Mourinho’s United Resistance See Off Jong Ajax In Europa League Final
Ajax 0, Manchester United 2
It was the trophy Manchester United hadn't won. Which wasn't necessarily a sign of failure, but rather one of success.
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Get Rich or Fired Trying: The Football Manager Mercenary
The word 'mercenary' -- someone who is just out for themselves and their own career -- is a dirty word, especially in the world of football, and no on [...]
Weary Wenger Drops out of the Big Time – Premier League Roundup
A day after their embarrassing defeat to Iceland last year, England boss Roy Hodgson faced a sullen media looking for answers.
He didn’t have any, [...]
Are All Goals Created Equally? Expected Assists & Subjective Statistics
Gabriel Jesus taps in at the far post. Goal for Manchester City.
Kevin De Bruyne had crossed the ball in from the left; that’s an assist and a chan [...]
James Milner & Nathaniel Clyne – Liverpool’s Full Back Problems
Given the squad at his disposal, Jurgen Klopp has done remarkably well to get Liverpool into the situation they currently find themselves in.
The R [...]
European Football? Sorry, not INTERested
The Calcio Consultant, Frank Crivello, looks at the problems at Inter, shares his opinion on Fransesco Totti, and rounds up a few other Serie A issues [...]
Zabaleta Says Goodbye to City Faithful: Manchester City 3, West Brom 1
It was a dull, grey day in Manchester, but Pep Guardiola’s stars were able to brighten up the blue half of the city with a performance which sees them [...]
Jo Goal Not Enough for Winning Start: Corinthians 1, Chapecoense 1
Corinthians 1 x 1 Chapecoense
13/5/2017
São Paulo, Brasil
By Tom Sanderson at Arena Corinthians
The second fixture of the Brasileirao’s ope [...]
Chelsea Champions as Spurs Say Goodbye to the Lane – EPL Roundup
So that’s that, then.
On Friday night, Chelsea wrapped up the league title against West Brom, a 1-0 victory securing their first Premier League tro [...]
Arsene Wenger’s Sleepless Arsenal, Babies and Fighting Sleep
Babies lack logic.
As a parent, its equal parts adorable and maddening. One thing Norah, my two-month old daughter, likes to do is fight sleep.
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