In the match of the tournament, Eusebio’s late penalty couldn’t forestall his tears. Bobby Charlton’s double secured a historic, earth-shaking victory England – one a century in the making. After their triumph over the Soviet Union yesterday evening, West Germany will...

One last chance. There's always one last chance. Tactics, mind-games, a thousand man-hours of preparation: all drop out the equation, rendered meaningless in the face of one. last. chance. Except in Lisbon tonight, there were two. In the end, it was a tale of two...

As the ball found the flashing feet of Phil Foden for what seemed like the millionth time inside the opening half an hour, it became apparent that they were actively seeking him out. A Manchester City side which boasts such supreme talent in its ranks was channelling...

How the mighty have fallen. After 18 straight league wins, with the chance to break a record, Liverpool put up a goose egg against the 19th (now 17th) place team in the league, Watford. It was a game which will have few ramifications, but it was indicative of the...

Matchweek 27 was an interesting one, fueled by further VAR controversy (against Chelsea, again), a tight match for Liverpool, who just managed to pull out a win, a great match between Leicester and Manchester City (Leicester will also feel hard done by VAR for not...

How time flies. Less than a year ago, Manchester City had domination – both sporting and financial – lined up in the crosshairs. Premier League champions two seasons running, record-breaking revenue streams and the world’s best coach in the driving seat meant that the...

VAR. Howard Webb. Tom Henning Ovrebo. Anthony Taylor. Chris Kavanagh. What do all of these things have in common? An uncanny, almost conspiracy-theory-inducing way of absolutely bending Chelsea over. Up until this week, it had seemed as though some teams (LiVARpool,...

Fun fact:  the difference between fourth place and dead last is smaller than the difference between 1st and third place and is only two points larger than the difference between first and second place. Liverpool has created a gulf so big, it’s akin to playing...

The FA Cup – if you have to keep telling yourself that the magic hasn’t gone, the magic has probably gone. But gone for who, exactly? Certainly not for Tranmere Rovers who, in the third round, overturned a three-goal deficit away to Premier League Watford, winning the...

An England star injures himself in the run-up to an international tournament. He rushes his recovery in order to make the final 23. Manifestly unfit, he hobbles and winces his way through the competition as a passenger, the television cameras panning theatrically...

At this point it’s fair to ask if Arsenal will make it to 50 points. Historically, 50 points has been about the break-even point to reach the top eight, with a small amount of deviation above or below 50. With only 14 matches left in the season (I know, crazy right?),...

Matchweek 22 brought us a new second place team, with Manchester City drubbing Aston Villa and Leicester City falling prey to Southampton’s surprising run of form. Southampton have now not lost since December 14th and have won four of their last five, bringing them up...