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Premier League’s opening madness may well shatter our preconceptions

Sport Luke Feltham - 9 Oct 2020

Thanks to several unique circumstances, this season will likely confound everyone, from pundits to economists

Expect no charity from football’s elite

Sport Luke Feltham - 3 Oct 2020

We should let go of the hope that our favourite clubs are going to act altruistically in English football’s looming financial crisis

Lala kahle Kaunda Ntunja

Sport Lungani Zama - 21 Jul 2020

South African rugby has lost a gentle giant in Kaunda Ntunja. His commentary in isiXhosa poetically ushered in the Springboks’ first black captain and ‘popped champagne’ after Mapimpi’s magic

Manchester City CAS ruling counts for everything and nothing

Sport Luke Feltham - 16 Jul 2020

It may leave a sour taste in the mouth, but the lack of sanction for Manchester City, aside from a fine that amounts to small change, doesn’t affect the bigger picture

Klopp and his Beatles move on from ‘Yesterday’

Sport Lungani Zama - 6 Jul 2020

The wait was long and painful, from the endless jokes to that Steven Gerrard slip. But after 30 years Liverpool are finally Premier League champions of England

Five talking points from the EPL’s return

Sport Agence France Presse - 22 Jun 2020

The Premier League returned after three months. Here are the things we learnt over the weekend

Football will define its own destiny as it returns to a strange world

Coronavirus Luke Feltham - 16 Jun 2020

The superstars of the Premier League are back and how they do will determine whether they remain relevant – on and off the pitch

Red Devils have found their superstar

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 10 Mar 2020

In Bruno Fernandes the club have finally found that talismanic midfield playmaker to build a team around

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Article Kieran Canning - 9 Mar 2020

Derby delight for the Red Devils kept them on Chelsea's coattails in the battle for a top-four finish, but it was also a good Sunday for the Blues as they thrashed Everton 4-0.

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Article Kieran Canning - 2 Mar 2020

Liverpool lost their invincibility as they were beaten by Watford who climbed out of the relegation zone. The top four race continued with its inconsistency

United must make Champions League to boost coffers

Article Agency - 28 Feb 2020

The club's revenue for the three months to December 31 fell nearly 20% because of a £39-million drop in broadcasting income

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Article John Weaver - 24 Feb 2020

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was firmly back in the spotlight in the Premier League this weekend as Manchester United and Arsenal...

Race for Champions League descends into madness

Article Luke Feltham - 19 Feb 2020

Predicting who will qualify for Europe next season is now shamefully a fool’s errand

Tragic trailblazer Fashanu honoured as homophobic United fans shamed

Article Pirate Irwin - 19 Feb 2020

Fashanu will be honoured on what would have been his 59th birthday, an occasion also marked by a reminder from Manchester United that homophobia still exists in football

Pit stop ignites fourth-place Premier League war

Article Luke Feltham - 7 Feb 2020

Dodgy signings, an unusual break and a fresh outlook leave everything to play for in the final months

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