LIONEL MESSI is a free agent. That news would normally spark off a wave of transfer speculation, interested parties circling the Camp Nou and non-stop media coverage. Nobody seriously expects Messi to leave Barcelona, least of all the club’s president, … Continue reading It’s getting messy over Lionel
MANCHESTER CITY’s two-year ban from the UEFA Champions League might have been overturned, but the critics won’t let the saga close without further snipes. Managers at other clubs, league officials and media commentators have all suggested the decision by the … Continue reading Manchester City, FFP and CAS – time to move on
IT LOOKS as though Real Madrid are going to lift their first La Liga title since 2017 and Barcelona, the reigning champions, will go into the close season resembling a family in conflict and misunderstanding. Amid this turmoil, Lionel Messi … Continue reading Barcelona really cannot afford to get messy with Lionel
FOOTBALL has always been full of hypocrisy, from self-appointed socialists living in gated communities and driving marque vehicles to clubs trying to position themselves as representatives of a surreal people’s republic that charges its members astronomical sums to be a … Continue reading Anti-racism in football is more than a hashtag – and must go beyond scratching the surface
THEY say turkeys don’t vote for Christmas and there’s an element of that in the posturing around “Project Restart”, a table-thumping marketing slogan that fits nicely into the Coronavirus narrative. Naturally, those that have something to lose in continuing the … Continue reading Football Media Watch: Not everyone wants the Premier League to return
IT HAS taken a global pandemic to prompt action, but it looks like spitting on the football field will become a yellow card offence before too long. It has been a mystery why, in this sanitised age in which communal … Continue reading At long last, football looks set to outlaw phlegm on the pitch
