Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off at the Santiago BernabéuWant to share your thoughts? Send Taha an email The players are in the tunnel. Get yourself sorted as we’re about to get going. I won’t forgive you for leaving me, but if you need to, Simon Burnton’s keeping tabs on Manchester City’s clash with Copenhagen. Continue reading…

Updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off at the Etihad StadiumHave any thoughts? Send them to Simon via email 1 min: Peeeeeeep! Copenhagen get the game under way. The players have come out, the anthems have been played, and hands have been shaken. Gametime. Continue reading…

Blaze being tackled close to St Mary’s StadiumSafety fears lead to Championship match being called off The Championship match between Southampton and Preston North End on Wednesday has been postponed after a large fire broke out close to St Mary’s Stadium a few hours before kick-off. Eighteen fire engines were at the scene of the blaze, which involved four industrial units just yards away from the ground. Continue reading…

Gascoigne reveals he recently went to Alcoholics Anonymous‘If there was anyone I let down, it was myself,’ he says of his life Paul Gascoigne has described himself as a “sad drunk” and said he is living in his agent’s spare room, as the football legend revealed the extent of his battle with alcohol addiction. The former England midfielder, four years after having surgery to prevent him from consuming alcohol, says he continues to drink, often alone at home. He says he “let myself down” by turning to alcohol after he finished his playing career. Continue reading…

Ever wondered which players in the top flight are exceeding their personal xG? Read on for an elite goal-getting team By Ben McAleer for WhoScored Expected Goals isn’t a new tool to measure the quality of a goalscoring opportunity but WhoScored.com have sought to take the stat to the next level. Not only is xG now available on WhoScored.com, they have made it so users can sort by over and underperformance of a player’s xG in their respective league. Here, they run through an XI of players who are overperforming their xG. These are the players who have scored more …