One year of Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia
It was one of those rare days when nothing comes off for Cristiano Ronaldo and he cannot conceal his rising frustration. An offside flag denied him a goal and a …
Manchester United
Mary Earps: Goalkeeper, brand, icon
If you take a stroll along Sir Matt Busby Way, heading towards Old Trafford, and take a left down Railway Road, Mary Earps is waiting to greet you. Not in …
Jesse Lingard is a non-footballing footballer – he won’t be the last
It’s Jesse Lingard’s birthday. He turns 31 today and, at this stage of his life, he must realise it is not going to be easy shifting some of the perceptions …
Why are football stadiums so expensive to build?
Manchester United and Chelsea share a problem they cannot hope to run away from. Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge might be able to narrate storied chapters of the Premier League’s …
Everton 0 Manchester United 3: Was Garnacho’s overhead kick Premier League’s greatest?
Alejandro Garnacho’s stunning overhead kick helped Manchester United maintain their status as the Premier League’s form team with victory over Everton at a feisty Goodison Park. Everton supporters staged protests …
Every Premier League club’s stadium plans – from new stands to ground moves
As the Premier League gets bigger and bigger, so – it seems – do the stadiums that play host to it. The vast majority of clubs in the top flight …
Jadon Sancho has refused to apologize to Ten Hag despite being urged to do so by teammates at Manchester United
Jadon Sancho has reportedly refused to apologize to manager Erik ten Hag despite being urged to do so by his Manchester United teammates. The England international got into a public …
Bad language, worse jokes and riot police: What really happens in the tunnel
“I’ll see you in the tunnel.” There was a time when that was more than a throwaway line on the pitch, even if some players found a way to make …
The bizarre row that sparked Manchester United’s decline – and how it started with a horse
These days, the relevant people at Manchester United prefer not to talk about the wild, eccentric story that identifies a champion racehorse, Rock of Gibraltar, as the catalyst for everything …
Sir Bobby Charlton: Ordinary and extraordinary, he embodied the spirit of football
They gathered, as one day they knew they would, on the forecourt at Old Trafford, the flowers of Manchester in their hands. They came to stand at the Holy Trinity …