From Grealish to Gazza, we want players who excite us every time they have the ball
You don’t always know what Grealish will do next – the vital ingredient all exciting players must have.
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If you want to be different and better, you have to bear the risk of being different and worse
Statistical analysis can’t measure courage or tell you which individual has the capacity to lead.
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How Sheffield United, a starless team from another age, gatecrashed the top six
I do like to see ‘umble, ordinary northern clubs doing well.
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Manchester City, the model of a global super-club, once struggled to be noticed, never mind banned
The club has never quite managed to shed the rags of restless victimhood.
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How will new Premier League chief executive Richard Masters reshape football?
The 53-year-old Aston Villa fan discussed racism, regulation, and refereeing decisions at a recent media briefing.
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All hail Jürgen Klopp’s breathtaking Liverpool side, the finest sight in modern football
The fame and love for Liverpool in the next ten years will be even more widespread than that for Man…
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The life and death of an All-Star: Remembering Kobe Bryant
Bryant was one of the world’s most revered athletes and an inspiring role model for many – but he was…
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“There’s only one United,” they sing at Old Trafford. Not true, there’s another 12 of them
Our commentators, too, act as if there is only one sodding United.
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