by Paul Wilson | Oct 14, 2017 | Sports
London – Most of the Premier League attention will be on Anfield and the north-west derby on Saturday, even if Liverpool’s stuttering start to the season means Jürgen Klopp’s side already have seven points to make up on Manchester United. For different reasons...
by Paul Wilson | Oct 7, 2017 | Sports
London — An ancient cliche was conspicuous by its absence when Everton’s owner, Farhad Moshiri, gave Ronald Koeman a vote of confidence the other day. Older football followers in particular might have noted that in reporting it hardly anyone used the word “dreaded”....
by Paul Wilson | Sep 3, 2017 | Sports
London – Vincent Kompany is entering his 10th season in England and, at 31, the Manchester City and Belgium captain happily admits he is no longer the player he was when he joined from Hamburg under Mark Hughes. City supporters need not worry, this is not a...
by Paul Wilson | Aug 29, 2017 | Sports
London – What a disappointment. Only three weeks into the Premier League season and already it looks as if the Football Association’s initiative on diving and simulation is struggling to keep pace. Towards the end of last season we were told, if you recall, that...
by Paul Wilson | Aug 29, 2017 | Sports
London – Gareth Southgate laughs when the subject of a golden generation is jokingly raised. The England manager has just named a squad of 28 players from 15 different clubs, a far cry from some of his predecessors’ moans about a shrinking talent pool and a...