Author: James Nalton
Football and sports writer for the Morning Star newspaper and Forbes.
Claudio Ranieri’s Sacking Will Only Add to Leicester City Legend
Build a Claudio Ranieri statue, give him his pay-off, laud him as the manager of the greatest Premier League winners of all time and as the director o [...]
Why Barcelona Crumbled vs Paris Saint Germain
Part of the #WFIFriday series, written by @JDNalton.
Paris Saint-Germain 4 (four), Barcelona 0
18' Á. Di María
40' J. Draxler
55' Á. Di Mar [...]
Henderson Shows Captain Credentials In Merseyside Derby
It looked like Jordan Henderson’s part in the derby was over. Midway through the second half the Liverpool captain was on the receiving end of a poten [...]
Montreal 3, Toronto 2: The 401 Derby – White Lines Not Found
Italy coach Giampiero Ventura refuses to call up MLS and Toronto FC's star player, Sebastian Giovinco, because in his view “he plays in a league that [...]
Pardew: Benteke was Unlucky at Liverpool
Alan Pardew had plenty of praise for Christian Benteke after the Belgian earned a point for Crystal Palace at Everton.
Benteke's compatriot, Romelu [...]
Messi’s Greatness Near Indisputable, But U.S.A. Have Lessons to Learn
It was supposed to be the biggest game in US soccer history, and maybe in some ways it will still be significant, but it might have been even more sig [...]
Roy’s Got 99 Problems But Rotation Ain’t One
Roy Hodgson has made quite a few mistakes during the start of this Euro 2016 tournament, but rotating his side against Slovakia wasn't one of them
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How Leicester City Won the League, and How You Can Too
Tottenham may as well not bother. Everton? No chance. Aston Villa once tried and invariably failed, while Newcastle never looked like they could susta [...]
Euro 2016: What Will England Do With The Footballers? Defence
Originally, the conundrums were in attack, but then Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy happened. Now the only conundrum is whether nailed-on starter Wayne Roo [...]
Manchester City Cruising in Kiev after Pellegrini’s Fine Tuning
Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City were accused of “disrespecting” the FA Cup when they fielded a team full of exciting youth players against Chels [...]