Was City and Liverpool’s stalemate the clash of the world’s best?
The highest quality of football, perhaps anywhere in the world, can now be found in the North-West of England. Sunday’s clash between Manchester City and Liverpool was expected to offer…
Premier League – where are all the goals coming from?
The early-season Premier League goal rush is showing no sign of letting up. The back of the net has been rippled an unprecedented 144 times in the first 38 fixtures…
The Premier League was already in a state of change – what next?
A topsy-turvy season, in all senses, has broken the apparent predominance of the Premier League’s classic ‘Big Six’. Leicester City have emerged as more than credible challengers for European places…
With no action on the pitches and courts, the world of e-sports stands alone
Up until relatively recently, ‘e-sports’ was very much a minority pursuit. Outside the cyber paradise of South Korea, the idea that enough people might be interested in watching competitive gaming…
Covid-19 and the Premier League: an optimist’s view
The moment that the impact of Covid-19 was driven home, for me, was the halt of football. On the 13th March the Premier League announced a three-week suspension of the…
Caution required with VAR developments in football
For a long time it seemed like a great idea. For a long time many wondered why football was so behind the curve compared to other sports such as rugby…
Tactical fouls in Premiership are not limited to Guardiola’s City
Rewind to the start of the 2019/2020 Premier league season: on a mild and clear day in East London, a remorseless Manchester City team demolished West Ham United 5-0. To…
Xhaka criticised for fan confrontation as Emery’s future questioned
Arsenal’s cheapest season ticket costs around £891. This price alone means that no Arsenal fan deserves to have one of their players act as Granit Xhaka did following his substitution…