English football
Why Dutch managers are having a hard time in the Premier League – but Arne Slot can break the trend at Liverpool
Arne Slot has landed the Liverpool job thanks to continued success at Feyenoord – Martin Rickett/PA When Arne Slot is officially unveiled as Liverpool’s new manager, there will already be doubts about his ability to maintain Jurgen Klopp’s success given the mediocre record of Dutch managers in the Premier League. Slot has done a fantastic … Read more
Everton has long been the biggest threat to English football
“We must guard against unintended consequences that would jeopardize the success of English football.” That was the warning to the Premier League powers in an advert placed earlier this month. It was the latest step by an organization fighting a losing battle against what it sees as outside interference that could undermine its immense success. … Read more
Match of the Day: Wrexham’s Hollywood stars vs Mansfield’s self-made husband-and-wife team
John Radford and Carolyn are ready to take on Wrexham on Good Friday John Radford had finally convinced Carolyn, co-owner of Mansfield Town – who is also his wife and CEO of the club – to go to Disneyland. John had promised the couple’s three young sons a trip to Florida and after Carolyn was … Read more
Man City winning the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia would be the ultimate case of one-upmanship
Sheikh Mansour will certainly be watching the action in Jeddah with a keen eye – Reuters/Hamad Al Kaabi Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City side headed to Jeddah just hours after dropping a further two points in a faltering Premier League season that was interrupted by the small matter of an attempt to score for … Read more
Terry Venables, the coach who saved English football from the island
Terry Venables was so popular with the Euro 96 generation that senior England players consistently advocated his return to the country’s radioactive tracksuit. Glenn Hoddle fired? “Bring Terry back.” Kevin Keegan stops in the Wembley toilets? ‘Bring Venners back in.’ There are only echoes of it now, but for decades after 1966 English football was … Read more