Ben Mountain

Ben is a freelance football writer. He is also Paddy Power’s unofficially self-appointed Crystal Palace correspondent who doesn’t feel obliged to praise Andrea Pirlo at every turn.

Ben Mountain's articles

Spain game should worry England as Southgate’s system faces critical test

/ Football / 2 years ago

Croatia will provide first real post-World Cup test for Southgate’s England

/ Football / 2 years ago

Sarri’s Chelsea are dark horse contenders to win the Premier League

/ Football / 2 years ago

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Weekly Championship drama proves it’s the best league in the world

/ Champions League / 2 years ago

Premier League: Liverpool v Manchester City will be the clash of an era

/ Football / 2 years ago

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Winless Warnock on course to break Derby’s unwanted record

/ Football / 2 years ago

Falling short never goes out of style for Poch’s hipster Spurs

/ Football / 2 years ago

Form is temporary, class is permanent: Mo Salah is still the real deal

/ Football / 2 years ago

Paddy investigates: Charlton’s fightback against Roland Duchâtelet

/ Football / 2 years ago

To Russia with ‘love’ – the reason behind John Terry’s move revealed

/ Football / 2 years ago

Here’s why youth holds the key to future success for Southgate’s England

/ Football / 2 years ago

Hats off to Watford, but they’ll never do ‘a Leicester City’

/ Football / 3 years ago

Usain Bolt-esque: 5 top footballers who should try switching sports

/ Football / 3 years ago

REVEALED: The real reason Liverpool are holding Simon Mignolet hostage

/ Football / 3 years ago

Chelsea should turn the other cheek and let Ruben play

/ Football / 3 years ago

Exclusive: Behind-the-scenes of Roy Hodgson’s mascot rage

/ Football / 3 years ago

Yannick Bolasie’s potential will be painfully squandered by moving

/ Football / 3 years ago

Summer spending sprees: Are they a recipe for a slow stumble?

/ Football / 3 years ago

Five performances worse than Kenedy’s shocker against Cardiff

/ Football / 3 years ago

In ten years’ time Arsenal will dominate Chelsea for London’s top spot

/ Football / 3 years ago

Lunacy: Leicester City’s Claude Puel must not be sacked this soon

/ Football / 3 years ago

Revealed: Maurizio Sarri’s Six strangest habits

/ Football / 3 years ago

The slow death of Deadline Day: whatever happened to the sex toys?

/ Football / 3 years ago

Revealed: The six most annoying football pundits on TV

/ Football / 3 years ago