The fixture list for the new Premier League season brought a wave of nostalgia and a jolt of reality. Seeing "Manchester United vs. Ipswich Town" printed in black and white feels l

On a grey November afternoon at Portman Road, Ruben Amorim walked out for his first match as Manchester United's head coach. The opponent was Ipswich Town. It was a strange fixture

In the heart of Manchester, the sound of a football crowd can cut through the city like no other. That energy is Manchester United, known to fans and critics alike as Man Utd, a cl

Some football matches are shaped by rivalry, history or fear. Others are interesting because they place two very different versions of the game in the same 90 minutes.
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The whistle goes, the phones come out, and within seconds half the ground knows where everyone else stands. Not the highlights. Not the manager's interview. The table. It is the fi

When Chelsea and Brighton meet, the scoreboard is rarely the first thing that explains the game. Long before a goal arrives, there is usually a quieter contest running underneath i

If you have been following the Premier League with even a casual interest over the last few seasons, checking the table between Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion has become a fasc

There was a time, not very long ago, when Chelsea supporters looked at the fixture list, spotted Brighton, and felt a quiet sense of relief. A club from the south coast that had sp

There was a time when Arsenal’s biggest transfer frustration was not simply losing good players. It was losing them at the wrong moment, for the wrong fee, after years of developme

When a football manager becomes memorable, it is often because of a result, a formation, or a press conference. Andoni Iraola has become memorable for all three, but maybe less bec