It's not complicated and it's got nothing to do with style of football, nobody wants to see big teams who haven't won anything in a while break their duck. It's standard fan stuff. Almost no champions or challengers are ever actually loved by the 'neutral' because there is no such thing as a 'neutral.' People don't mind City winning the league because it's very easy to compartmentalise and they don't have a big fanbase so people just don't encounter many City fans online and in day to day life. All this stuff about 'style' is utter nonsense.
It isn’t enough to describe Granit Xhaka as the signing of the season, he could well be the most transformative addition to a Premier League squad in the modern era.
On Sunderland’s day of days, as they prepared to face their bitterest rivals, the former Arsenal man and Bayer Leverkusen champion delivered a performance for the ages, dictating the contest from midfield. The Magpies were chased off the pitch by a physical, streetwise Black Cats side, epitomised by their captain.
The 1–0 victory stands as a testament to the journey Sunderland have been on. From the darkness of League One, the Black Cats are finally back in the light, and with Xhaka at the helm under Le Bris' stewardship, it's not surviving, it's pure thriving.
There's a new King of the North East in town. 👑
“Man City bought all my players!” 😤
“Sport is basically to win by respecting the rules” 👀
This Arsene Wenger interview on FFP back in 2020 is just brilliant 😂
City’s hearing for 115 alleged breaches of PL rules begins on Monday ⏳
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So chuffed with this! 15 months ago Trevor and I sat down in an uninspiring deskspace with 2 blank notebooks and lots of trepidation! Since we've had 20+ people working on our Nat Geo series, a fabulous office and 2025 is looking better than we could ever have hoped for! Onwards!