Spurs Show Steel at the Etihad as Eze Chooses Arsenal Football often throws up stories of drama off the pitch that seem to intertwine with results on it. This weekend, much of the Premier League narrative revolved around Eberechi Eze, the Crystal Palace playmaker whose transfer saga reached its conc...

The Flop Who Needs a Fresh Start When Manchester United signed Antony from Ajax in the summer of 2022 for a staggering £85 million, expectations were sky high. The Brazilian winger arrived with a reputation for flair, pace, and goals — a player Erik ten Hag trusted deeply from their successful pa...

When it comes to spotting future stars, Arsenal have never been afraid to cast their net far and wide. This week, they’ve doubled down on that philosophy by agreeing a record-breaking deal for Irish teenager Victor Ozhianvuna, a move that not only underlines the club’s growing interest in Irelan...

When the Etihad crowd filed out after Manchester City’s surprise 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, most of the chatter wasn’t about Joao Palhinha’s neat finish or Spurs’ clinical counterattack. Instead, all eyes were on James Trafford, the young goalkeeper whose costly mistake gifted Ange Pos...

When Marcus Rashford pulled on the famous Barcelona shirt for the very first time, few would have imagined his evening would end with him sitting on the bench by the second half. Yet football often delivers its own sharp lessons, and Rashford experienced that reality in Barcelona’s dramatic comeba...

When Arsenal fans welcomed Eberechi Eze onto the Emirates turf after their emphatic 5-0 victory over Leeds United, few in the stands knew just how close the midfielder had been to pulling on the white of Tottenham Hotspur instead. As Mikel Arteta revealed in the aftermath of the win, it took a bold ...

When Napoli kicked off their Serie A title defence with a 2-0 victory over Sassuolo, much of the spotlight was inevitably on the new arrival — Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian maestro, fresh from his legendary stint at Manchester City, marked his Serie A debut with a trademark free-kick that sealed th...

For Manchester United, the opening weeks of the new Premier League season have been anything but straightforward. A narrow defeat to Arsenal on the opening weekend left fans frustrated, not only because of the result but also because of the goalkeeping drama that unfolded at Old Trafford. Now, as th...

De Bruyne Scores on Napoli Debut as Champions Beat Sassuolo 2-0 Kevin de Bruyne made an immediate impact for Napoli as the Serie A champions began their title defence with a 2-0 victory over Sassuolo on the opening weekend. The Belgian midfielder, who joined on a free transfer after a decade with Ma...

Ten Hag Loses Bundesliga Debut as Leverkusen Fall 2-1 to Hoffenheim Erik ten Hag endured a tough start to life in the Bundesliga as his Bayer Leverkusen side suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Hoffenheim on the opening weekend of the season. Quansah’s Dream Start Turns Sour Leverkusen made the per...