Short-term thinking Surely we are at the stage where we do not need to constantly criticise players who have not reached the level a fan wants them to in the first few months of the season? We can all now look at Jack Grealish being integral to Manchester City’s title-winning side
Tag: The Guardian
Women’s World Cup 2023: your guide to all 736 players
Moving the Goalposts | After an eight-year break, Ireland’s Sinead Farrelly is World Cup-bound
Dominik Szoboszlai: the complete player set to impress at Liverpool
As Liverpool set about reinforcing their midfield this summer, they first opted for the Premier League-proven Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, paying £35m for Argentina’s World Cup winner. The Anfield club’s next move was to sign Dominik Szoboszlai, who at 22 is already captain of Hungary. Liverpool paid RB Leipzig his
Declan Rice arrives at Arsenal as driving force to unify Arteta’s midfield reboot
Football clubs were born to represent communities and fans, not owners | Jonathan Wilson
Premier League 2022-23 review: the season’s best photos
August The season began with Manchester City’s new £51m signing, Erling Haaland, scoring … a lot. The Norwegian struck twice on his Premier League debut at West Ham, scored another against Newcastle where City rescued a 3-3 draw, and then racked up back-to-back hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. Contrast
Vera Pauw counts injury cost as Ireland announce Women’s World Cup squad
The Republic of Ireland manager, Vera Pauw, says it was “impossible” for injury victims Aoife Mannion and Megan Campbell to have made her Women’s World Cup squad. The defensive pair, who play for Manchester United and Liverpool respectively, were not included on the 23-player list named by Pauw on Wednesday for
Craig Brown: a Scotland legend – video obituary
Craig Brown, the much-loved former Scotland manager, has died at the age of 82. After a playing career with Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk was cut short by a knee injury, Glasgow-born Brown moved into management with Clyde in 1977. He managed at both club level and internationally, leading the national