“And then at the end of that pat on the back saying, ‘but we've still got to keep trying to get better’.” Even after the Under-18s have won their third trophy in as many weeks, coach Adam Lawrence has the future and those standards in mind. “This is a season you’ll r...
A boyhood United fan and ball boy, Gomes was a rising star of the club’s academy. He succeeded Marcus Rashford as Young Player of the Year in 2017 – the season he won the World Cup with England U17s in India – having become close friends while rooming together in digs when...
"Everyone told us we couldn't. Everyone said girls can't play, nor can they fill stadiums, nor can they get paid, nor can they create history." They were wrong. The perfect sign-off from the game's most revered champion. Around Sky ...
Winning back-to-back titles is far from easy – in fact, only Real Madrid have taken home consecutive trophies since the competition changed name from the European Cup in 1992. But Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will be shooting to do exactly that this season after their 1-0 win in last...
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Manchester United to provide goals, to win trophies and to act as the latest in a long line of talismanic no. 7s at the club who have helped develop the next generation. Homegrown talents have been at the core of United’s most successful sides. Around them, ...
Despite that, the England winger deserves to be among those on the 30-man shortlist, and expect this to be the first of many Ballon d'Or nominations. Getty Images 15Lautaro Martinez (Inter) Offcial ranking:20th In 2022-23:29 goals, 12 assists. Won World Cup, Coppa Italia & Supercoppa...
And it was Bernardo Silva who filled the creative void with a relentless display of innovation mixed with industry that earned him Guardiola's pick for player of the season after helping City claim all three domestic trophies. The Portuguese international isn't a like-for-like ...
And all but one of those clubs have won fewer major trophies in that period of time than Klopp’s Liverpool. When we focus on performances in the Premier League, we can actually see how far the money spent has gone at each club and once again Klopp’s i...
“Through football I’ve been able to help out my family, so it has all come together and it all fits together. Fatherhood is another stage in my life. It’s an important step I’ve taken; a big responsibility, but Benjamin brings me only joy. “It helps that so many of the lads...
The signing has completely changed the paradigm of the NFL. Brady's Bucs are near the top of the league after so many years of mediocrity while his old team, the Patriots, completely floundered, missing the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. ...