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With a certain inevitability, Manchester City are suddenly in charge of the Premier League title race. Arsenal and Liverpool both produced lethargic performances under pressure and lost home matches on Sunday, leaving City — seeking an unprecedented fourth straight English top-flight title — with a… Read More »‘Really, really rubbish … stand up and be counted’: Liverpool, Arsenal implode to hand City control of title race

Now feels like a good time to bemoan Moana Pasifika upsetting my weekend footy tipping. Their 17-14 win against the Reds in Whangarei fell disappointingly short of the five-point margin I tipped. Speaking of tips and betting, what were the odds of Tate McDermott and… Read More »The Wrap: Crusaders’ shot clock fiasco and shhh, don’t put the moz on Darby

It was another action-packed weekend, as a late Sydney FC goal broke Western Sydney hearts, Perth were humiliated and Adelaide’s wunderkind faltered when the stakes were highest. Plenty to get into. Here are your A-League talking points. Wanderers in finals dogfight after derby heartbreak When… Read More »Kucharski strike caps dramatic Sydney Derby, Irankunda can’t save Reds, Glory humbled

There was no better illustration of the agony and ecstasy that makes football so unique than Sydney FC’s stoppage-time winner over Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday. Just when the Wanderers thought they’d put a real dent in the Sky Blues’ top-four aspirations, up stepped Jaiden… Read More »How can the APL convince casual fans the A-League Men is worth supporting?

Six rounds into the season and only a small group of teams would be entirely satisfied with their form.  With the Rabbitohs sinking to the bottom and the Knights struggling big time, the ladder is in an ongoing state of flux. The door is opening… Read More »NRL Power Rankings: Round 6 – Dragons, Raiders prove doubters wrong, Souths players still putting in for Demetriou