Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport It’s the start of the summer so that can only mean one thing – more football! The European Championships start in France on Friday with a new improved (expanded) format consisting of 24 teams (why? Money, obviously). The ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport Jose to Old Trafford – so the rumour goes at least. I can’t say I’m surprised, but the manner in which the story broke, hours after Louis Van Gaal had won Manchester United’s first trophy since 2013, was ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the most prestigious awards ceremony in football journalism. Well….not quite, especially given that our budget couldn’t even stretch to some soggy sandwiches, a packet of Monster Munch and a bottle of Lambrini. However, ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport The weeks leading up to a major championship are always the source of endless debate. Who to pick? Do you go with the experienced but out of form forward (Wayne Rooney)? Do you take chance on a young ...
Sport News 24/7 Yes it’s that time of the year again. The weather is warming up, the end of the football season is nigh so this (not very) discerning journalist has picked TLE’s team of the season. The PFA may have already chosen their team, but I know this is ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport Leicester who? Now all that Premier League title nonsense is over, it’s time to get back to the real football – the relegation battle. Norwich City, Newcastle United and Sunderland all find themselves at the wrong end of ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport @davidjdewinter 6th in the table, only 5 points off the Champions League places, 2015/16 has exceeded all Hammers’ fans expectations so far. Under new manager Slaven Bilic they have moved on from the limited but effective gameplan of ‘up ...
Sport News 24/7 By Billy Stephens @BillyLaughs @TLE_Sport With Sunderland and Newcastle sat 18th and 19th respectively in the league table before kick-off, the Tyne-Wear derby was a massive relegation six-pointer and the 1-1 draw was a huge disappointment for both teams. Norwich’s 0-1 away win at West Brom the ...
Sport News 24/7 By Billy Stephens @BillyLaughs @TLE_Sport Professional victories for Leicester and Arsenal on Saturday put the pressure on Spurs and Manchester City to keep pace at the top in their respective fixtures on Sunday. However, the Lilywhites were the only team that could rise to the challenge, effectively ...