Special Interest

Four games into the 2026/26 Premier League season, and Aston Villa don’t have a goal to their name. Two points, zero goals, 19th place… Unai, what’s going on? While we’re only four games in, and they’re not doomed just yet, but this certainly is a harrowing start for the Villains. After qualifying for a place in Europe for the third consecutive season, only missing out on a place in the UEFA Champions League on goal difference last season, Aston Villa have a mountain to climb if they want to remain on that stage. 🚨🔻 Aston Villa have NOT won a…

If you were to flick on a USA game these days, you wouldn’t find yourself watching a team brimming with confidence. Despite sitting 15th in the FIFA World Rankings, Mauricio Pochettino’s men have appeared to be in crisis mode since his appointment almost one year ago to the day. Not that the problems started with him, but his presence has done little to shift the mess that must be growing behind the scenes. This week’s 2-0 victory over Japan in a friendly ended a streak of defeats against top-25 opposition, but does little to paper over the cracks. With only…

Sometimes you mess up at work, sometimes you embarrass yourself in front of your colleagues, but have you ever been sacked inside your first few weeks? It’s no secret that modern-day football is cut-throat and bloody when it comes to managerial decisions, but now we’re entering dangerous territory. Erik Ten Hag has been dismissed from his role at Bayer Leverkusen after just three competitive games in charge. He was given just 63 days to fill Xabi Alonso’s shoes before the club ultimately decided he wasn’t the one. But what can anybody do with such a short window to succeed? Especially…

While football fans have always recognised the English Premier League as the biggest league in world football, there was a period where even their finest sides couldn’t get close to La Liga’s giants. For almost two decades, from the early 2000s to the early 2020s, La Liga teams have been at the forefront of European football, dominating on the UEFA Champions League and Europa League stages despite fierce competition. In fact, it took Chelsea’s UEFA Conference League victory over Real Betis to end a 24-year record of Spanish teams triumphing in major finals. In the previous 27 major finals containing…