Top ten Prem disappointments who should thrive next season

Thiago has concluded a difficult season in fine form for Liverpool. Some players will hope to overcome similar obstacles next campaign.   10) Ryan Fraser (Newcastle) When Ryan Fraser invited the ire of Keith, 54, Hull by honouring the terms of his Bournemouth contract and subsequently deciding to protect his future employment prospects by not […]

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Ten toughest ever routes to the Champions League final

PSG may reach the Champions League final after facing Manchester United, Leipzig, Barca, Bayern and City. These routes make that look simple.   10) Liverpool 2004/05 “We’ve avoided the very biggest but that doesn’t mean we’ve avoided the best – last year it was some of the smaller teams that did very well,” said Rick […]

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Top ten Premier League players outside the Big Snaky Six

Jack Grealish is in medal position but has more competition than usual when it comes to the best Premier League players outside the Big Six. This lot scoff at the European Super League.   10) Dominic Calvert-Lewin It is a symptom of how high Dominic Calvert-Lewin raised his own bar that this season might be […]

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Top ten next managerial destinations for Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho is surely coming towards the end of his Tottenham tenure, but where will he go next? International management is a possibility.   10) Crystal Palace It is fairly common knowledge that Jose Mourinho loves Crystal Palace. There are unconfirmed reports of his bedroom being covered in Aki Riihilati posters. His ringtone is said […]

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Top ten Premier League signings of the season

West Ham and Aston Villa are the only clubs to feature twice on a list of the Premier League’s ten best signings of the entire season.   10) Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) There remains six outfielders in the top flight not to have missed a single Premier League minute for their respective clubs this season. […]

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The top ten disappointments of the Premier League season

10) Ralph Hasenhuttl The runner-up in the 2020 Football365 manager of the year award has endured this season rather than enjoyed what was tipped – and initially promised – to be a campaign leading to European football. Rotten luck culminating in a high/low point of nine first-team players missing through injury serves as a useful […]

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Ten greatest knockout ties in Champions League history

The Champions League knockout stage is back on Tuesday with some absolute corkers, such as Leipzig v Liverpool. To honour its return, here are ten of the greatest two-legged ties in the competition’s history.   10) Borussia Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (2013 quarter-final) If you’re only ever going to get one crack at the European […]

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Top ten weirdest signings by Premier League champions

Paul Merson was positively aghast at Liverpool loaning Ozan Kabak, but these signings by Premier League champions were far more weird.   10) Michael Owen It was presumably while nodding at the list of adjectives printed next to half of his face on a brochure that the clean and fresh, fit and healthy and undoubtedly articulate […]

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My Top Ten Premier League Referees – by Keith Hackett

Referee Keith Hackett steps in as tempers flare between Manchester City’s Tommy Hutchison (l) and Tottenham Hotspur’s Garth Crooks (floor). (Photo by H. Routledge/PA Images via Getty Images) Frankly, I do not think that this disjointed season has been a vintage year for our referees. They have through their leadership made a complete dogsbody of […]

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