniel Sturridge made the surprise decision to join Trabzonspor on a free transfer last summer and has enjoyed a prolific debut season at Medical Park Stadyumu. After struggling for playing time at Liverpool, getting regular minutes was essential…

On the sixth day of football, UEFA gave to me Six games amazing, Five Golden Goals! Four calls blown, Three French clubs, Two title races and  Liverpool and Man City Welcome to this year's edition of the 12 Days of Football on It's…

On the first day of football, the FA gave to me Liverpool and Man City Welcome to this year's edition of the 12 Days of Football on It's Round and It's White. Over the holiday fixtures, our writers will look back on the 2019 calendar…

As the winter transfer window approaches, clubs reinforce their squad to tackle managerial and tactical shifts, injuries and breakout problems. You don't see many big names switching clubs mid-season but a recent trend is to buy…

Liverpool face Aston Villa tonight in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup but you might have heard there's a slight problem. Twenty first-teamers, including promising youngsters Curtis Jones and Neco Williams, are more than 5,000 km away…

In 2016 under the guidance of Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City shocked the footballing world to claim their first Premier League title despite coming in at 5000/1 underdogs. Fast-forward four-and-a-half years and Brendan Rodgers’…

Jadon Sancho is clearly a young man unafraid to make a big decision. In 2017, at 17, he turned down a lucrative first professional contract with Manchester City, opting instead to join the vanguard of young English talent plying their…