While English football looks forward to the prospect of four domestic clubs competing in two European cup finals next week, the historic achievement threatens to overshadow the national side’s appearance in the semi-finals of the inaugural Nations League. When Gareth Southgate’s men qualified for the latter stages of the tournament back in November, the country […]
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Everton unable to wake from nightmare start
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The decision by Everton’s billionaire majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri to spend £134m on new players this summer was designed to help the squad hold their own against the Premier League elite. In spite of the departure of Romelu Lukaku, the club’s fans hoped that after finishing seventh in […]
Europa League performance sounds death knell for Louis van Gaal
After Manchester United recently won four matches in a row for the first time this season, people began to suggest Louis van Gaal may survive to see out the final season of his three-year contract that ends in 2017. His side’s performance against Liverpool in the Europa League this week should put paid to that […]