The draw for the FA third round takes place today – Andrew Kearns/CameraSport via Getty Images A first Tyne-Wear derby since 2016 and the first time Sunderland have been withdrawn to play Newcastle in the FA Cup since the quarter-final defeat in 1956 was the pick for the third round of the 2023-2024 tournament. Eddie … Read more
Ange Postecoglou’s journey to the Premier League has been a long one – Getty Images/Gyln Kirk The story starts with Vince Grella, once at Blackburn Rovers and also an international from Australia, who recommends Ange Postecoglou to Frank Trimboli, one of Europe’s biggest football agents. From there, a management career began to take shape. As … Read more
Terry Venables, who has died aged 80, is best known for his time as England manager. What other country did he rule? Kuwait Australia Qatar republic of Ireland Venables played for a number of England teams including the schoolboy team, several youth teams, the senior team and… England amateur team England over-50s England 10 pin … Read more
Gunners forget the fuss of getting it right with white The good news just keeps pouring in for Arsenal. They are nearing agreement on a new deal with Ben White and it is the latest evidence of an efficient approach that avoids the kind of confusion they have seen in the past when contracts expired. … Read more
Editor’s Note: these figures refer to teams’ performance in this week’s round of matches and not their chances of winning the competition as a whole. A+ Arsenal Five Arsenal goals at half-time and six different goalscorers at full-time, this was Mikel Arteta’s team at their attacking best, and they took heavy revenge on the French … Read more
“What are the ‘biggest’ (competitive) international and club matches that have never taken place, i.e. the teams that have never played against each other competitively?” asks David Mills. Pete Tomlin kicks things off for us with the kind of researched answer that could put us out of a job. “I looked at international matches and … Read more