Sergio Aguero: Ridiculous statistics of Man City’s greatest goalscorer

* Aguero will leave City as the club’s greatest ever goalscorer with 257 goals so far in 384 appearances. * Aguero broke Eric Brook’s 78-year record when he scored his 178th City goal against Napoli in a 4-2 win in 2017. * He is the Premier League’s highest-ever overseas scorer with 181 goals so far. […]

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‘We have a duty’ – How Romance FC are using football to empower women

“There’s something quite romantic about it; this time last year was taken away from us, that wonderful move into spring, the days are getting longer, you can train in the park in the evening, that really beautiful period that happens every year was taken away from us. “It’s quite wonderful how this lines up with […]

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Fight, fight, fight! Is Sterling in England’s best XI?

Raheem Sterling has started all 16 competitive England games for which he’s been available since the 2018 World Cup, in which he started all but the damp squib against Belgium. He’s undoubtedly in Gareth Southgate’s first XI. But should he be? Sit back while Will Ford argues with himself…   Yes – he’s a goal […]

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Top ten players better for England than their clubs

Some England players seem to relish the international stage more than their club duties. Including a couple of Gareth Southgate’s main men…   10) David Beckham This isn’t to say that Becks was crap at club level – he very obviously was not. But the former Three Lions skipper always raised his level when reporting […]

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Five England stars before Harry Kane who won f*** all…

The debate continues to rage over Harry Kane and whether the England captain will have to leave Tottenham if he wants to win major honours. He wouldn’t be the first England star go potless…   Matt Le Tissier When Southampton pair Le Tissier and Alan Shearer presumably wept having ended up on the losing side in […]

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Enjoying an international break that actually feels like a break

This international break has been a decompression chamber after weeks and weeks of game after game after game after game. Thank you for it.   This international break probably shouldn’t be happening, given everything. It definitely shouldn’t have three games squeezed into it for each European team. But while the only thing this international break […]

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Rating the players: Albania 0-2 England

An England side that is very good at efficiently winning awkward qualifiers without playing particularly well has shocked everyone by efficiently winning an awkward qualifier without playing particularly well. Harry Kane got a goal and an assist, just to add to the bizarro world feel as England ran out 2-0 winners in Tirana. NICK POPE […]

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Pre-qualifying just another awful idea in pursuit of change

The Swiss Model is full of holes. A European Super League would be a disaster. Obsession with change is to the detriment of fans and minnows.   Jubilation can’t be heard in stadiums right now, but there were cries of digitalised joy as Porto beat Juventus earlier this month. Online bursts of euphoria rang loudly […]

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Six Football League stars braced for first England chance

Championship leaders Norwich have a couple of players primed for a first England opportunitiy. One Chelsea loanee is made for the chance.   With the majority of the current England squad having plied their trade in the EFL at some point in their careers, be that during fleeting loan spells with Leyton Orient and Millwall […]

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Gossip: Liverpool exacerbate poor Arsenal’s £50m worries

Arsenal ‘fear’ Martin Odegaard has been a little too good for them. Liverpool are among the teams taking an interest to push his value up.   GAARD OF HONOUR As unofficial Arsenal spokesman, no-one should be surprised that Ian Wright can read the Gunners inside out when it comes to Martin Odegaard. He is “so […]

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