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Dane wants time but before Saturday’s match against Liverpool, faithful are frustrated by stodgy performancesThere are plenty of well-known checkpoints in the life cycle of a Tottenham manager and we have reached one with Thomas Frank. It is the pleading for time bit. “If nobody gets this, nobody wi…
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Forward thought to favour move to LiverpoolRelease clause understood to be a bit less than £65mManchester United are vying with Liverpool and Manchester City to sign Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth in early January, with Ruben Amorim having first expressed an interest in the 25-year-old last summer…
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Presented by the Bank Policy Institute — {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   PRESENTED BY THE BANK POLICY INSTITUTE The Big Story  Sports betting makes more fans less trustful: Poll A growing number of U.S. adults are losing trust in pro and college sports, thanks to the proliferation o…
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Club remain bemused by head coach creating speculation he has issues with the hierarchy who want to avoid drama at all costsOne of the theories doing the rounds this week is that Enzo Maresca is behaving like someone who wants to be sacked. He has stumbled into a fight he cannot win. It did not go d…
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After 16 games they are yet to win and are on course to break Derby’s record of securing 11 points in a seasonBy WhoScoredAt what point does a relegation scrap turn into a scramble to prevent an historic crisis? Wolves appear to be answering that question this season. Sixteen games into the season t…
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⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail MichaelChelsea’s press conference has started.Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager, is asked about the stories linking him to the Manchester City job.It doesn’t affect me. It’s 100% speculation. In this…
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The Frenchman, who has been named the best male footballer in the world by the Guardian, has benefitted from PSG’s focus on the team rather than individualsWhat makes a good player great, and a great player the best? This question has been occupying me since 2014, when the Guardian first asked me to…