December 2016

Ligue 1: Nice to be Christmas No.1 but rivals Monaco and PSG can spoil the party

December 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

Autumn champions have gone on to take the top-flight crown six times in the past 10 seasons but the title race is anything but over, insists Philippa Booth. At the halfway [...]

Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016: 10-1

December 23, 2016 // 1 Comment

Welcome to the very 1st edition of the #ORP100, the Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016. From Monday 12th December to Friday 23rd December, we’ll be counting down [...]

Midweek Muse: Arsenal’s latest struggles echo a familiar routine fixed in their mentality

December 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

A week is a long time in football, and nobody will be feeling the chill of that geriatric cliché more than Arsenal fans right now. Somehow, they have contrived to fall 9 [...]

Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016: 20-11

December 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the very 1st edition of the #ORP100, the Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016. From Monday 12th December to Friday 23rd December, we’ll be counting down [...]

Ref Review: Manchester United & Tottenham were fortunate, Arsenal can have no complaints

December 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

Ex-Premier League referee Mark Halsey from youaretheref.com is back to look over the last pre-Christmas action which saw two dubious goals against Arsenal at the Etihad and [...]

Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016: 30-21

December 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the very 1st edition of the #ORP100, the Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016. From Monday 12th December to Friday 23rd December, we’ll be counting down [...]

Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016: 40-31

December 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the very 1st edition of the #ORP100, the Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016. From Monday 12th December to Friday 23rd December, we’ll be counting down [...]

Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016: 50-41

December 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the very 1st edition of the #ORP100, the Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016. From Monday 12th December to Friday 23rd December, we’ll be counting down [...]

Weekend Wanderings: Manchester United find best midfield trio, while Arsenal fall apart in back-to-back defeats and Sunderland continue to fight

December 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

In a new addition to the site, Rich Laverty takes a weekly look at five areas of the weekend’s football and explores the key issues behind teams in form, out of form and [...]

Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016: 60-51

December 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the very 1st edition of the #ORP100, the Top 100 Women’s Footballers of 2016. From Monday 12th December to Friday 23rd December, we’ll be counting down [...]