Mot-clef : First Things First

Eight seconds. That’s all the time Trent Alexander-Arnold needed on the night of 7th May 2019 to help complete the comebacks of all comebacks in the semi-final of this season’s UEFA Champions League. That’s it. Eight seconds from the ball being out of play, the corner to be awarded, the ball to be retrieved and […]

Even in Baku’s tin-hollow Olympic Stadium, Emile Smith Rowe could feel them. The eyes of the crowd weighing heavy on his back, analysing, judging his steps like a TV talent show.