Arne Slot has already done what predecessor Jurgen Klopp could never do with Liverpool and beat Real Madrid.And yet just three years ago, city rivals Atletico Madrid thought he was the kit man.The Dutchman is arguably the biggest story in European football so far this season, taking the Reds to the top of the Premier League and Champions League with 17 wins from 19 for the best start of any manager at the legendary club.While everyone felt there could be collapse with eerie similarities to when...

As soon as Germany lifted the 2014 World Cup, a summer on from an all-Bundesliga Champions League final, the question was - how did they do it? Well one of the answers was sitting at home minding his own business, although he’d never admit his status as one of the most influential figures in the history of German football. Before the World Cup victory, a treble-winning campaign from Bayern Munich a year earlier saw Borussia Dortmund beaten at Wembley, after both sides had torn apart peak Barce

If you asked any football fan to name the most unselfish player in the Premier League, they would likely all produce the same answer – Roberto Firmino. In the modern game that word means far more than just simply providing assists. It’s about work rate, running, intelligent pressing and linking up the play, something the Brazilian has taken to a whole new level. The recent mainstream use of the term ‘false nine’ began with Pep Guardiola getting the best out of Lionel Messi, but it’s now more

Global motorsport superstar and stuntman Travis Pastrana has told talkSPORT how his back-breaking faster-than-Formula 1 Nitro Rallycross series has brought the fear factor back to British motorsport. The multiple X Game gold medallist and world record holder sees the 2022/23 edition of his arrive at the birthplace of the sport, Lydden Hill in Kent, welcoming the likes of F1 world champion Jenson Button and British rally star Kris Meeke. The sport takes the danger, flat-out speed and excitement

There aren’t many tougher jobs in world sport than being Lewis Hamilton’s teammate, as one of the first men to take on the role in Formula 1, Heikki Kovalainen, told talkSPORT. Seven-time world champion Hamilton is F1’s most successful ever driver, notching up the most wins, pole positions and points in the sport’s history, often crushing his opposition along the way. The likes of four-time champion Sebastian Vettel have seen their reputations written off during battle with the Brit, and even

Made of 18 carat gold and standing at 36.8 centimetres, the World Cup trophy is the most iconic in sport, made all the more prestigious by the select few who have been able to hold it. Replaced in 1974, the original Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen years later, and never recovered, with the new malachite banded model under strict security. Some of the greatest players to ever kick a ball have lifted the trophy aloft as they fulfilled the childhood dream of millions. From Pele to Maradona, an exc

With the ramifications of the most jaw-dropping lap in Formula One history still being felt, talkSPORT spoke to the man who probably had the best view of the action, McLaren star Daniel Ricciardo. In December, the 2021 world title came down to a final lunge from Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton in the dying moments, winning one of the most incredible title bouts the sport has ever seen. The pair had been inseparable throughout the 22-race season, heading into the Abu Dhabi finale level on poin

Christian Horner has told talkSPORT what it feels like to be back at the top of Formula 1 with Red Bull – and ahead of rivals Mercedes. Red Bull racing were back to their best for the 2022 season, wrapping up the drivers’ and constructors’ titles with races to spare as they negotiated F1’s new regulations to thwart Ferrari’s threat. Max Verstappen was able to seal back-to-back championships with four races to go, capping a vastly different feeling to last season’s jaw-dropping final lap overta

Nuri Sahin’s career in coaching looks certain to be one to keep an eye on, and it might not have happened without former managers Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel. The ex-Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder has had an incredible start to life in management at Turkish side Antalyaspor, with his path similar to that of Klopp. Reminiscent of the Liverpool boss’ breakthrough at Mainz, Sahin was playing for Antalyaspor on October 1 and, four days later, found himself in the dugout

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has spoken exclusively to talkSPORT about his side’s growing rivalry with Liverpool, how they have adapted to playing without a striker, and revealed which out-field position he would love to try. The Brazilian shot-stopper joined City in the summer of 2017, and hasn’t looked back since, playing almost every game since his £35million move – bargain – from Benfica. Cementing his status as one of the world’s premier goalkeepers, Ederson has racked up clean shee