Business of Football: John Textor’s new grand plan, and Premier League made to fork out for lawyers
You would be forgiven for thinking that news of John Textor quitting all positions of authority at Lyon,…
PSG and Chelsea in the Club World Cup final reflects the state of the game in 2025
There was a temporary exhibit in the lobby of Trump Tower this week, near the 60-foot waterfall, the…
It is now blindingly obvious that PSG are the world’s best football team
Sixty-two games down, one game to go, 192 goals scored and almost 2.5million people through the turnstiles. The…
Europe asserts itself as Club World Cup threatens to reinforce football’s established order
Filipe Luis had staked his hopes on the right mix of European thought and Brazilian heart. Speaking in…
Liverpool Star to Stay This Summer Despite Interest from European Giants – Opinion
Why Liverpool Must Keep Ibrahima Konate This Summer Reports of Ibrahima Konate’s contract talks stalling have sparked speculation…
Forget the football – this is why the Club World Cup really matters
FIFA gave its 32 competing teams a billion reasons to take a revamped Club World Cup seriously when…
Arise, Sir David: But what does Beckham’s knighthood entail, and what does it mean?
So, arise, Sir David Beckham, and welcome to the small and exclusive band of people from the football…
Football’s capacity to make men cry: ‘I was buying milk and just burst into tears thinking about Palace’
Forget the scoreline in the top corner of the screen. The image of the distraught Inter Milan supporter…
French police detain dozens after football celebrations
French authorities detained 79 people in the second such wave of arrests during celebrations following Paris Saint-Germain’s football…
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, PSG’s Georgian artist whose football skills saved his father’s life
As a small boy, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia would sit and wait for the apples to grow. Summers were spent…
Playoffs in European football should come with ‘buyer beware’ warning
So, are copies of “Moneyball” that hard to find in France? That was one of my first thoughts…
Five of the biggest title collapses in European football as Ajax implode
Ajax are on the verge of a nightmare title collapse after the Dutch side conceded a 99th-minute equaliser…