The killer stat that held Arsenal back in 2021/22

“Mikel Arteta” (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by Kieran Clarke In all honesty, this isn’t going to come as a shock. Goals win games and there are some obvious statistics that underline why Arsenal fell just short of their ultimate aim. Gunners fans may have taken fifth place at the start of the season but the results in the run-in …

Why are Fifa, Uefa, the FA and other bodies that run football not held to account?

By Tony Attwood When football authorities order the media to delete the video, we really have problems When something goes wrong in relation to football who is to blame? Normally the answer is “the fans” – and that particularly so at a time of increased disorder.  Indeed I see that the media has been having …