Jamie Carragher was a Liverpool legend, playing over 700 times for the Merseyside club. The defenders time at the Reds earned him 38 England caps so the question needs to be asked, why is his son representing Malta?
Opinion: Why Newcastle’s Cup Triumph Shows We Need to Save Football
The scenes after showed a city united, a generation of joy, poured out into Wembley, onto the streets of London and throughout Tyneside. A giant fanbase finally had their just reward, a trophy, a final win to end the years of falling ever so short. Newcastle is one of many football cities in this country, but one without success, and on Sunday it finally had that release, something we as football fans, only truly get once.
Carabao Cup Final: Let’s Talk Newcastle 2-1 Liverpool
Newcastle United ended a 70 year wait for a domestic trophy, as they lifted the Carabao Cup, beating Liverpool 2-1 thanks to goals from Blyth-born Dan Burn and Sweden’s Alexander Isak.
Analysing Thomas Tuchel’s First England Squad
Thomas Tuchel announced his first England squad today since taking over the job in January. As is always the case with Three Lion’s squads there was some notable inclusions and of course exclusions. Let’s break down the big points.
3 Players Who Could Get a Chance in Tuchel’s England
After beginning his tenure in January, this week the German will name his first squad. Whilst the likes of Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane are obvious choices, here’s three players who have limited to no caps, who could get a look in under the former Chelsea boss.
Manchester City: What to do About John Stones
John Stones has been a stalwart of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, playing in a number of positions defensively for the powerhouse team. Despite this, Stones has played more than 30 games in a season just once in the last four campaigns, is it time for the Cityzens to cut their losses?
Swansea City Move on From Luke Williams: Where Next?
Swansea City recently made the decision to move on from manager Luke Williams after a run of seven losses in nine, that left the Welsh club 17th in the league and plummeting.
Scout Report: Tom Fellows
If you don’t pay attention to the EFL Championship then this name may not mean all that much to you, but if you do, then you’ll know Tom Fellows is destined for the Premier League one way or another.
Scout Report: Omar Marmoush
From defence, to scoring goals, to an aging quad, a lot of potential problems have been unearthed.
One particular problem is how Pep Guardiola’s side never replaced forward Julian Alvarez. Could Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush be the player to fill that void?
Scout Report: Romain Esse
After close call with the bottom-three last campaign, Millwall have managed to steady the ship, despite changing managers. It can often be difficult to find bright lights when you sit 14th in the table, but Millwall certainly have one in the form of young winger, Romain Esse.
Scout Report: Randal Kolo Muani
One of the biggest names thrown around at the beginning of this transfer window is French forward, Randall Kolo Muani.
Scout Report: Martin Zubimendi
Martin Zubimendi is a player that has been on the lips of several top clubs over the past summer and lining up to the January transfer window.
After showing out at EURO 2024, Liverpool tried their luck to fill the defensive midfield hole they felt they had, Zubimendi rebuffed them, instead declaring his loyalty to Real Sociedad.
Manchester United: Ruben Amorim’s To Do List
The now Sir Jim Ratcliffe guided side are riddled with problems, with United fans craving identity and effort on the pitch as this new era begins at Old Trafford. With that being said, what is first on the list for Amorim’s attention as he looks to save this season and look forward to success in the future.
Manchester City: Who replaces Rodri?
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola confirmed that star midfielder, Rodri, would miss the remainder of the season after sustaining an ACL tear in the club’s top-table clash with Arsenal. The statistics show that City are much better with the Spaniard, than without, so who in the Manchester club’s squad can step into the vacated role?
Aston Villa: Is Morgan Rogers the real deal?
22-year-old Morgan Rogers has slipped seamlessly into Aston Villa’s starting line-up since joining in January of this year. The attacking midfielder has come from a background of football pedigree, but is he a key component in keeping Villa at the top of English football?
Why Oxford United can do more than just stay up
Last season, Des Buckingham’s Oxford United defied the odds, dominating heavy favourites Bolton Wanderers, to win the League One Play-Off Final 2-0. With a step up, comes new pressure, and Oxford have once again been written off, with many bookies having them as favourites to head straight back down. Despite the media having its day on the Oxfordshire club, I believe this team can stay up, and pick up some scalps along the way.
Scout Report: Manu Kone
Liverpool are on a quest to find Arne Slots perfect No. 6, whilst Wataru Endo is more than capable in the position, the Reds are looking to make an upgrade. First target Marin Zubamendi has chosen to stay with boyhood club Real Sociedad, could Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone be the answer?
EFL Predictions 24/25: League Two
The final member of the crazy gang that is the EFL, is League Two. The gateway to the league to the EFL is always the hardest to predict, with stories like Crawley Town’s relegation favourites to play-off promotion, Forest Green Rovers double drop and the continuation of Wrexhams upward trajectory being just a few that have occurred in the fourth tier of English football.
EFL Predictions 24/25: League One
The Championship’s middle sibling, League One is as stacked as ever, with big spenders Birmingham City adding to the mix, alongside as Huddersfield Town, who were in the play-off final only two years ago and Hollywood’s sweetheart team, Wrexham.
EFL Predictions 24/25: Championship
English professional football returns this week with the EFL getting underway on Friday. Tiers two through four kick off their campaigns as teams up and down the country look to navigate our wonderful football pyramid, hopefully going in the right direction.
Scout Report: Riccardo Caliafiori
Riccardo Caliafiori was one of Italy’s only shining lights at this years Euro’s, after a stellar year at Bologna, he looks to be on the move this summer. Courted by those at the top of European football, it looks as though Arsenal have beaten the rest to the Italian defenders signature.
Scout Report: Jorgen Stand Larsen
Wolverhampton Wanderers have moved to fix their goalscoring issues, bringing in Celta Vigo’s Norwegian International, Jorgen Strand Larsen. Gary O’Neill will be hoping the versatile forward can add much needed goals to his Wolves side and help them really break into the top half of the Premier League.
Scout Report: Joshua Zirkzee
On the back of giving Boss Erik ten Hag a new deal, Manchester United looked to strengthen their attacking options. The Red Devils did so by recruiting Bologna’s Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee.
Scout Report: Ronnie Edwards
A player more than familiar to fans of the EFL is Ronnie Edwards. The highly touted Peterborough defender will get his chance in the top-flight with newly promoted Southampton.