Arsenal can enjoy the boredom. In a weekend brimming with goals, the most boring match can be the most important. Even if the big winners of the day were Liverpool in a sense, they showed their staying power as Arsenal crashed out of the Premier League top spot and their 100 per cent record in… Read More »
General view of Etihad Stadium (Getty Images) The 2023/24 Premier League season is underway and you can follow every match and every goal here with The Independent. This year, Manchester City are looking to defend their crown and capture a historic fourth consecutive title. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and… Read More »
While footballer Pep Guardiola was looking for a club in 2005, he spent a rainy afternoon craning his neck as Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion played a goalless draw that consisted largely of head tennis. “I was squirming because it was quite a direct play,” Tony Sharkey, the football manager who arranged Guardiola’s visit… Read More »
England will face Brazil at Wembley this evening, with Gareth Southgate’s side continuing their preparations for Euro 2024 with an important friendly match. The Three Lions suffered an injury crisis in their penultimate game before Southgate named his training squad for this summer’s European Championship; captain Harry Kane and winger Bukayo Saka are among those… Read More »
Elliot Daly starts on the wing for England against France (Getty Images) Had it not been for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s concussion symptoms, the fact that the first two teams would have been in the starting 11 for Saturday’s clash with Lyon reflects how both England and France improved last weekend. The England winger was ruled out… Read More »
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left stunned by his team’s failure to award an injury-time penalty as Pep Guardiola unleashed another dazzling and controversial saga in his latest Premier League clash. Jeremy Doku’s move on Alex Mac Allister in the 98th minute was left unpunished by referee Michael Oliver and VAR was deemed fair by… Read More »