Dogs are great, it’s an indisputable fact Whether it’s a dog in the park or a dog in the street, they brighten your day no end, with their hilarious faces and funny walks. One would think that football is a separate world from the world of dogs. Sure, football is great, but what can a […]

8 years ago

Paul Pogba’s links away from Old Trafford are becoming as tedious as those linking him with a return to the club as far back as 2016 Back then it was a “will he? won’t he?” sort of transfer saga, as people fretted over whether Pogba would stay at Juventus or move back to the club […]

8 years ago

The good people at FIFA 19 clearly felt sorry for poor Messi We cannot seem to go a single day without some new statistics from FIFA 19 being leaked and frankly, we are very much here for it. FIFA is a very good game and until we can get out slimy little mitts on it […]

8 years ago

After four long years, David Beckham’s MLS team has an official name: Inter Miami David Beckham has made no secret of his desire to own a Major League Soccer side. From the moment he joined LA Galaxy in 2007, the former England captain made it abundantly clear that he foresaw a new MLS team in […]

8 years ago

Understanding the UEFA Nations League is a lot like an orange First you have the skin… okay that analogy doesn’t work as well with the UEFA Nations League as it does for marriage, but the point remains that this new competition – one which has been decried as complicated and convoluted – is actually very, […]

8 years ago

Luke Shaw looks like a man happy with life right now After missing out on England’s World Cup squad last summer and a 2017/18 season in and out of the Manchester United first team, the left-back now finds himself back in Gareth Southgate’s plans and the most secure of Jose Mourinho’s defensive options. Shaw has […]

8 years ago

The JOE Monday Football Quiz is really gaining momentum Can a quiz technically gain momentum? No. It is not a tangible object which can move at speed, but the JOE Monday Football Quiz is here for week three, so if that is not some form of momentum then I don’t know what is. During week […]

8 years ago

If it’s good enough for Arsenal, it’s good enough for Man Utd When Arsenal supporters continually rented a plane to fly over the club’s matches with the slogan “NO CONTRACT – #WENGER OUT” trailing behind, people – including Man Utd fans – were quick to mock them. The anger and exasperation at what had become […]

8 years ago

FIFA 19 is, thankfully, on the way Video game and football fans always eagerly await the release of EA Sports’ flagship offering and FIFA 19 is no different. People are excited and desperate to part with their cash as soon as possible. We now know that the demo for FIFA 19 will be released on […]

8 years ago

Sheikh Mansour has changed things at Man City Man City are now the best side in the Premier League and one of the top sides in Europe, but before the takeover of the club by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan things were a little bit different. The phrase “Typical City” is probably the best […]

8 years ago

There are few total certainties in this world of ours Our universe is a confusing and often terrifyingly unstable place, and as such there are occasional certainties, rational and logical definitives, that ground us. One is that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, another is that Graeme Souness seriously dislikes […]

8 years ago

The Old Firm derby is a derby like no other Those of us who watched it as children during the 1990s and 2000s will remember horrifically bruising ties between two teams who were both at the top of their game, battling it out at the summit of domestic football. A decade on and the Old […]

8 years ago

When it was announced that PSG had signed Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, there was shock Fresh off the back of relegation from the Premier League with Stoke City, Maxim Choupo-Moting had failed to make a single appearance throughout the Championship season so far. So what, exactly, is one of the world’s wealthiest football clubs, with the […]

8 years ago

No Wilfried Zaha? No party for Crystal Palace That, unfortunately for Eagles fans is exactly how it has gone recently when without Wilfried Zaha. During the 2017/18 season Palace did not claim a single Premier League point without him; an indication of their reliance on the Ivory Coast international. Since his return from his ill-fated […]

8 years ago

Son Heung-min will be a happy man today Not only is Son Heung-min an Asian Games champion with South Korea but the Tottenham Hotspur attacker is also going to be given an exemption from his country’s military service as a result. Son was instrumental in his nation’s 2-1 victory over Japan in West Java, laying on […]

8 years ago

Oh, Alisson. No, no, no When he was signed for Liverpool, Alisson’s sole remit was to essentially be much better and to not faff about with the ball like his predecessor, Loris Karius, used to infamously do. So far in the nascent stage of this season he has done just that, performing admirably with solid […]

8 years ago

We all love pixels and we all love football players Pixels make up virtually image on the internet, as well video games and movies. They are great. So are football players, who excite, delight and infuriate us in equal measure as they run around the pitch kicking that sweet football. Now to the uninitiated, combine […]

