Champions League

The overwhelming reaction to Leicester City’s sacking of Claudio Ranieri has been anger. ‘How on earth could the club sack the Italian just months after he delivered their greatest ever success?’ It was inevitable that Leicester would have a much more mediocre season this year, the pundits argue, and...

The Premier League is back, and this promises to be one of the most open title races in the history of the division, with the transfer window just closed. It is no exaggeration to say that anyone of seven teams could win it; long gone are the days of...

For most teams, an FA Cup semi-final appearance and a near guaranteed place in European football for next season, having sold your best player in the summer, would be seen as rather successful. However, Liverpool’s failure to overcome Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi on Sunday leaves Brendan...

This is an obituary that has been a few weeks in the making. With Manchester City’s departure last night, it was finally confirmed that there will be no English clubs in the quarter finals of this year’s Champions League. It’s the second time in three years this has occurred...