Plus: the 91 club revisited, more international strike rates and an archive update on squad numbersMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Now that Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos are playing together at PSG, it made me wonder: do they hold the …
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Arsenal remain too soft a touch, Tino Livarmento shines for Southampton and Jürgen Klopp rages despite Liverpool’s winRomelu Lukaku was always going to assume centre stage. In scoring his first ever goal for the club, the £97.5m returnee did just that….
Marseille players refuse to return to pitch after clashing with Nice fans
Home supporters threw missiles at corner takersMatch was set to restart but O’M did not come back outMarseille players did not return for the restart of their Ligue 1 match with Nice after ugly clashes with home fans, forcing the referee to abandon the…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Trevoh Chalobah impresses for Chelsea, Rafael Benítez’s warm reception and Mason Greenwood looks ready to step upWhen in the opening minutes it became clear that clear Manchester City’s gameplan was to overload the left flank – with Benjamin Mendy raid…
Manchester United confirm signing of Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid
France World Cup winner joins in a deal worth £41mThe 28-year-old’s signing had been delayed by red tapeManchester United have confirmed the signing of Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid, presenting the World Cup winner to the Old Trafford crowd before be…
British Olympic silver medallist Chijindu Ujah suspended for doping violation
Ujah was part of Team GB’s 4x100m relay team in Tokyo27-year-old faces prospect of being stripped of his medalChijindu Ujah, the British sprinter who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics as part of Team GB’s men’s 4x100m relay team, has been suspen…
The World in One City, England v India, and Roy Keane at 50
This week’s roundup also features Brentford’s previous top flight activities, India winning hockey gold in London, and the best off-pitch moments from Tokyo1) The Premier League begins this weekend, so let’s mosey off to Liverpool … and as far away fro…
Which racehorses are named after footballers – and what’s the best XI? | The Knowledge
Plus: OTT training tackles and the further adventures of multi-sporting BelgiansMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“There was a horse called Zlatan running at Ascot. Is it possible to make a starting XI from racehorses named after football…
Australian athletes let off for damaging Olympic village rooms as missing mascots turn up
Team boss Ian Chesterman says rooms were left in an ‘unacceptable’ state, saying ‘some young people made a mistake’Some Australian athletes have apologised after leaving their rooms in the Olympic village in an “unacceptable condition”, while the team’…
Raven Saunders throws up X on podium to represent where the ‘oppressed meet’
American pays tribute to black and LGBT communities Silver medalist has spoken of struggles with mental healthRaven Saunders took silver in the shot put on Sunday and later made the first podium protest of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Saunders, who is blac…