8 years ago

It would be very difficult to grow up in Bergamo and not support Atalanta While the nearby Milan has the giants AC Milan and Inter Milan, Bergamo has Atalanta. Now, the Serie A side who play in blue and black are by no means the most successful side in the north of Italy; their only […]

8 years ago

We’re still getting kit leaks, and this time it’s Manchester City Throughout the summer we marvelled at the constant stream of leaks coming from kit manufacturers around the world, and on Saturday we were graced with yet another leak, this time in the form of Manchester City’s new third kit. City’s away jersey for the […]

8 years ago

It’s finally happening Manchester United fans, Ronaldo is coming home All your campaigning and your petitions and your posts to him on social media have worked: Cristiano Ronaldo is coming back to Old Trafford….. as a Juventus player. That is because Jose Mourinho’s side have been drawn alongside the Italians in Group H of this […]

8 years ago

Real Madrid are probably not a superstitious side When you win as much as they have then superstition really means nothing. You either win or you don’t. But with Cristiano Ronaldo now at Juventus and a replacement not yet acquired, winning the Champions League will be a lot more difficult for the La Liga giants. […]

8 years ago

The UEFA Champions League group stage draw is probably as close to purgatory as a living person can get You are there, watching it on the television, as time stands still and occasionally flickers backwards. Any direction but forward. Peter Schmeichel comes on stage with that grin he has and tells a joke, Pedro Pinto […]

8 years ago

Gerrard has progressed to his first European campaign as a manager Rangers have defeated Russian side FC Ufa to qualify for the Europa League group stage in Steven Gerrard’s debut season at the club. The Scottish Premiership side had two men sent off during their second leg qualifier, but managed to hold the home side […]

8 years ago

Things are good for Liverpool at the moment They are currently joint top of the Premier League after an unbeaten start to the season, and are maintaining momentum after their recent revival, particularly last season’s journey to the Champions League final. One player who has been integral to that revival is Virgil Van Dijk, who […]

8 years ago

Yaya Toure is joining a new club, that much is sure The former Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure left Manchester City at the end of last season and his agent Dimitry Seluk has been extremely vocal about the fact that he is joining a new club. Seluk has recently decided to take to Twitter to […]

8 years ago

England’s first post-World Cup squad is here Gareth Southgate has named his England squad for the inaugural UEFA Nations League campaign and there are some changes from the national team’s last outing against Begium. That match was the third/fourth place play-off at last summer’s World Cup, where England were eliminated after defeat to Croatia in […]

8 years ago

Football managers can occasionally be slightly petty They, like people who aren’t football managers, often like to have things their own way. They enjoy telling people something and they enjoy watching that person do exactly what they told them to do. As people, football managers sometimes go a little too far. We’ve all done it. […]

8 years ago

Samue Eto’o out here doing the Lord’s work Former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o has promised to buy a home for Norbert Owona, a former captain of Cameroon, who has found himself homeless. Owona was captain of The Indomitable Lions in the 1960s and 1970s, is now 67 years old and has been living on […]

8 years ago

Stephane Pauwels is a prominent footballer presenter in Belgium and France A top Belgian football television presenter has been arrested on suspicion of armed robbery. Stephane Pauwels was reportedly charged after being arrested in an affluent Brussels satellite town. Pauwels, a prominent television presenter who has hosted shows in both Belgium and France, was arrested […]

8 years ago

Jose Mourinho is definitely getting sacked Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was apparently absent from the club’s Carrington training ground on Wednesday morning. The Portuguese coach, who has received a torrent of criticism for a combination of both his team’s performances and his own behaviour (particularly towards the British media), did not appear to join […]

8 years ago

A rather unsubtle statement from Yaya Toure’s agent Yaya Toure left Manchester City at the end of last season after eight years at the Etihad Stadium. The Ivorian legend is now a free agent after a Premier League career which has seen him win the league on three occasions. His agent, the always entertaining Dimitry […]

8 years ago

Bastian Schweinsteiger spent an ultimately disappointing 18 months at Manchester United Bastian Schweinsteiger took part in his Bayern Munich testimonial against his current side Chicago Fire on Tuesday. The former Germany international swapped sides at half-time in the encounter, which the Bundesliga side won 4-0 at the Allianz Arena, a day after Schweinsteiger was inducted […]

8 years ago

Kevin Nolan was sacked as manager of Notts County after a winless start to the season The former West Ham, Bolton and Newcastle United midfielder had been with Notts County since January 2017 and led them to the League Two play offs last season, where they were defeated by eventual winners Coventry City. His sacking […]

