Phil Dawkes

Feb 27, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Phil Dawkes

A version of this article was first published in April 2020Eddie Gray collects the ball in the centre circle and immediately sets his sights on Chelsea’s goal. But David Webb has other ideas. Fuelled by fresh memories of his roasting at the hands of the Leeds winger a couple of weeks prior, the defender hits him, both feet off the ground, no prisoners. Bang. It takes all of two minutes for the 1970 FA Cup final replay to live up to its billing as a game best avoided by the faint of heart.

Nov 8, 2023 | bbc.com | Phil Dawkes

Manchester United are bottom of Group A with two games left, at Galatasaray and home to Bayern MunichOn a chaotic night in Copenhagen there were seven goals, two penalties, a "game-changing" red card, a protestor on the pitch and a late winner by a 17-year-old substitute - but once more we are left talking about VAR.

Sep 27, 2023 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Phil Dawkes

Isak scored his fourth goal of the season for NewcastleAlexander Isak scored the winner as a largely second-string Newcastle came to life after the break to beat a much-changed Manchester City and reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. But with Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon sent on at the break, the Magpies were transformed, with Isak slotting home following fine work from Joelinton.

Sep 24, 2023 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Phil Dawkes

Tiago Rech has watched Santa Cruz for as long as he can remember, even when he was famously the only one. But right now, on the final day of the 2023 Campeonato Gaucho Serie A2, he can hardly bear to do so. Their season has all come down to this: one kick, one penalty to settle a shootout and send the club back to the state top flight for the first time in a decade.

Sep 21, 2023 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Phil Dawkes

Villa have now conceded 12 times in five away games in all competitions this seasonAston Villa made a poor start to a first European campaign in 13 years as some appalling defending allowed Legia Warsaw to get the better of them in their Europa Conference League group opener. Returning to continental competition thanks to a stunning run of form in the second half of last season, the former European champions looked good going forward but continually gave Legia a leg up at the other end.