The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent. This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, […]
Crystal Palace awarded penalty two minutes after foul with fans in uproar
Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Crystal Palace were awarded a penalty a whole one minute and 45 seconds after a Liverpool foul. Reds fans were left in uproar after play was […]
Harry Redknapp enforces sex rule after taking over Britain’s worst football team
Harry Redknapp has stamped down a new rule after taking charge of Britain’s worst football team. The legendary manager, 76, returned to the dugout after six years away from the game to lend a hand to Welsh club Cwm Albion. The struggling side lost all 22 of their matches in the Swansea Senior League last […]
Alisson makes ‘save of the season’ as fans call Liverpool star ‘superhuman’
Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Fans are running out of superlatives for Alisson after the Liverpool keeper produced a magnificent stop against Crystal Palace. The Brazilian flew across his line to […]
Jose Mourinho 'facing potential suspension' after referee comments
Jose Mourinho ‘facing potential suspension’ after claiming referee ‘doesn’t have the emotional stability to work at this level’ ahead of Roma’s 2-1 win at Sassuolo last weekend Jose Mourinho questioned the referee’s ’emotional stability’ last weekend He could now be handed a suspension following his controversial comments Mauricio Pochettino has so much work to do […]
Why Mikel Arteta is not on the Arsenal touchline against Aston Villa
Why Mikel Arteta is not on the Arsenal touchline for their crucial Premier League clash against Aston Villa The Gunners face a stern test when they travel to Villa Park on Saturday evening Unai Emery’s side are coming off the back of a dominant win against Man City It will do Arsenal no harm at […]
Emery ‘irked’ Arsenal stars – but Villa gave ‘obsessive’ boss power to succeed
Arsenal face the daunting prospect of travelling to Aston Villa for a tantalising clash between first and third in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta's league leaders are in fine form, and, following a dramatic late win in a 4-3 thriller at Luton in midweek, have every right to be confident. But the Gunners will come […]
Chelsea boss Pochettino claims Fernandez and Caicedo 'need to improve'
Mauricio Pochettino claims Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo ‘need to improve’ after Chelsea splashed £222MILLION on the midfield duo but claims their development ‘is a process’ Both Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo cost Chelsea more than £100million The Chelsea boss claimed his side need to be clever against Everton’s physicality Mauricio Pochettino has so much […]
Joey Barton doubles down on view women shouldn't comment on men's game
Joey Barton claims John Terry ‘said what we were all thinking a long time ago’ after having his World Cup experience ‘ruined’ by a female commentator… as he doubles down on view that women shouldn’t comment on the men’s game An Instagram story from John Terry has resurfaced on social media recently Joey Barton believes […]
Arsenal target Douglas Luiz ‘is better than Rice’ as shade thrown before clash
Former Arsenal winger Jermaine Pennant claims he would have Douglas Luiz over Declan Rice “every day of the week”. The two players are set to go head-to-head this evening when the Gunners make a trip to in-form Aston Villa. Arsenal attempted to sign Luiz in the summer of 2022. They had several bids worth up […]