Al Nassr received a timely boost in defense ahead of their next Saudi Pro League match, as Mohamed Simakan is back in contention to face Al Diriyah. The French center back had been a doubt after suffering a muscle strain, but he has now passed the team’s fitness tests, which should give Ange Postecoglou some […]
We had ourselves some Arsenal goalscorers again last night and, just as I’d hoped for, Big Vik was once again in amongst it. It was another proper tap-in poachers goal, but at this point, I don’t think we want to look any kind of gift horse in the mouth, because he’s going to be our […]
The Portugal national team saw Cristiano Ronaldo leave camp earlier this week. Now, reports have emerged that the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) is preparing a farewell match for the icon, and head coach Jorge Jesus remains open to his return. At the start of the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo departed the Portuguese […]
This Man City stuff is going to dominate the headlines for a while yet, isn’t it? Especially given that the City higher-ups are showing no contrition, no remorse, and instead are doubling down on their situation. Their latest ‘lever’ to pull is to get Etihad Airways involved, who are briefing to the press that they […]
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s role during Portugal’s current Nations League campaign appeared to have been mapped out before the international window even began, but one match changed the picture in an unexpected way. What followed was an unusual night for the captain, a private conversation with Jorge Jesus and a meeting involving Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) president […]
Let’s start with an editorial correction from yesterday, shall we? I obviously didn’t watch the game; I looked on FOTMOB at who played, for some reason missed that MLS got 70 minutes, and apparently did okay, according to some people in the comments. Hey ho – like I said, I clearly didn’t watch it, so […]
Cole Palmer will miss England’s UEFA Nations League opener against Spain, leaving Thomas Tuchel without one of his most naturally creative attacking options for a heavyweight meeting at Wembley. The Chelsea star had been expected to be part of the new international cycle after being recalled to the squad, but another late change has ruled […]
Morning, boys and girls, hope you’re all well. Yesterday I was waxing lyrical about Mikel Arteta’s new deal, and in that blog I talked about how we need to start looking at Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice next. Well, wouldn’t you just know it, but Tuesday and yesterday’s news started emerging about just that. Declan […]
Following Sunday’s 2–1 derby victory, Atletico Madrid issued a sharp response to Jose Mourinho’s scathing post-match comments regarding the officiating. During his press conference, the Real Madrid manager displayed printed images of two fouls by Atletico players that he argued deserved direct red cards, accusing the refereeing staff of lacking the stature to manage high-stakes […]
That was the worst Arsenal performance I’ve seen in nearly two years. It was so bad that I’d describe my feelings as stunned rather than ragingly angry. Arsenal put in the kind of display yesterday that makes me think that they all went out on the lash on Friday night. Passing was off, movement wasn’t […]
