Move over Jake Humphrey, Gary Neville has just redefined ‘High Performance’
We’d like you to put your knife and fork down, pause Netflix and spare a thought for creative writers – Gary Neville is becoming impossible to satirise.
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Revisiting the heart-warming letter Sir Alex Ferguson wrote to a retired Eric Cantona
Cantona was truly cut from a different cloth, and the way he commanded the respect of Fergie throughout and after his career is a testament to that.
Where Bukayo Saka now ranks in the Premier League’s top-paid players
The 21-year-old is now earning more than Gabriel Jesus and John Stones but less than Kalidou Koulibaly and Raheem Sterling…
Alexis Mac Allister taking Casemiro for walkies shows he’s perfect for Liverpool
With such an impressive catalogue of skills, a rapid rise to stardom and now a World Cup trophy to his name, it’s no surprise Brighton look resigned to losing Alexis ...
7 of Jack Grealish’s funniest moments from learning Chinese to encyclopaedias
Everybody loves Manchester City and England forward Jack Grealish – and that’s not surprising considering these seven laugh-out-loud moments.
Everton next? Six relegated sides that were ‘too good to go down’
Clearly, there’s no such thing as ‘too good to go down’ but this lot should never have been near the drop zone with the talent they boasted.
A superb XI that didn’t make Neville or Carragher’s PL teams of the season
We’ve put together a full XI of players we feel are a bit unlucky to have missed out on their Premier League teams of the year, arranged in a 4-2-3-1 ...
Neymar is made for Man Utd; here’s 8 minutes of him tearing PL defences apart
Neymar in the Premier League surely wouldn’t work… but why let that stop you imagining him embarrassing opponents for sh*ts and giggles.
Phil Neville’s hilarious car crash interview is already a GOAT of the genre
There’s nothing that’s equally jarring and funny as seeing a normally placid adult, like the younger Neville, lose their sh*t in public.
How many FPL points would Messi and Ronaldo have scored at their peak?
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi hit peaks that even elite goalscorers can only dream of – but what does that mean in FPL terms?
Comparing Pep Guardiola’s trophy haul at Man City to Alex Ferguson’s at Man Utd
Guardiola hasn’t had the longevity or European success of Ferguson, but he’s already ahead by some measures.
Klopp and Mourinho among the 4 managers to finish ahead of Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has been a manager for 14 seasons across Barcelona, Bayern and Man City. In that time only four (!) managers have finished above him.
Where are they now? The last Newcastle XI to play in the Champions League in 2003
Newcastle United have returned to the Champions League after a 20-year absence, but we wanted to know what became of the players that took part in the club’s last match ...
Arne Slot’s rallying Feyenoord speech is proof he’ll rescue Spurs from serial loser status
Arne Slot continues to be increasingly linked to the vacant manager’s job at Tottenham following a fabulous, Eredivisie-winning season with Feyenoord.
Alejandro Garnacho’s latest wing-wizardry settles it; he’s Man Utd’s future
Forget Casemiro, lifting a trophy and the almost certain return of Champions League football next year, the biggest plus point of Manchester United’s season has been the emergence of Alejandro ...
8 times Graeme Souness shocked us by being the nicest bloke in the world
The 70-year-old will swim the English channel for charity. It’s not the first time he’s been incredibly sound.
7 times Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior was an inspiration to us all
Vinicius Junior is not only one of the most promising footballers on the planet plying his trade at Real Madrid, but is also a seriously inspirational human being in general.
Luis Suarez’s latest netbuster is something we love and think we deserve
With his satisfying desire to populate the entire Goal of the Season shortlist with his own efforts, we’re just glad that Suarez is using the autumn of his career to ...
14 things we loved this weekend: Haaland, De Gea, Kane, Klich, Suarez…
Come for Kylian Mbappe’s latest ridiculous goal, stay for Mateusz Klich’s Wayne Rooney tribute.
A long throw and a stunning volley: Leeds United scored the most Big Sam goal imaginable
Rodrigo and Weston McKennie combined for Leeds United to score the most textbook Sam Allardyce goal you could possibly think of.
Where are they now? Man City’s first Premier League XI under Pep Guardiola
In 2016, history was made as Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City in a bid to conquer the beast that is the Premier League. Five league titles later, it’s fair to ...
Where are they now? The Barcelona B XI from Messi’s last game in 2005
Lionel Messi made his first-team debut for Barcelona in a 1-0 win over Espanyol in October 2004. But what happened to his Barcelona B teammates before him?
Casemiro and the Brazilian tekkers that even Ronaldinho would be proud of
There can be little debate that Casemiro ranks as one of the best holding midfielders of his generation and his latest ridiculousness for Manchester United showcases just that.
The shocking Premier League table since Antonio Conte left Tottenham
Tottenham have had a turbulent 2022-23 campaign to say the least and they have struggled to find much form since Antonio Conte left the club in March this year.
Ranking every player to wear No.9 for Arsenal in the Premier League
Gabriel Jesus compares very favourably to most of this lot. But is he good enough to claim the top spot?
Alexandre Lacazette is back scoring bangers & his latest goal is like peak Wengerball
Alexandre Lacazette has looked like a player reborn this season in Lyon as the former Arsenal striker now leads the way for goals scored in 2023.
Neville, Carragher, Keane: Ranking the biggest football pundits on how they’d fare in a pub brawl
Football punditry is essentially those who were fortunate enough to take their chats about football in the pub and turn them into a career.
Mourinho is back: Roma, a sh*thouse win for the ages & a classic celebration
Jose Mourinho’s Roma punched their ticket to a second successive European final with perhaps the most Jose Mourinho second leg of football you will ever witness.
Where are they now? 9 Chelsea wonderkids you’ve totally forgotten about
We’ve taken a look back at nine former Chelsea wonderkids who showed lots of potential and garnered plenty of hype but they never quite made it at Stamford Bridge.
New kits & leaks for 2023-24: Arsenal, Barcelona, Juventus, Madrid, Liverpool…
As we near the end of the 2022-23 season, football clubs from around the globe have already started preparing for next season and what kits they will be wearing.
The 7 players Barcelona signed alongside Ronaldo Fenomeno – & how they fared
This was Sir Bobby Robson’s only summer window as Barca coach. The club recruited some real quality.
The most successful managers in football history by trophies won: Ferguson, Guardiola, Mourinho…
It’s 10 years to the day since Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of his last Manchester United match. He left behind a trophy legacy that’s quite possibly unsurpassable.
An incredible XI of players left out of David Beckham’s best team-mates XI
So good we compiled the best Xl not to make our best Xl of players not to make Beckham’s best Xl.