Sadio Mané, on his day, is unquestionably Liverpool’s best attacking player I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had the Mané v Salah who’s-more-important-to-Liverpool, who’s-more-likely-to-move-to-Barca debate with friends over the last couple of years. The argument is somewhat trivial, of course, as both are essential to Liverpool’s success over…

England — Premier League and FA Cup It was FA Cup weekend in England, with the only Premier League fixture over the weekend being played between Aston Villa and Newcastle. Newcastle’s terrible form continued, as their 2–0 defeat means they’ve managed just two points from their last eight games. Ollie…

Serie A The highlight fixture of the Serie A weekend took place in Milan, where Inter were hosting Juventus. Juventus, pursuing their tenth consecutive title and trying to make up ground earlier in the season; Inter going strong three points off the top of the table and targeting their first…

Jerami Grant Many questioned the wisdom of the Detroit Pistons signing Grant to a 3 year / $60 million contract this offseason, as he came off an effective, if not highly productive, year coming off the bench for the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were prepared to match Detroit’s offer, but…

It’s days like yesterday that make the NBA unique among the world’s major sports leagues. Nowhere else in sports would we see such huge upheaval mid-season. But James Harden wanted out of Houston, and in 2021’s NBA the power is with the players. …

A weekend of tribute to Diego Maradona: All this weekend’s football was played in the shadow of Diego Maradona’s passing, aged 60. There have, of course, been scores of tributes worldwide, and innumerable articles written on his cultural and footballing impact, so I will not attempt to convey…

Week 9 was a week of real-life Premier League frustration, and Fantasy Premier League mediocrity. I was forced to watch my Arsenal team bore their way to a 0–0 halftime against Leeds, only to find some inspiration upon being reduced to 10 men (Pepe… idiot…), and to end the game…

So Borussia Dortmund won again today… Braut Erling Haaland scored twice in the 3–0 formality against Club Brugge, while Jaden Sancho curled in the third with a beauty of a free-kick. It’s all starting to feel a little silly… Haaland continued to break records, as he became the fastest…

Stars shine in Italy; Wonderkids fly in Germany; Giants falter in Spain and France; Premier League remains as messy as ever A title race in Italy?! The Italian Serie A is shaping up to be not only the most competitive the division’s been in a decade, but possibly also the…