Jason Pettigrove

Formerly with beIN Sports, MARCA and FC Barcelona. Fan of the Catalan giants since the mid 1970s, and lover of all things La Liga and European football more generally. Frustrated teller of stories surrounding the beautiful game in the English top-flight and beyond. Two books published: 'Huddy: The official biography of Alan Hudson' and 'Messi: The King of Camp Nou.'
Video: Benfica rise as one to give Sven Goran Eriksson a guard of honour
In a touching tribute to the dying Sven Goran Eriksson, one of his former clubs, Benfica, decided to give him a guard...
Benfica
Video: “We deserved to lose” – Jurgen Klopp pulling no punches after Liverpool shipped three to Atalanta
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, was in no mood to make excuses for his players after they were, somewhat incredibly, outplayed by Atalanta...
Liverpool FC
Video: Van Dijk blames too many errors for surprise Liverpool defeat
Liverpool skipper, Virgil van Dijk, wasn’t in the mood for small talk or chit chat in his post-match interview after a 3-0...
Liverpool FC
Opinion: Jurgen Klopp will regret his Liverpool selection against Atalanta
For once, Jurgen Klopp is going to have to take criticism of his Liverpool starting XI on the chin. Only the German...
Liverpool FC
West Ham player ratings: Fabianski’s heroics in vain as Hammers undone late in Leverkusen
With seven minutes still to play in West Ham’s Europa League quarter-final first-leg tie, David Moyes side were hanging on for a...
West Ham FC
Video: West Ham’s resolve broken by late Hofman and Boniface goals
West Ham were looking likely to get a 0-0 draw from their Europa League quarter-final first leg against Bayer Leverkusen, before substitutes...
West Ham FC
Video: John McGinn doubles Aston Villa’s lead over Lille
A famous win for Aston Villa is on the cards after John McGinn caressed the ball home to give the Midlands-based outfit...
Aston Villa FC
Video: Prince William and Prince George spotted celebrating Ollie Watkins’ goal at Villa Park
Thursday night saw Aston Villa take on Lille in the Europa Conference League quarter-final first-leg, and Villa Park went wild when Ollie...
Aston Villa FC
EFL deduct two points from Sheffield United after club defaulted on payments
The 2023/24 Premier League campaign will arguably go down as one of the worst in Sheffield United’s history. At the time of...
Sheffield United FC
Video: Fabianski goes full length to deny Grimaldo and preserve West Ham’s clean sheet
Bayer Leverkusen came on strong in the opening part of the first half of their Europa League quarter-final first-leg against West Ham,...
West Ham FC
Video: Ollie Watkins on target to set Aston Villa on their way against Lille
Once again Ollie Watkins was in the right place at the right time for Aston Villa, powering home a 13th minute header...
Aston Villa FC
Premier League will use Semi Automated Offside Technology from 2024/25
It’s taken the consistently bad application of VAR for the Premier League to finally allow a vote on Semi Automated Offside Technology....
Liverpool FC Tottenham FC