Newcastle quartet among ten best players England must avoid losing to other countries
England have let a few players slip through the same net which reeled Declan Rice and Jack Grealish in before. There are decisions to be made at Newcastle.
Topical Top Ten
Arsenal man tops list of over-worked England players but it’s not Bukayo Saka
We’re only in November but these 10 England players have all logged a shedload of minutes this season; we’re surprised to see Bukayo Saka so low.
The 10 England players who have played most under Gareth Southgate
Raheem Sterling is the only player on this list not in England’s plans. Gareth Southgate has his favourites and tends to stick with them…
Man Utd winger inevitably tops list of 10 Premier League players in urgent need of a January move
No surprises at number one of our list of 10 Premier League players who really need good things to happen for them in the January transfer window.
Man Utd ‘role model’ among ten stars who made brilliant transfer decisions this summer
One Man Utd star made the brave decision to stay and another was bold enough to leave. This lot backed themselves with transfer calls and are showing why
Hojlund signing and Romero vice-captaincy among the biggest mistakes of the Premier League season
There has been some goalkeeper-based silliness and a few transfer decisions have been made to look foolish, such as Manchester United signing Rasmus Hojlund.
Top 10 best available managers features Conte, Zidane, Flick and… Frank Lampard
These are the managers that those currently under the cosh need to be most wary of. Even if most of them seem to be very choosy over their next project…
The 10 biggest problems in 10 post-Fergie years at Manchester United: voodoo, media leaks, Glazers…
Manchester United have lost as many home Premier League games since Sir Alex Ferguson left than when he was there. The problems have piled up over 10 years.
Ten crucial players who were almost sold by their clubs in the summer – failed Man Utd transfer at 9)
Some players were already established starters and others have come in from the cold, but each of these have been key after almost being sold in the summer.
The top 10 Premier League managers of all time so you can shout at us
Basically impossible to name the top 10 Premier League managers of all time, isn’t it? No 1) was easy but then…
Ten England players who need a January move to secure or claim a Euro 2024 spot
Some of these 10 are probably beyond saving, realistically. But you can’t have a topical top seven, can you? That way madness lies.
Arsenal go again, Liverpool’s midfield, Spurs’ defence: Top 10 pleasant surprises of the season so far
Pleasant surprises, these. Things that are going better than expected. Show us someone who thought Spurs’ defending would be good and we’ll show you a liar.
Vertonghen, Berti, Rijkaard, Tommasi: Ten even worse offside decisions than Luis Diaz v Tottenham
Remember when Luis Diaz had a goal disallowed for offside against Spurs but he wasn’t offside? Yeah? Good. Here are some other bad offside decisions.
Dyche, Conte, Ten Hag, Pep: The top 10 bald football managers in the world today
Nobody can rival Pep Guardiola for best bald manager, but where exactly to place Antonio Conte in this list poses problems for at least two clear reasons.
Arsenal, Pochettino and Liverpool signing ranked among the biggest disappointments of the season
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have all spent loads to become worse. One ‘super-important’ Liverpool signing has not lived up to the billing so far.
Top 10 best available managers features Conte, Nagelsmann and Zidane
Christophe Galtier, Philippe Clement and Oliver Glasner are among those managers on the shelf this summer, but Antonio Conte still tops the lot.
Man United next? Ten Premier League teams who dropped 10 places in a single season
Manchester United are currently 10 places below where they ended last season. Could they join this merry crew of co*k-ups?
Ten desperate Man Utd signings including hasty loans, a returning retiree and Cantona’s mate
They might have pooh-poohed the idea of signing Anwar El Ghazi but it sounds like just the kind of deal Man Utd would do. They have plenty of form for ...
One current, three former Man Utd players in top ten players likely to move to Saudi Arabia
Including an unwanted Manchester United flop, here is a ranking of the top 10 players who are still likely to make the move to the Middle East.
Top 10 Premier League transfer overpays features four Chelsea signings
Man Utd have two men on this list but Chelsea are the kings of overpaying – with four overspends coming under Todd Boehly.
Top 10 Premier League transfer underpays of all time includes three summer 2023 moves
Erling Haaland is the king of this but various release clauses and contract stand-offs have seen Premier League clubs underpay.
Liverpool legends feature in top 10 best massive-money transfers in history
Liverpool have spent big money very wisely indeed but the top three brilliant big-money signings come elsewhere.
Ten worst big-money transfers ever include Liverpool fleecing two rivals off and worst swap
Liverpool are the masters of duping teams into wasting huge money on awful signings; Chelsea are equally adept at being fooled for considerable cash.
The ten biggest transfer deadline day deals ever: Ozil at the Emirates, Robinho, Rooney
Transfer deadline day is looming and plenty of business is yet to be conducted. But it will take some doing to top any of these massive moves.
Man United and Liverpool urgently need midfield surgery: Top 10 Premier League transfer needs
Two games down and 10 days left to fill these conspicuous holes in Premier League squads. Lots of midfielders needed.
The most expensive Premier League teenagers ever: Martial finally dislodged by Chelsea signing
Liverpool want 19-year-old Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia but must both resist a possible Man Utd hijack and break one of their teenage transfer records.
Dyche leaves Everton, Chelsea above Liverpool, Man Utd outside top four and more kneejerk calls
The Premier League opening weekend is done and contained everything we need to know for the season, like Manchester United finishing outside the top four.
Your Szoboszlais, Your Timbers, Your Hojlunds: Top 10 Premier League virgins we’re excited to see
Straightforward, this: 10 players who are new to the Premier League this season that make us excited. We even resisted the James Milner banter.
Man Utd’s €190m Neymar ‘conversations’, Mbappe, Ronaldo and other failed world-record moves
Kylian Mbappe is the subject of a £259m bid from Al-Hilal which could be doomed to fail. But world-record moves have crashed before, as Man Utd well know.
Onana replacing De Gea at Man Utd ranks high in list of biggest Premier League goalkeeper upgrades
Inspired by Man United’s signing of Onana, here are the ten biggest goalkeeper upgrades in the Premier League since the summer of 2013.
Man City’s £160m move and enraging Spurs: the ten worst attempts at forcing Levy into selling Kane
The summer of 2021 is unrivalled in terms of transfer incompetence but no club seems to know how to persuade Daniel Levy and Spurs to sell Harry Kane.
Liverpool, Aston Villa double additions feature in top 10 Premier League transfers of the summer
This one does exactly what it says on the tin. Here are what we think are the top ten Premier League signings of the summer so far.
Chelsea dominate list of most expensive players to have won f*** all as Bayern bid for trophyless Kane
Bayern Munich want to make Harry Kane one of the most expensive players not to win a single thing, but Chelsea are masters of the lavish, trophyless signing.