The emotion was evident in Steven Gerrard’s voice as he implied to the assembled media that he would consider his position as Rangers boss.The 39-year-old had just endured the most testing week of his managerial career to date having seen his team crash out of the Scottish Cup to bottom-of-the-table Hearts just seven days after the title race had effectively been conceded with a draw against St Johnstone. “It’s the lowest I’ve felt since I came into the job by a long way,” he said.Even more puzzling to Gerrard than Rangers’ domestic collapse was that these two catastrophic results had come either side of arguably the best performance in the club’s recent history. Indeed, Rangers’ Europa League win over Braga...
Italy has been one of the countriesworst affected by coronavirus so far, with more than10,000 people infected and600 deaths so far. The Italian government has taken strict measures to try and limit its effects, effectively putting thecountry into lockdown.All Serie A fixtures have been suspended until April 3 following a decree issued by Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday. Some grounds, such as Milan's San Siro in the hard-hit north, have not held a game in front of a crowd since mid-February, and on Wednesday it was confirmed that Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive COVID-19.With all sporting events there now completely suspended until April –and almost certainly beyond –the outcome of the league has been thrown into...
German football smells of beer, wurst and the occasional plume of cigarette smoke. Those were the fragrances wafting through the high concourses of the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday night, before, during and after RB Leipzig’s comprehensive win over Tottenham.It was difficult to know what to expect from that evening. Leipzig is a city with a distinguished footballing past - Lokomotive Leipzig reached the Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1987 – but RBL have no claim at all to that history. They are the continent's most notorious marketingconstruct and that's a charge against which they have absolutely no defence.ALSO READRB Leipzig: Widely reviled in Germany, here's how one of the most exciting projects in Europe is being builtIt's a strange...
Eight minutes on the clock, 20 playersto guess.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand share with your friends - especially if they're German.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every current Bundesliga club?CHECK OUT THE NEW ISSUEIn the mag: Stars of the decade! Rashford, Haaland, Martinelli Neves, Liverpool's last title win and more Who doesn't love Borussia Dortmund? Except for Schalke fans. And PSG, tonight. And Thomas Tuchel, actually. And Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, since he fell out with the club when he left...OK, a lot of people don't like Dortmund. And a lot of teams have felt the full force of their attack over the years.Since Jurgen Klopp left Signal Iduna Park back in 2015 - five years ago, now - Dortmund have had four...
Or, after reading all this, if you'd still just fancy the current Liverpool home shirt, you can buy it here for £54.99.10. 2000/01 home kitThe year of the unprecedented cup treble. The Reds might not have won the league this year but they hoovered up an FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup triple-whammy thanks to the exploits of players such as Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Michael Babel and Danny Murphy. An unbelievable team, and they had the threads to match.Buy ithere for £4009. 2017/18home kitA year which ended in heartbreak, but gave signs of the great things to come, Jurgen Klopp's side made it to the Champions League final – but were beaten by Real Madrid courtesy of some...