Category: Football

The way Virgil van Dijk put it on Sunday, a saga had the feel of a formality. “Everything that embodies Liverpool that is just part of me,” he said. A […]

As the game at the Bernabeu got into gear, and Real Madrid so struggled to open Arsenal in play, they tried to get at them in a different way. They […]

Spanish newspapers have echoed a sentiment of despair after Real Madrid failed to even hint at staging a remontada against Arsenal in the Champions League. Los Blancos were dumped out […]

Amid all the recriminations within Real Madrid, and some “ruthless” words in the Bernabeu dressing room, there were also some surprising words from Thibaut Courtois. The goalkeeper had been one […]

Liverpool are in touching distance of securing the Premier League title after Virgil van Dijk’s late header earned the Reds a 2-1 win over West Ham at Anfield. The Reds […]

As David Raya walked out of the cavernous Bernabeu media room, having said Arsenal are “super-convinced” they can win – and then repeating it – Mikel Arteta gave him a […]

It is Real Madrid against the Premier League. It often is. When Arsenal line up in the Bernabeu, it will be Real’s 22nd game against English opposition since the start […]

Au revoir, Aston Villa. But if there was a way to exit the Champions League, this was it. An epic, extraordinary effort was in vain and yet valiant and magnificent. […]

Newcastle United host Crystal Palace in a midweek Premier League clash tonight as they compete in a rearranged fixture that could take them up to third in the table. The […]

Real Madrid host Arsenal in a Champions League quarter-final second leg hoping to pull off one of the great comebacks and book a place in the next round when the […]