There was a discernible shift in the tone adopted by Milan’s new directors after Sunday’s defeat by Roma. The language was softer, more sy...

Kuko Ziganda was the easy choice. His experience managing Athletic’s youth sides stood heavily in his favour. For a club that has self-imposed s...

When dealing with a problem as complex as England, attributing repeated, myriad failings to fear sounds like a reductive explanation. Nevertheless, at...

Between last season and this, Burnley have managed to flip from being abject away from home (seven points from 19 games) to extremely competent (eight...

Given their size and tradition, Brazil and Argentina are always expected to roll out a production line of talent. The story with the other South Ameri...

Since January of last season, when a training ground bust-up with Antonio Conte went public, it has been evident that Diego Costa was destined for a C...

Plaudits tend to mean more when they arrive from your opponents, even if they are being used to make a point. And by showering Sampdoria coach Marco G...

    The 1995/96 Premier League season had a lot going for it. Three years into its new form, English football had started to resemble th...

Manchester United supporters are desperate for Luke Shaw to become the player they think he is capable of being. When he signed from Southampton as a ...

There are always plenty of promising youngsters working their way through the production line of South American club football – an example of th...

Manchester City continue to impress. While their 5-0 demolition of Crystal Palace at the Etihad wasn’t unexpected, it did mean that they took th...

Fran Escriba was never Villarreal’s man. The 52-year-old coach was appointed after former boss Marcelino walked out on the eve of the 2016/2017 ...