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Who should be first choice England goalkeeper?
Time is running out for Gareth Southgate to decide who will be the starting goalkeeper for England at Euro 2020. Incumbent Jordan Pickford is currently sidelined with a rib injury, which has given others a chance to impress in World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland.
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Who is the oldest Premier League player of all time?
They say you’re as old as you feel but, when it comes to professional sports, there is a definite expiry date to your career. Footballers tend to be at their peak between the ages of 27 and 29. This notion is supported by the World Cup, where the average age of winning teams in the 21 World Cup finals since 1930 is between 27 and 28.
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Are Premier League pitches different sizes?
Not only are Premier League pitches different sizes but teams have been known to deliberately alter the dimensions of their pitch to play to their strengths or neutralise that of their opponents, thus gaining an advantage.
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6 contenders for Premier League goal of the season
Dwight McNeil and Erik Lamela scored Goal of the Season contenders in another busy weekend of Premier League action. McNeil’s long-range curler and Lamela’ impudent Rabona are sure to feature on highlight reels come the end of the campaign, but which other goals are also in the mix for honours? We’ve picked out six of the best goals of the Premier League season so far.
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Is it Europa League or bust for Tottenham?
With results going their way the day before, the stage was perfectly set for Tottenham to increase their chances of a top four finish at the end of the season and all they had to do, was get the better of their pesky neighbours Arsenal.
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Tom Brady proves that Ronaldo could return to Manchester United
In football, they say you should never go back but, despite this, speculation over a potential Cristiano Ronaldo return to Manchester United has spiked a number of times since he left Old Trafford over a decade ago.
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Chris Wilder deserved better from Sheffield United
Before and after, there was anger. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the relationship between Sheffield United fans and players bordered on hatred in 2016 and it took Chris Wilder, a pub-going Blades fan himself, to reconnect both sides.
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Harry Kane needs to cut out dangerous play before somebody gets hurt
On the basis of his disciplinary record, Harry Kane is a model professional. The centre forward has only ever been sent off once in his career and that came all the way back when he was on loan at Leyton Orient.
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FA Cup quarter-finals 2021: One key player per team
The 2021 FA Cup is reaching the business end, with the last weekend of action before the March international break seeing the quarter-finals of this famous old competition take place. There are no genuine minnows left, meaning we won’t see any of the biggest FA Cup upsets this weekend, but there are some top notch ties.
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Dwight McNeil still the brightest star at Burnley
Erik Lamela scored the goal of the Premier League weekend, but the effort from Dwight McNeil wasn’t far behind. His brilliant strike in Burnley’s 2-1 victory over Everton was important too, moving Sean Dyche’s side nine points clear of the bottom three and within touching distance of survival.
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