Manchester City were banned from the Champions League for two seasons and fined €30m in February 2020, after it was found that they had misled UEFA when they broke Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules for the second time. Nonetheless, rumours had been making the rounds that they would get off on appeal, which led to a recent decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). They found that “MCFC has contravened Article 56 of the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations”, and decided th

Unless the Norwegian magic’s up a streak that puts Jurgen Klopp to shame, even Uri Geller won’t be able to bend reality in a way that makes his continued stay at Manchester United tenable. The combined talents of Dynamo and David Blaine wouldn’t be enough of a distraction from their stuttering form, even if their dead eyes and monotone voices would haunt you for decades afterwards. But back to Solskjaer, who looks increasingly haunted himself. For all the thigh slapping meme-worthy content his

Bolton. Once the preserve of Vernon Kay, they were memorably hard to beat in the old days at the Reebok. Sam Allardyce led the club to their best spell in recent years after the turn of the century, using the new-fanged idea of analysing data with the help of Prozone to give his team a tactical edge. Big Sam managed to get the most out of talents like Jay Jay Okocha and two-time Champions League winner Ivan Campo, and it culminated with a runners-up medal in the 2003/04 League Cup, and European

Currently third in League One, Wycombe Wanderers lie in 18th when you look at the form table over the past ten weeks. It’s a feat in and of itself, but what’s going to happen to a side that nobody considered as real promotion candidates at the start of the season? Will they continue to slip down the table towards irrelevance, or will Gareth Ainsworth’s men be able to find a second wind as they fight for a spot in the Championship? Ainsworth has managed the team since September 2012, leading th

Aleksandar Mitrović is tearing up the Championship, and recently returned from a minor injury to keep up his goal scoring efforts for a Fulham side vying to get back into the Premier League at the first time of asking. Will the £40m man be able to take the Lilywhites to the top flight, and do they have any chance of holding onto him in the long-term? Many strikers vow to take up the mantle of Alan Shearer when they sign on the dotted line as Newcastle’s number nine. Mitrović was no different,

I’m not a magnate by any means, but I can empathise with Glenn Tamplin to an extent. After all, what football fan wouldn’t want to own their local club, having a chance to live out your best seasons of Championship Manager in real-life? Tamplin went a step further than most and quickly installed himself as the manager at Romford FC after purchasing the club in November 2019, making it the second time he’s done so after a similar stunt at Billericay Town. Seen as the worst team in the league at

Broadcasting the Premier League is worth mega-money worldwide, and they’d do anything to ensure that games continue to be shown as normal. They did try to muddle on for as long as possible following the outbreak of Covid-19, until Mikel Arteta’s infection brought the stark reality of the situation to the fore. With the news that league football was to be stopped completely, Barnet Chairman Anthony Kleanthous made the decision to lay off all 60 of his non-playing staff, citing the coronavirus a

A number of recent reports suggest that Premier League players have been told to be ready for training at the end of May. According to ESPN sources, EFL games will be played from June 6 onwards after an initial three-week preseason starting on May 16, which fits the rough schedule mentioned above. Football might be awakening from its slumber in the lower leagues of England, but with the 20 Premier League teams set to have a video conference on Friday, what's the timeline looking like for a ret

If the points-per-game (PPG) system is used to decide promotion and relegation in the Football League, who will be the biggest winners and losers all the way from the Championship down to League Two? Economic uncertainties have certainly hit the Football League hard in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and there’s no sign that it’s about to let up. With no discernible form of income, teams can’t afford the myriad of medical costs that form a projected £8 million bill for coronavirus testin

Alan Pardew took charge of Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag in December 2019, tasked with staving off relegation for the unfancied Dutch team. Based in The Hague, their form leading up to the appointment was criminal. Pardew’s first role since being sacked by West Brom in 2018, how did he fare in the following months, and did he manage to keep them up? (SPOILER - Kind of.) From touchline antics with David Meyler, to ‘that’ dance, it’s easy to find sticks to beat Pardew with if you take the time to