Julien Laurens: Here are my five players to follow in this season’s Champions League. The first is Jude Bellingham. It could be a defining campaign for him, both personally and as part of Real Madrid’s team under Mourinho. The number 10 position appears to suit him perfectly. Following an impressive World Cup, he should be […]
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On a warm spring bank holiday, Sergej Jakirovic stood on the balcony of Hull City Hall and celebrated the club’s remarkable promotion to the Premier League with 40,000 jubilant fans. “My only objective before the campaign was to keep the team in the Championship, and I did not achieve it. Instead, we are heading to […]
Continue ReadingWithin the England squad currently taking part in the North American tournament, only two players are aged 27. Trevoh Chalobah, the Chelsea defender, comes nearest to the median age of a starter in a side that lifts the World Cup. Should England advance, he will be 27 years and 14 days old on the day […]
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