8 years ago

Alright, the JOE Monday Football Quiz is really getting into the swing of things We are trying out something new here at JOE. Given the phenomenal, earth-shattering success of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz, we have decided to launch a similar quiz based around the semi-popular sport of association football. Rather than being published on […]

8 years ago

Loris Karius has left Liverpool, while Simon Mignolet remains When Loris Karius departed Liverpool for a loan spell with Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas, he left Simon Mignolet and new signing Alisson as the two senior goalkeepers in the squad with Premier League experience to their names. Karius’ departure had been coming for quite a […]

8 years ago

Oh, Harry the Hornet, what a being you are You walk around the sideline on your hind legs like Rory Calhoun, soaking in every last bit of joy, love, pain and vitriol you evoke from the watching supporters in the stands. You dive in front of professional footballers in a bid to mock them, and […]

8 years ago

Wonga received a cash injection of £10 million earlier this month Payday lender Wonga is reportedly on the brink of collapse after a surge in customer compensation claims made against it. The company, which has been accused by protesters as being akin to loan sharks, could be taken over by professional services firm Grant Thornton […]

8 years ago

Barcelona’s club motto is “Mes que un club”, or “More than a club” While some people suggest that such a motto is more a marketing tool than an actual club ethos, Barcelona do – in general – attempt to instill their youth players with certain values from a young age. Those values, such as respect […]

8 years ago

Neymar gets a lot of flak sometimes Some people believe that he is something of a primadonna who dives too much and complains equally often, but when it comes down to brass tacks Neymar is also a very good footballer. While he may do some undesirable things on the football pitch, he can also do […]

8 years ago

We love Besiktas They rival the biggest clubs in the world when it comes to social media output, and their brand of “Come To Besiktas” transfer announcement videos have become the stuff of legend in recent years. That video featured Pepe, invited on the phone by both Ricardo Quaresma and Alvaro Negredo to join them […]

8 years ago

Jamie Vardy loves Harry Maguire It’s no surprise, but Jamie Vardy loves Maguire for a multitude of reasons. He loves playing alongside him for England, for Leicester City and, most notably, he loves the size of his head. He loves the size of his head so much that he even sneaked into a press conference […]

8 years ago

Official reports claimed that Ozil missed out on the game through illness Mesut Ozil missed Arsenal’s match against West Ham United on Saturday after reportedly being taken ill prior to the side’s Friday evening session. Details of the illness were not disclosed by the club as the former German international sat out the Gunners third […]

8 years ago

Look up the term “meteoric rise” in the dictionary and you’ll likely see a picture of Julian Nagelsmann That is of course not true, you’ll see the words that the phrase is used “convey that it has been swift and spectacular”, despite the fact that meteors fall, rather than rise. Nonetheless, Julien Nagelsmann has had […]

8 years ago

A bit like higher or lower but with things that are hot and cold, have a crack at this quiz and let us know how you get on

8 years ago

Zinedine Zidane is currently without a job Jose Mourinho is a man under pressure at Manchester United, and if the Premier League club decide to discard of the Portuguese manager, then Zinedine Zidane is ready to step in. The former Real Madrid youth team coach has been without a club since resigning from his position […]

8 years ago

This is a new low for Manchester United Since the departure of Alex Ferguson, Manchester United’s luck has not been what one would describe as “good”. The club have made a number of poor decisions in terms of recruitment of manager and players, leading them to spend big on both, only to offload them after […]

8 years ago

The bid for Liverpool was made by Sheik Khaled, cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour Liverpool have reportedly rejected a world record takeover bid of £2 billion pound, submitted by Sheik Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nehayan, cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Khaled is said to have met with officials […]

8 years ago

Rui Faria left Manchester United at the end of last season A long-time ally and assistant to manager Jose Mourinho, Rui Faria’s two-year spell at Old Trafford came to an end after he departed the club in May. While Mourinho has since added further coaches – including former midfielder Michael Carrick – to his staff, […]

8 years ago

Arsene Wenger is currently in Liberia after receiving an invitation by President George Weah Arsene Wenger was invited to Liberia by the country’s president George Weah, the former world class striker who played for the likes of AC Milan, AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain during a glittering career. Weah was signed by Wenger in 1988, […]

8 years ago

Burnley’s European adventure could be coming to an end sooner rather than later Sean Dyche was rightly praised last season for securing a place in the Europa League for his Burnley side, a spot which was confirmed when the Clarets finished the season in seventh place, just nine points off Arsenal in sixth. Burnley’s first […]

8 years ago