Napoli won Serie A last season for the fourth time in their history and the second time in three seasons. The first two titles, in 1987 and 1990, came during the Diego Maradona era. In 2023, Luciano Spalletti won their first Scudetto in 33 years before Conte steered I Partenopei to last season’s triumph. Conte’s...
In 1967, European champions Real Madrid pipped Barcelona to the league title. Nothing unusual there, but this was a unique season in Spanish football history for one reason – the teams who came up went straight back down. Deportivo la Coruna and Hercules – having won their respective regional second divisions – and Granada –...
Former England captain Michael Vaughan calls for “two leagues” to give Test cricket a more compelling “narrative” after day one of England’s Test Match with Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. MATCH REPORT: Pope, Crawley and Duckett tons flatten Zimbabwe Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Mina Rzouki & Julien Laurens on Euro Leagues Read full article at source...
Their goals against Brighton meant Mbeumo and Wissa have scored in the same match for the 18th time during their Brentford careers. Only seven pairings in Premier League history have a better overall record. “That’s an incredible achievement from the two of them,” said manager Frank after the win against Brighton. “When you consistently over...
We discuss the top-six and post-split fixtures and take a look at the lower leagues. Read full article at source...
Brook takes charge after a poor run for England in white-ball cricket. They held both the T20 and 50-over world titles in 2022 but have since disappointed in their defence of each crown. They also exited the Champions Trophy without winning a match, which resulted in Buttler’s resignation. Brook said he expected Buttler to play...
There are plenty of other notable names inside the top 20 youngest Premier League players. The most successful is Wayne Rooney, who was 16 years and 297 days old when he made his Everton debut in 2002. Two years later he joined Manchester United, where he won 16 trophies and became their record scorer with...
During Derby’s torrid season, they won one game, scored 20 goals and finished with a goal difference of -69. They suffered some heavy defeats, losing by five goals or more to Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham, Chelsea and Aston Villa. Derby player Andy Todd later said many players “threw the towel in” during that campaign, while...
“Didier was the initial one – Chelsea is like one big family and we just sat and ate in the canteen with the players and so we started a conversation organically while eating,” says Menon. “He asked what I can do for him, and I told him we can try this, and he asked me...