Liverpool’s Missed Opportunity: Insights on Brajan Gruda’s Transfer to BrightonChristian Falk, a respected German journalist, recently shed light on Liverpool’s failed attempt to sign German pro... ... Read full Story
Juventus are awaiting the results of the first round of medical tests for Nico Gonzalez, who was forced to withdraw just six minutes into the second half of Argentina’s 3-0 win over Chile on Friday.... ... Read full Story
Sunderland defender Brianna Westrup says that you can never predict anything in the Barclays Women’s Championship.The Lady Black Cats kick-off the 2024/2025 season with a fixture at Birmingham City ... ... Read full Story
Luis Suarez has urged Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez to show his 'mental strength' after receiving a length international ban.Nunez was handed a five-match suspension with the Uruguay national team fo... ... Read full Story
Real Madrid fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the latest medical updates regarding Arda Guler. According to a report from MARCA, there was initial concern following the young midfielder... ... Read full Story
Barcelona Sporting Director Deco has had a turbulent time in charge of their recruitment operations over the past year. The Brazilian-Portuguese was heavily criticised for his inability to bring in ma... ... Read full Story
Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu is confident that he can be fit for Turkey’s upcoming Nations League clash with Iceland.The 30-year-old updated on his condition speaking to Turkish broadcast... ... Read full Story
Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori was dubbed a ‘leader’ of the national team by the press following Friday’s impressive 3-1 victory away in France, despite playing less than an hour of competiti... ... Read full Story
Former Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez departed under cloud, weeks after he had appeared in a press conference with President Joan Laporta assuring he would be there the following season. It seems re... ... Read full Story
Bristol City have completed the signing of midfielder Libby Bance on a season-long loan deal from Brighton & Hove Albion.The Robins announced the news via a post on their official club website this mo... ... Read full Story
Albert Sambi Lokonga, currently on loan at Sevilla from Arsenal, has been ruled out for up to five weeks following a hamstring injury in his left leg, sustained during a training session on Friday.The... ... Read full Story
Did Chelsea Miss Out on a Striking Gem?In a summer where Chelsea splurged on new attacking talents such as Jadon Sancho, Pedro Neto, and Joao Felix, they may have overlooked a player who could have be... ... Read full Story
Chelsea will utilise Estevao as an attacking midfielder rather than a winger when he joins up with the first-team squad next year, a report has claimed.The Blues have agreed a total package worth up t... ... Read full Story
Torino midfielder Samuele Ricci was one of the revelations of Luciano Spalletti’s Italy team that lined up against France in Paris on Friday night, with outlets in Italy suggesting that he played wi... ... Read full Story
Former Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni feels that Davide Frattesi is “one of the best box-to-box midfielders in Europe.”The former coach praised the 24-year-old on RAI Sport, via FCInterNews... ... Read full Story
Liverpool underlined their Premier League title aspirations with an emphatic 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford last weekend. Arne Slot’s team delivered a commanding display, with Luis D... ... Read full Story
Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona target Jonathan Tah has confirmed that he will not extend his contract with Bayer Leverkusen.The 28-year-old spoke to German outlet Suddeutschland Zeitung, vi... ... Read full Story
Mo Salah’s Tempting Offers: A Tug-of-War for Liverpool’s StarMohamed Salah, Liverpool’s superstar winger, finds himself at a critical juncture as his contract winds down. According to a report f... ... Read full Story
“The eagerness to vilify ‘the other side’—usually on social media—complicates the less reactionary work that defines our mission.” — Jerry Brewer, The Washington Post, 11 June 2024
Did you know?
It seems reasonable to assume that the words vilify and villain come from the same source; after all, to vilify someone is—in some ways—to make them out to be a villain. Such is not the case, however. Although the origin stories of both vilify and villain involve Latin, their roots are quite different. Vilify came to English (via Middle English and Late Latin) from the Latin adjective vilis, meaning “cheap” or “vile.” Someone who has been vilified, accordingly, has had their reputation tarnished or cheapened in such a way that they’re viewed as morally reprehensible. Villain on the other hand, comes from the Medieval Latin word villanus, meaning “villager,” and ultimately from the Latin noun villa, meaning “house.” The Middle English descendent of villanus developed the meaning of “a person of uncouth mind and manners” due to the vilifying influence of the aristocracy of the time, and the connotations worsened from there until villain came to refer to (among other things), a deliberate scoundrel.