Since the debacle of the European Super League (ESL), football fans of England’s ‘top six’ (Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur) have questioned how their club is being run. The ESL […]
COVID & the gender pay gap in sport
Kate Hall discusses the gender pay gap and stereotypes in sport.
Kepa Me On Boss
Image Credit [Washington Post] Manchester City’s victory in this year’s Carabao Cup was overshadowed by Kepa’s refusal to be substituted before the penalty shootout, with the Chelsea keeper’s actions taking the shine off of City’s […]
Ruthless City dispatch mediocre Manchester United
Image Credit [Fox Sports Asia] Manchester City continued their unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign with a convincing 3-1 win at home to rivals Manchester United. Goals from David Silva, Kun Aguero and Ilkay […]
A Tale of Two Halves
Since 1982, the unstoppable Manchester City have only won once at Anfield; and Tuesday night proved that stat will remain until further notice. Liverpool exhibited earlier in the season that their relentless pressing could emit […]
Pep Guardiola is building a dynasty on one half of Manchester; the other half can merely stand by and hark back to glories of the past
One moment, in Manchester City’s decisive 3-1 victory over Everton on Saturday evening, encapsulated – more than any other – what this seasons’ champions-in-waiting are all about. And what their neighbours are so distant from. […]
Pep put in prickly position
Premier League all but won, Carabao Cup champions, Champions League favourites, talk of being the best English team of all time – it’s fair to say Manchester City and Pep Guardiola are having a near […]
City back to their best – Premier League Review 29/30th Oct
Manchester City, after a recent drop in form, returned to their scintillating best on Saturday as they dismantled West Brom at the Hawthorns with considerable ease, winning 4-0. This was followed by Tuesday night’s hugely […]
City do the Double
Manchester City Women have now firmly established their dominance in women’s football, securing both the FAWSL title and the Continental Cup in the past two weeks. City had never previously won the FAWSL, and have […]
Mixed week for English teams in Champions League
This was a week of contrasting fortunes for the English representatives in Europe, with 2 wins, a draw and a defeat. MANCHESTER CITY were in action on Tuesday night, hoping to use their visitors Roma […]
Sport | Breathtaking Premier League season comes to a close
A breathtaking season of Premier League football came to a relatively lacklustre conclusion on Sunday as Manchester City were crowned champions for the second time in three years. A comfortable 2-0 win over West Ham […]
Sport | Liverpool in pole position for Premier League glory
A crucial 3-2 win over Manchester City saw Liverpool emerge as title favourites after another weekend of scintillating Premier League football. On the weekend before the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, Steven Gerrard’s tearful […]