A completely foreign-based England squad for Euro 2020

England have enough players plying their trade abroad to make up a competent tournament squad for Euro 2020. Danny Drinkwater misses out on a technicality.   With English players heading abroad like it’s the late 1980s and there’s a ban on clubs taking part in European competition, the Three Lions have rarely had a pool […]

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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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Raiola: I don’t give a f*ck if I never take another star to Man Utd

Mino Raiola says he doesn’t “give a f*ck” if he never takes another player to Man Utd ever again as long as his clients are happy. The ‘super agent’ has made numerous controversial comments surrounding Paul Pogba’s time at Old Trafford with Raiola highly critical of the Red Devils. He spoke publicly about his player being “unhappy” […]

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Raiola: Man Utd owners ‘told me that I was right’ over Fergie spat

Mino Raiola thinks the Man Utd owners justified his spat with Sir Alex Ferguson when they brought Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford. Pogba left the Red Devils to join Juventus in 2012 after talks broke down over a new contract for the Frenchman to remain in Manchester. Former Man Utd boss Ferguson referred to […]

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Ferdinand slams ‘disrespectful’ Sven over Scholes treatment

Rio Ferdinand thinks Sven Goran Eriksson was “disrespectful” to his former Manchester United and England team-mate Paul Scholes when he opted to play him on the left wing. Eriksson, who managed England for five years between 2001 and 2006, often moved Scholes out to an unfamiliar left-sided position in a 4-4-2 with Steven Gerrard and […]

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Stick or twist: Is Werner a risk worth taking for Chelsea?

It’s been a long time since Chelsea had a natural finisher. Will Timo Werner soon make room for the next Erling Haaland-shaped applicant?   How long do you give a player to come good? The answer depends on a number of factors: age, price tag, sell-on value, length of contract, reputation, options at the club, […]

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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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Gossip: Real threat to Man City’s Aguero succession plan

Whether City hope to replace Sergio Aguero with one of their own or they intend to buy Romelu Lukaku, Real Madrid are keen to spoil their plans…   WHERE NEXT FOR AGUERO? After it was announced on Monday evening that Sergio Aguero will be leaving Manchester City when his contract expires this summer, the focus […]

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Man City legend Aguero to depart this summer

Manchester City have announced that their legendary striker Sergio Aguero will leave the club this summer when his contract expires. The Argentina international is City’s record goal-scorer having amassed 257 goals in 384 appearances since arriving from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2011 and is the highest-scoring overseas player in Premier League history. Aguero, […]

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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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