Football

Every two years, England fans like myself, who have spent 18 months complaining about how terrible the team is, somehow develop an irrational sense of optimism about the upcoming tournament. This summer Roy Hodgson and his 23 players will fly to France, in the hope that they can be...

In May 2008, just 8 years ago, Leicester City were relegated to the third tier of English football, scoring just 42 goals, the least from any team in the Football League Championship that season. Now they will go down in Barclays Premier League, and sporting, history. The 5000-1 outsiders for...

Nottingham Forest’s stuttering season reached new depths after a 2-1 loss against relegation-threatened Bristol City at the City Ground on Saturday 27th February. The first-half began with a rapid intensity, with the Reds displaying their attacking intent within the first two minutes after Nelson Oliveira picked out Jamie Ward with...

How long can Dele Ali and Harry Kane sustain their unbelievable form? Just when will Louis Van Gaal finally be shown the door? And do Arsenal really have the ability to clinch the title for the first time in 12 years? These are just a handful of questions that...

Saturday’s FA Cup Fourth Round pitted Liverpool against West Ham, in one of the few all-Premier League ties at this stage of the competition. Jurgen Klopp’s decision to play a team boasting a plethora of young talent and resting first-team players such as Roberto Firmino, James Milner and Jordan...

The honours and points were shared after a lively 0-0 encounter between Nottingham Forest and QPR, on a cold windy night at Forest’s City Ground on Tuesday 26th January. The home team, missing key players such as Henri Lansbury and Matty Fryatt, were unable to repeat their fortunes from the...

By the end of March, football fans worldwide were looking at a Champion’s League quarter final draw that lacked one distinct presence: any English teams. Liverpool did not qualify from their group, missing out to Real Madrid and Swiss Super League champions FC Basel. In the round of 16, Arsenal...