The major highlight in Chelsea’s defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley wasn’t Harry Kane’s dive and VAR’s poor decision. It was Eden Hazard’s constant glare at Marcos Alonso over the Spaniard’s poor decision-making.…

When West Ham United paid £24million to sign Mark Arnautovic from Stoke in 2017, more than one eyebrow was raised, accompanied by a snigger. Paying an exorbitant fee for the Austrian attacker was not only a sign of how ridiculous modern…

While the rest of us may look back on December 2018 fondly, Marco Silva will do the opposite. For a month synonymous with giving and happy memories, the Everton boss has been handed nothing but nightmares. For a second successive year, the…

The Premier League title race reaches a critical stage tonight. And that's nothing strange. Most times, league leaders at this point go on to lift the title at season's end. Only Liverpool has failed to do so in the Premier League era.…

When Liverpool paid a record-breaking £75 million transfer fee for a defender, the football world took notice. Jurgen Klopp fielded a team ready to challenge for a Champions League place but the title remained a step too far. The Reds'…

Jose Mourinho is a water bottle filled with contradiction, shaken, kicked about, spilled on your best shirt and yet still drunk with gusto. If you lined up a hundred psychoanalysts all experienced in profiling the most twisted minds, none would…

He's only two games into his tenure, but it's fair to say that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought the feel-good factor back to Manchester United. The Baby Faced Assassin has already added six points to the Red Devils' Premier League…

In 2013, Thibaut Courtois bragged he would oust Petr Cech from the Chelsea first team in two years. He achieved it in 2015’s summer, thanks to Jose Mourinho’s resolve.  Cech ended 2015 with a Premier League winners’ medal,…

Five teams are realistically challenging for the 2018/19 Premier League title. Arsenal hugs the fifth spot, still within shouting distance of trailblazing Liverpool. If the Gunners are aiming for the top spot rather than just a Champions League…

Manchester United started life after José Mourinho in brilliant fashion. The players were on fire in hitting unfortunate Cardiff City for five. The free-flowing, relentlessly attacking football with results to show brought to mind the…

So the sword has finally fallen. Jose Mourinho is out at Manchester United. Poor results, poorer performances and disharmony everywhere have brought an end to his stint at Old Trafford. For Mourinho, it represents a second successive failure.…

On the 2nd Day of Football, UEFA gave to me Two title races and Pep Guardiola's Manchester City Welcome to It's Round and It's White's second annual holiday-fixture celebration. Over a dozen days, we'll cover a variety of…

Chelsea impressed English football this term with crisp passing and front-foot football. For all that, the Blues haven’t wowed anyone in terms of scoring. Except for their early-season shootout with Arsenal, Chelsea…

On the 1st Day of Football, the FA gave to me Pep Guardiola's Manchester City Welcome to It's Round and It's White's second annual 12 Days of Football extravaganza. As the holiday fixtures unfold, we'll celebrate many of…

As Liverpool beat Manchester United on Sunday, Jurgen Klopp must have allowed himself a wry smile. If anyone was going to derail his title ambitions, it was Jose Mourinho. Instead, Liverpool were in a telling manner. Xherdan Shaqiri came off…