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Liam Haydn

Sports writer @ World in Sport

The Top 10 Best Male Players of the open era

Liam Haydn 45 mins read

In this piece, I will chronicle the careers of those who I consider to be the best 10 Male players of the…

The Top 10 Best Female Tennis Players Of The Open Era

Liam Haydn 26 mins read

10. Evonne Goolagong Evonne Goolagong reached her first Grand Slam final at the 1971 Australian Open, she would go on to reach…

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

Liam Haydn 44 mins read

The Treble On Saturday the 10th of June Manchester City became just the second English team ever to achieve the treble. Though…

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

Liam Haydn 45 mins read

Gabriel Jesus scored or assisted all 4 of Arsenal’s goals in his home debut, a 4-2 win over Leicester which was sandwiched…

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

Liam Haydn 50 mins read

April From an Arsenal perspective, Bukayo Saka was again the story of the International Break, receiving rave reviews from the media for…

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

Liam Haydn 36 mins read

The Summer of 2023 promises to be one of the most important ones in recent memory for Arsenal. For much of the…

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

Liam Haydn 85 mins read

It was 8 years after Football became a professional sport that the first transfer fee of £100 was made when Scottish striker…

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

Liam Haydn 52 mins read

World Cup & Mid-Season Friendlies The 2022 World Cup saw Saka take his performances to the biggest stage in football and deliver…

Muhammad Ali: 15 Career-Defining Rounds

Liam Haydn 167 mins read

Muhammad Ali fought 548 Professional Rounds against 50 different men across a span of 61 fights, 13 countries, four continents and 21…

Why Roger Federer isn’t the GOAT

Liam Haydn 17 mins read

Roger Federer is not the GOAT. He wasn’t the Greatest Men’s player of all time before Rafael Nadal has tied him on…

Arsenal 22/23 a season review Part 1 of 3: August-World Cup: A Stunning Start.

Liam Haydn 42 mins read

The 2022/23 season is Mikel Arteta’s 3rd full campaign in charge of Arsenal and as well the 3rd of his managerial career.…

Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup

Liam Haydn 52 mins read

The first ever winter World Cup appeared perfectly timed for Lionel Messi. The previous season, his first in the colours of Paris…

Andy Murray reminds us who he is at the Australian Open

Liam Haydn 16 mins read

The thing that often amazes us about elite sportspeople is how they make their chosen sport look like the easiest thing in…

The 4 Kings and The Big 4: 2 era’s dominated by greatness

Liam Haydn 39 mins read

In discussing his passion for Boxing, Andy Murray explained: “There are similarities with tennis: taking time away from your opponent, neutralising their strengths,…

Waiting on the shoulder & squeaky bum time: Ferguson in the title race

Liam Haydn 37 mins read

squeaky bum time in British English. NOUN. the tense final matches in the race to a league championship, especially from the point…

In (somewhat) Defence of Gareth Southgate

Liam Haydn 19 mins read

For all of my Football watching life, England have been a disappointment. I was born several days before Football came home with…

The ‘Big 3′ on Grass?

Liam Haydn 13 mins read

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the three greatest male tennis players of all time, of which there can be…

In Memory of the Intercontinental Cup

Liam Haydn 27 mins read

Since the Club World Cup replaced the Intercontinental Cup in 2005, there has been 14 winners from Europe and just 3 from…

English Football’s Dominant Dynasties

Liam Haydn 38 mins read

When you talk of English football’s most dominant dynasties, only 2 sides can come to mind. The two Northern Powerhouses of Liverpool…

Guardiola’s Champions League Blues

Liam Haydn 21 mins read

There was barely a scattering of lukewarm applause from the Santiago Bernabeu faithful behind the goal as Ferlaine Mendy miraculously cleared Grealish’s…

Manchester United: Below the Promised Land

Liam Haydn 77 mins read

On Top of Their Perch As Sir Alex Ferguson left the Hawthorns’ turf after one final farewell to the travelling faithful, his…