Europa League

Celtic arrived at Fir Park after three straight defeats and weeks of unrest, then left with a win and a returning winger. This piece asks how much one afternoon really changes, and why the next three fixtures…

Celtic were four goals up on aggregate against LASK and still went out of the Champions League. This article explains how that lead disappeared, what the numbers say about the gap in the second leg, and why…

Rangers are out of the Europa League, and their new manager still hasn't won a match. This article explains how a first-half penalty lead disappeared, why a half-time switch at the back proved costly, and what…

Torreense's season tells two stories at once: one of triumph, one of promotion heartbreak. We examine how a club of 2,500 supporters from a small Portuguese town finds itself bound for European competition,…

This piece goes beyond the scoreline to examine how Unai Emery's relentless personal methodology, from late-night football study to online chess, has driven one of English football's most startling…

The Premier League's run-in has become a qualification chess match unlike any other, with cup results, continental semi-finals and a potential final-day sacrifice all capable of reshaping the European map.…

Aston Villa came into this semi-final second leg under pressure, having lost three Premier League games in a row and conceding a first-leg deficit. What followed at Villa Park was one of the great European…

With three weeks of the Premier League season remaining, the race for European football has never been so layered. This piece maps every route by which England's top flight could place ten clubs across three…

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery did not hold back after his side's 1-0 first-leg Europa League semi-final defeat to Nottingham Forest, directing his sharpest criticism not at the result but at the officials.…

Bournemouth have identified their man to lead the club into what could be its most ambitious era yet, with Marco Rose agreeing a three-year deal to take charge at the Vitality Stadium this summer. The…

Nottingham Forest find themselves in one of the most bizarre and compelling situations in English football: a Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa while simultaneously fighting to avoid the drop from…

Ollie Watkins reached a remarkable personal milestone as Aston Villa dismantled Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park to advance 7-1 on aggregate into the Europa League semi-finals. Unai Emery's side will now face fellow…

UEFA is closing in on a landmark financial milestone, with club competition sponsorship income projected to surpass €1bn per year from 2027. Two major partnerships are on the verge of being signed, capping a…