It was always going to happen eventually but it is finally official – Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett is a UFC fighter. After yet another highlight reel finish at Cage Warriors 122, Pimblett finally accepted the UFC’s calls to join the number one organisation in the sport after making a plea to the camera to Dana […]
It has been almost two years since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was made permanent manager of Manchester United. When he arrived as caretaker back in December 2018, he was taking over a side disillusioned with themselves after Jose Mourinho’s approach predictably became toxic. Solskjaer has done a decent job in stabilising a side that looked like […]
As we move past the half way point of the current Premier League campaign, discussion among the Manchester United fanbase has shifted to how United can improve over the summer and kick on to the next level under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. With the COVID-19 pandemic still having an impact on the sporting world, there will […]
There’s only one thing Dana White likes more than money and that’s active fighters, because active fighters make money. That is why the president of the UFC, Dana White, is a huge fan of the Chechen born Khamzat Chimaev. A fighter that wants to fight as much as possible no matter the opponent, no matter […]
Few people involved in the footballing world, specifically the Premier League, would call Steve Bruce a “master tactician”. The man himself has even gone so far in the past as to admit that he “doesn’t do tactics”. For those watching modern day football, where ‘Pep-style’ technical play has emerged, this admission is nothing short of […]
2020 – the year of the coronavirus pandemic, masked shoppers and Pizza-gate. However seemingly even more wild is the emergence of Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley as the unlikely saviour of the Saudi takeover deal, and in turn, Newcastle United. As we all know and saw, April 2020 brought news of a constant unsurprising aspect […]
It seems a week can’t go by without Conor McGregor having his name in the news for the wrong reasons. If reports are to be believed, Conor has caught the eye of the French authorities for some less than classy behaviour. After an odd cryptic post on social media left us bemused, many including myself […]
In the uncertain times of today, dominated by the Coronavirus pandemic, few are the football clubs willing to spend as freely as other transfer windows have allowed. Curiously, irrespective of the risks and needs to safeguard against turns in the financial tide, one team appears to be spending like never before. Hiring a top-20-earning manager, […]
As one of the greatest footballing nations to ever do it, it’s difficult to detach the Italian game from the notorious ‘Catenaccio’ system that for so long dictated the frameworks from which many in the Serie A abided by. Even throughout the heydays of showman-like figures, such as Roberto Baggio and Ronaldo Nazário, the artistry […]
When the subject of revered footballing academies comes about, the list of clubs standing proudly beside opportunity and tradition is a lengthy one. However, in peak 2020, only one team has the honour to declare itself as the creators of not one, but two Ballon d’Or winners. That club is, of course, Lisbon-based Sporting, home […]
