Liam Haydn

Sports writer @ World in Sport

The Madness of Manchester City: Domestic domination continues, with european likely to follow

The Treble On Saturday the 10th of June Manchester City became just the second English team ever to achieve the treble. Though for all intents and purposes, the treble was secured weeks before when Real Madrid was beaten 4-0 at the Etihad, the only team left in their path with the tournament pedigree to believe …

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Arsenal 22/23 Season Summary: Highs, Lows, where the title was lost & player ratings for Arsenal’s season

Gabriel Jesus scored or assisted all 4 of Arsenal’s goals in his home debut, a 4-2 win over Leicester which was sandwiched in between two impressive away wins at Palace and Bournemouth in the never to be seen again pink third kit. Arsenal exercised demons from the previous season by this time kicking the campaign …

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Arsenal 22/23 a season review Part 3 of 3: April-End of Season-A new Arsenal unravel in the old ways

April From an Arsenal perspective, Bukayo Saka was again the story of the International Break, receiving rave reviews from the media for his role in England’s 2-0 Euros Qualifier win over Ukraine, where the winger grabbed a goal and an assist, the goal being a wonderful curled finish into the top corner from outside the …

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An Arsenal Fan’s view on what the club need to do this summer to compete on all fronts next season:

The Summer of 2023 promises to be one of the most important ones in recent memory for Arsenal. For much of the last decade plus they’d sleepwalked themselves into becoming something of a sleeping giant. Perhaps understandably at first given the financial restraints of paying off their new stadium, a time where Arsenal spent most …

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From Willie Groves to Neymar Jr. via Cruyff, Denilson & Zidane: The History of World Record Transfer Fees

It was 8 years after Football became a professional sport that the first transfer fee of £100 was made when Scottish striker Willie Groves joined Aston Villa from West Brom in 1893. Sunderland born Alf Common was the first player to command a fee of over £500 in 1902 when he re-joined his local team …

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Arsenal 22/23 a season review Part 2 of 3: December-March International Break: Leaving it Late, Arsenal beaten but not broken

World Cup & Mid-Season Friendlies The 2022 World Cup saw Saka take his performances to the biggest stage in football and deliver once more, the winger scoring 3 in 4 games, and he was a regular thorn in France’s side in the Quarters, winning a penalty. It was not all positives however as Arsenal suffered …

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