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Nicky

Nicky is a budding journalist who specialises in matters related to football, basketball and the economics of sports. He is a student at the University of Edinburgh as well. Follow him on Twitter @NickyHelfgott1.
  • Premier League
    Tottenham Hotspur's Argentinian defender Cristian Romero (R) commits a foul on Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland (L) and received a yellow card during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 5, 2023. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications.
    NickyJanuary 31, 2026
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    Tottenham vs Manchester City Preview – two sides in NEED of points

    Tottenham versus Manchester City has a habit of short-circuiting logic. Form guides, league position, expected goals charts, all of it tends to melt away the moment the ball starts rolling in North London. Spurs have beaten better City sides than this and lost to worse ones. The fixture lives on…

  • Tennis
    Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts on a point to Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp during their men's singles match on day seven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 24, 2026.
    NickyJanuary 31, 2026
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    Australian Open Final Preview – Djokovic, aged 38, is back!

    For ten days, the men’s draw at the Australian Open felt almost suspiciously calm. Top seeds advanced. Scorelines were neat and tidy. Afternoon sessions drifted by with polite applause and three-set handshakes. The kind of tennis that looks efficient on paper and disappears from memory by dinner. Then the semi-finals…

  • Soccer
    NickyJanuary 29, 2026

    Champions League 2025/26 Matchweek Eight Review

    The final night of the Champions League opening phase was supposed to tie up loose ends. Instead, it set the whole thing on fire. Tables flipped every few minutes. Phones refreshed like slot machines. One moment Real Madrid were comfortable, the next they were staring at a goalkeeper celebrating in…

  • Soccer
    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United poses after signing for the club at Aon Training Complex on January 30, 2020 in Manchester, England.
    NickyJanuary 27, 2026

    The Rebuild, Ranked: Manchester United’s Best Signings Since Sir Alex Left

    Manchester United signings after Sir Alex Ferguson tend to live one of two lives. They either become trivia questions or they become arguments. For every fee that quietly evaporated, there’s been a handful of players who genuinely moved the club forward. Players who didn’t just exist on the teamsheet but…

  • Soccer
    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal with William Saliba and Gabriel of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on August 17, 2025 in Manchester, England.
    NickyJanuary 24, 2026

    Arsenal vs Manchester United Preview – Title Chargers take on Top Four chasers

    Arsenal and Manchester United still feels like capital-letter football. Even when the eras change, even when the squads turn over, it carries that big-game hum the second you glance at the fixture list. Sunday afternoon at the Emirates, the stakes are sharp. Arsenal sit top of the table, protecting a…

  • Soccer
    LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, speaks with Gabriel of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on October 26, 2025 in London, England.
    NickyJanuary 23, 2026
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    Why are there so few goals in the Premier League this year?

    Premier League leaders Arsenal have just been held to back-to-back 0–0 draws, first at home to Liverpool and then away at Nottingham Forest. It is the first time they have gone consecutive goalless games in the Premier League since 2012. On its own, that would be a curiosity. In context,…

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