There is a certain nostalgia in English football that tends to exaggerate the past, but when it comes to Alan Shearer, the argument carries more weight than sentiment alone.He is often described as “the last real centre-forward” — not because strikers have disappeared, but because the role itself ha
Joy for Anthony Elanga and Sweden at the Strawberry Arena.Tuesday night seeing them progress to the summer’s world cup finals in a truly dramatic play-off final.Anthony Elanga firing home a brilliant 19th minute opening goal (watch it below) to set them on their way.Poland equalising, Sweden making
Having read the many articles about this Newcastle United season and what we should and shouldn’t do with Eddie Howe, I felt that our success has been diluted a little by the fact that it has been spread over several competitions.Doing pretty well in several competitions isn’t as good as winning one
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali enduring a nightmare Tuesday night.It all looked to be going according to plan at the Stadium Bilino Polje in Zenica.In the 15th minute, Vasilj played a terrible ball straight to Nicolo Barella, he passed to Moise Kean, the Fiorentina striker then curled a t
It is the World Cup final play-offs tonight, with four Newcastle United players set to discover their fates.At 7.45pm it is Bosnia-Herzegovina v Italy, Sandro Tonali has been named in the starting eleven and a win would see the Italians heading to the finals.Kicking off at the same time is Czech Rep
The England team v Japan has been announced.A 7.45pm kick-off on Tuesday night at Wembley.England have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals as top of the group, so this is the second of two friendlies this month.It was England 1 Uruguay 1 on Friday night, Ben White scoring and then giving
I rate Eddie Howe.I believe him to be smart, honest, and an incredibly hard worker.I believe him to be an excellent student of the game that has evolved to be an excellent teacher of the game.I admire what he has accomplished since the Newcastle United takeover – especially in light of Board and Sen
Tottenham have now appointed their new manager.Roberto De Zerbi becoming the fourth Spurs manager to be in charge inside ten months.Ange Postecoglou getting the sack on 6 June 2025, then followed by Thomas Frank getting the job, before he was sacked and replaced by Igor Tudor, now Tudor sacked after
Comments by David Hopkinson on Eddie Howe have attracted a lot of attention in the media today.This follows the release of the latest club accounts this morning, for the year up to 30 June 2025.Ahead of that release, a number of journalists met Newcastle United CEO David Hopkinson.At that meeting, D
Newcastle United chief David Hopkinson has been talking about the club’s approach to the transfer market.As always, the media pumping out story after story claiming any number of Newcastle United players will sign for other clubs this summer.The reality of course is that despite this talk every sing
