When Unai Emery accepted the challenge of reviving Aston Villa at a time when the club was fretting about relegation to the Championship, he voiced
Category: Football
Time running out for Liverpool to make themselves serial winners
It’s the 94th minute at Estádio da Luz in October. Benfica are winning 4-0 and Atlético Madrid are in utter disarray. Zeki Amdouni runs the
Donnarumma denies Liverpool and Núñez to send PSG through on penalties
Luis Enrique exploded across the Anfield pitch when Désiré Doué struck the winning penalty and was still leaping on Paris Saint-Germain players and officials when
Kane and Davies complete emphatic Bayern Munich win over Leverkusen
Normal service has been resumed in Germany. Perhaps it has in the Champions League, too, given Bayern Munich are in the quarter-finals for a sixth
Lamine Yamal bamboozles Benfica as Barcelona advance in name of Carles Miñarro
Barcelona qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals in the name of Carles Miñarro, as a journey they began together continued in his absence. On Tuesday
Ratcliffe’s straight-talking gunslinger act dissolves into double-speak | Barney Ronay
A core strength of Ineos is direct accountability. Matrix structures are by definition amorphous, confusing, and create places for people to hide. Hmm. That does
Fifa accused of blocking labour inspection at 2026 World Cup stadium
Fifa has been accused of reneging on a commitment to ensure workers’ safety on World Cup projects by refusing inspectors access to observe conditions inside
Diego Maradona medics go on trial accused of criminal negligence
An Argentinian neurosurgeon and six other medical professionals have gone on trial in Buenos Aires over the death of the legendary footballer Diego Maradona. Ardent
Ronaldo and Real Valladolid: with the magic gone, all that’s left is a crisis | Sid Lowe
At the end of training on Friday, as Real Valladolid’s players left the annex next to the José Zorrilla stadium and headed off under grey
How modern football’s exploitation model brewed fan resentment | Jonathan Wilson
On Sunday, thousands of Manchester United fans marched in protest at the club’s ownership. The week before last, there was a (much smaller) march against