Paul Doyle

Paul Doyle
Sports Daniel Sturridge Can Lead the Way for Premier League’s Forgotten Men

Daniel Sturridge Can Lead the Way for Premier League’s Forgotten Men

Harry Redknapp used to be tickled by the notion that top professionals would move clubs primarily for sentimental reasons. Many times he made the sort of quip…

Paul Doyle (London)
Sports Mourinho Managed to Delay Guardiola's Win in a Historic Meeting

Mourinho Managed to Delay Guardiola's Win in a Historic Meeting

Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City (14 January) Jürgen Klopp said it best, even if the NBCSN commentator had to apologize for the German’s exemplary deployment of…

Paul Doyle (London)
Sports Huddersfield Staying Up is Premier League’s Greatest Survival Story

Huddersfield Staying Up is Premier League’s Greatest Survival Story

The “Ich bin ein Terrier” T-shirts, adorned with David Wagner’s smiling face, rapidly sold out of Huddersfield Town’s megastore at the start of this season,…

Paul Doyle (London)
Sports Premier League 2017-18 Review: Player of the Season

Premier League 2017-18 Review: Player of the Season

From Mohamed Salah to Kevin De Bruyne, via some delightful players elsewhere in the division, the Guardian Sport looks at the best the league had to offer this…

Paul Doyle (London)
Sports The World Cup Has Caused Pharaohs Fans as Much Angst as a Dodgy Pyramid Scheme

The World Cup Has Caused Pharaohs Fans as Much Angst as a Dodgy Pyramid Scheme

Qualifying for the World Cup is a bit like becoming a parent. It can bring joy but opens up an enormous new vista of worries. Ever since Mo Salah scored twice…

Paul Doyle (London)
Sports Blaise Matuidi: When You’re a Football Fan, You Can’t Accept Racism

Blaise Matuidi: When You’re a Football Fan, You Can’t Accept Racism

The Juventus and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi says that abandoning a match in the event of racist abuse by fans at this summer’s World Cup could be “the…

Paul Doyle (Rome)
Sports Florent Hadergjonaj: ‘This Is My Dream. I Want To Play These Teams Regularly’

Florent Hadergjonaj: ‘This Is My Dream. I Want To Play These Teams Regularly’

The first time Florent Hadergjonaj played against a Premier League team could have been his last. Romelu Lukaku made sure that thought occurred to the Swiss…

Paul Doyle (London)
Sports Kylian Mbappé Poses Unai Emery a Dilemma As PSG Face Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappé Poses Unai Emery a Dilemma As PSG Face Real Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain are nearing le money time, to use the Anglicism that has gained currency among French commentators without ever being circulated widely in…

Paul Doyle (London)