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Grand National 2021 tips – Three to back and one to avoid
The Grand National at Aintree takes place this Saturday and, despite Tiger Roll’s absence this year, the race is shaping up to be yet a cracker. Cloth Cap currently heads the ante-post market at 4/1, a surprisingly short price for a horse that’s never faced the National fences before.
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8 of the best Lionel Messi moments
Regardless of whether you think Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time, it’s undeniable that he has been one of the best players of the 21st century so far. With his magical left foot, electric pace, and mesmerising footwork, Messi has destroyed the best of the best in world football several times over and scored a ridiculous number of goals.
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Man City left seeking a replacement for Sergio Aguero
This summer may not see wholesale changes at Manchester City but, for the first time in 10 years, they will have to face life without Sergio Aguero. Not only has the club’s greatest ever goalscorer announced that he will be departing when his contract expires in a few weeks, as expected, but City boss Pep Guardiola is now facing up to a first in his career: he’ll have no world class striker to call upon.
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Most own goals in Premier League history | Top 5
The dreaded own goal. One wrong leg placement or a mistimed clearance can be the start of any defender’s nightmare. There’s only one possible response; hang your head in shame, take a deep breath, avoid eye contact with the crowd and wait for the whistle.
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Should Arsenal prioritise the Europa League?
Many teams will have welcomed the international break. For some, it served as an opportunity to nurse key players back to fitness. For others, it provided a chance for the type of intensive training ground work that has not been possible for much of the campaign due to the congested calendar.
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San Marino game shows folly of World Cup qualification
With England thrashing San Marino during the international break, the viewing public learned very little in the way of squad capability. If anything, the win turned a spotlight on the format of world cup qualification and the pointlessness of pitting one of the best teams in international football against a hapless bunch of semi-professionals.
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Will Southgate take a Euro 2020 risk on Jude Bellingham?
It has been a difficult decade for Birmingham City. The anniversary of their Carling Cup victory over Arsenal in 2011 passed at the end of February. On that day at Wembley Stadium, it was hard to foresee the depths of desolation and misery the club would fall to in the years that followed.
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What’s the state of play in Europe’s big five leagues?
A strange season is entering the run-in, with just a handful of games to go before the end of campaigns across Europe. Relegation, European qualification and titles are still to be decided in each of Europe’s big five leagues, so here is the state of play ahead of domestic football’s return this weekend.
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European Championship top scorers of all time
A major European Championship record is very likely to be broken this year. So much is still unknown about how the tournament will look a few months ahead of the big kick off, with decisions still to be made over venues and whether fans will be permitted to attend.
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Can Three Lions thrive under cautious Gareth Southgate?
Beer-filled parks and venues erupting all over England as Kieran Trippier bent a freekick into the net in Saint Petersburg has become a rather iconic and poignant sight. When Gareth Southgate’s three lions took the lead against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-final, anything seemed possible.
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