When Martin Scorsese saw Fellini’s 8½ for the first time he was a student at New York University. Upon returning home, he tried to sketch his favourite scenes from memory and then set about thinking what the film was about. “Then you realise you don’t have to because it’s very simple really,” Scorsese explained. Dreams….
West Ham have won four of their last eight home Premier League games against Chelsea (D2 L2), but did lose 3-0 at the London Stadium last season, last suffering consecutive home league defeats to the Blues in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns. Chelsea have won five of their last seven Premier League meetings with West…
Arteta knows this is the season he must land a major prize, and to do this he has been heavily backed by Arsenal’s hierarchy. As well as Madueke, the Gunners have concluded moves to sign Spain’s outstanding midfield man Martin Zubimendi in a deal worth up to £60m and, at least 12 months too late,…
5 In the 17th of our 18th installments of Bundesliga previews to be released here on Get German Football news, it’s time to take a look at FC Bayern München. That’s right, the “big boys on the block” get the penultimate piece. There’s much to discuss when it comes to the giants, to the point…
A member of the defensive ranks at Real Madrid led all La Liga players in one particular statistic across the season’s opening round of fixtures. That’s according to Squawka, who point towards Álvaro Carreras as the player in question. Left-back Carreras is for his part fresh off an evening to remember on Tuesday. This comes…
An out-of-favour member of the goalkeeper ranks at Barcelona is attracting sudden interest by way of La Liga rivals Girona. That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who point towards Iñaki Peña as the player in question. It has of course long been speculated in the media that shot-stopper Peña will be on the move before the summer…
After qualifying for the Champions League for a third successive season, all eyes are on Europe’s premier competition ahead of the new campaign. We reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2024/25 for the first time in 16 years, going out to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain. 29 of the 36 sides have already been…
ISTANBUL, Turkey — José Mourinho and Fenerbahce were left Wednesday with a difficult final test in their quest to return to the Champions League, which looks sure to be heading inside the Arctic Circle next month. Fenerbahce drew 0-0 at home against Benfica in the first leg of their qualifying playoff, despite the Portuguese team…
The board at La Liga giants Barcelona were ready to green light the sale of a member of the club’s defensive ranks earlier this summer. That’s according to Diario Sport, who point towards Gerard Martín as the player in question. The name of defender Martín of course took its place front and centre in the…
Following Alexander Isak’s decision to post an incendiary message on Instagram as part of his increasingly bitter attempt to force an exit from Newcastle, we look at how some others Premier League players have tried to inflict bitter breakups on their employers. Some were successful, some were not. Pierre van Hooijdonk Van Hooijdonk led Nottingham…