Ted Lasso flies off back to Kansas after three important, cherished years at the top
Ted Lasso has been a cultural phenomenon for three years, but what’s it like from a football perspective and now that it’s over, might there be a spin-off?
Articles By Ian King
The financially bloated Premier League’s streaming whack-a-mole game has no end
The battle against the pirates continues as a gang are jailed for providing live football for £10 a month, which sounds like utopia to us.
Leicester City’s relegation is a calamity but it must engender change and quick
Leicester aren’t the first club to go from being champions to getting relegated in just a few years, but the club won’t recover unless they look forward.
Who’s running the show at Leeds United? Can anybody light that fire again?
Leeds United need substantial rebuilding work following relegation from the Premier League, and they have just two months to get it all done. It’s not long.
The F365 Expectations Table ranks 20 Premier League clubs from Brighton to Chelsea
With Brighton at the top and Chelsea at the bottom, the F365 Expectations Table proves that money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness in the Premier League.
16 Conclusions as Everton scramble to Premier League safety but fans still rage against the board
Everton are safe by the tips of their fingers; Leicester and Leeds are down. Perhaps this time the alarm bells ringing around Goodison Park will be heard.
Bayern did not hunt like Man City v Arsenal but Dortmund were scared by average shadow anyway
Borussia Dortmund had it set up on a plate, but still failed to end Bayern Munich’s stranglehold on the Bundesliga. Will this grip ever be broken?
The regrettable Ivan Toney case is a reminder of football’s growing gambling problem
The details of the Ivan Toney case have been made public, and they will only prompt further questions about the appropriateness of gambling ads in football.
Stockport County won’t be playing Manchester City again soon, but their rise has been incredible
Stockport County head for Wembley for the League Two play-off final in rude health after a decade of serious decline which almost killed the club.
Julen Lopetegui is asking uncomfortable questions of the owners at Wolves
A storm could be brewing at Wolves, with manager Julen Lopetegui asking awkward questions of the owners after some pretty wild spending over the last year.
Ten years after winning the FA Cup, Wigan are riding their luck by avoiding a tailspin
In the decade since they beat Manchester City in the cup final, Wigan have been relegated five times, won League One three times and been in administration.
Manchester City may be a juggernaut right now, but all things must pass
Manchester City may be in a period of dominance on the pitch right now, but this kind of spell always has a sell-by date.
Bayern and Dortmund will go to the wire; there will be more blood at the Allianz
Bayern Munich may be about to lose the Bundesliga title for the first time in a decade after losing to RB Leipzig. Bring on the blood-letting.
Vinicius Junior is right to lose his rag at Spanish football’s racism mitigation
Vinicius Junior has been subject to vicious racism all season, but no-one in Spain seems to want to do anything about it. If anything, quite the opposite.
Arsenal surrender and Nottingham Forest safety finally confirmed on an evening without jeopardy
Manchester City are the champions and Nottingham Forest have survived relegation. This wasn’t the result Arsenal wanted from their trip to The City Ground.
Spurs don’t deserve to keep brilliant Kane as they fold into mediocrity yet again
Spurs ended their home season in an appropriately downbeat way against an excellent Brentford team. If Harry Kane’s future is in doubt, why should he stay?
Phil Jones is right: he gave ‘everything’ to Man Utd and deserves better than memes and mockery
Phil Jones is leaving Manchester United after 12 years, and the letter that marks his departure is a personal touch which does him considerable credit.
Sheffield Wednesday somehow create history but their ultimate job is still only half-done
In coming from four goals down to beat Peterborough in the League One play-off semi-final, Sheffield Wednesday have created a little piece of history.
Luton Town: The fall and rise of a football club eventually saved by love
Luton Town are one game from the Premier League, but whatever happens in the Championship play-off final, they’ve come a long way just to get to this juncture.
16 Conclusions as Manchester City book their UCL final tickets for Istanbul
Manchester City put Real Madrid to the sword with a 4-0 UCL semi-final win that could have been even worse for the visitors. All hail the new overlords.
When Manchester City found themselves getting relegated by Luton Town
Forty years ago this week and only six years after they’d been just two points from winning the title, Manchester City were relegated by Luton.
Man City v Real Madrid: Disruptors v establishment for Champions League and Haaland
The day before Real Madrid and Manchester City, a story linking Erling Haaland to Madrid in the press drops. It’s Old Money vs New Money, as ever.
Southampton need more than a thousand bad ideas after their whimper-less relegation
Southampton badly need a complete reset and relegation from the Premier League needs careful handling. Are the club’s owners Sport Republic up to the task?
Arsenal need to be bullish and act like a Big Club amid nonsense ‘bottle’ talk
Arsenal have probably ended their chances of winning the Premier League this season, but the buillding blocks are still in place for them to grow further.
Notts County promotion can draw a line under an unhappy 20 years
Notts County are back in the EFL and deserved their promotion, even though they cut it fine after play-offs after coming so close in the league.
The Women’s FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Man Utd is a reminder of how far the game has come
This year’s Women’s FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United will be watched by a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium…
Chelsea and Forest want the season over but for vastly different reasons
Chelsea just need their new manager and a lot of reorganisation. Forest keep on having to fight for air, but this was a welcome point from Stamford Bridge…
Manchester United ‘summer of chaos’ talk is hyperbole but sale and slump has left club reeling
The sale of Manchester United has been an extremely drawn-out process and it may not even result in a full one. Pressure is building again at Old Trafford.
We’re all team David Moyes as West Ham’s poor season could become a great one
West Ham United manager David Moyes hasn’t had a career festooned with silverware, but the Europa Conference League offers a chance to rectify that.
Birmingham City kept right on to the end of the road; now for a better future
Few other clubs have had such a miserable time for such a long time as Birmingham City, but new ownership may finally be signalling a brighter future.