by Amy Lawrence | Oct 10, 2017 | Sports
London – Jack Wilshere looks like a player determined to grasp every moment of football he is offered this season, and his mini renaissance since returning to fitness and the fold at Arsenal has made him want to commit to the club for the long term. Wilshere’s...
by Jonathan Wilson | Sep 30, 2017 | Sports
London – In November last year, Belgium played Estonia in a World Cup qualifier in Brussels. They won 8-1, which meant the game was at least slightly memorable. In the longer term, though, far more significant than the scoreline, and perhaps even than the fact...
by Dominic Fifield | Sep 30, 2017 | Sports
London- It was about two minutes after the final whistle, while Antonio Conte and his victorious players were still massing to acknowledge their fans’ delirious celebrations up in the gods, when the television cameras focused in upon their man. Diego Costa was sitting...
by David Hynter | Sep 29, 2017 | Sports
London – Slaven Bilic knows how it goes in his line of work. Once a manager is in danger, once the narrative becomes entrenched, it can begin to feel like the long kiss goodbye. “Once that’s opened, then it basically doesn’t stop,” the West Ham manager said...
by David Hynter | Sep 27, 2017 | Sports
London- Arsène Wenger has insisted he is not seeking to make any sort of point to Alexis Sánchez over his selections of the forward so far this season. Sánchez tried and failed to force a move to Manchester City before the closure of the summer transfer window and...