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In early July Chelsea signed Radamel Falcao on loan from AS Monaco. The news was received with a mix of surprise, confusion and derision....
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In early July Chelsea signed Radamel Falcao on loan from AS Monaco. The news was received with a mix of surprise, confusion and derision....
Having been called up to the Spain squad for the first time, this international break has marked the meteoric rise of Mario Gaspar quite...
One of the most controversial transfers in recent times, Mario Gotze has completed 2 seasons at Bayern. Belying all expectations though, he hasn’t really...
The Indian Super League had an encouraging start in its inaugural season. While this site would like to see more young Indian talents given a...
While Asian football is steadily rising in the World, it is strange that the two most populous countries are still a long way away...
The Primeira Liga is widely considered a three horse race every season and yet Porto have flattered to deceive in the past two. However,...
A star ‘signing’ for Spain, Diego Costa has never quite hit the heights for his national team. While the forward has been prolific at...
The recent troubles of the English sides in the Champions League has suddenly put pressure on their European coefficient. With their 4th Champions League...
In the fast paced world of modern football, it is becoming increasingly rare to see a manager being given time to build his own...
Sport tends to throw up plenty of instances of David vs Goliath. In football terms, Iceland fit nicely into the profile of David, especially...
Atletico have had a topsy-turvy start to this season. After a busy summer, it was always going to take some time for the team...
Can football in the USA compete with the big four traditional sports? You’ve probably read, heard or even asked this question at some point...
Arnab Ray breaks down each of the three goals in the high profile Premier League game which finished Arsenal 3-0 Manchester United. Arsenal...
A new mini-feature on the site for the new season is the introduction of the manager Power Rankings, where every month we list out...
Once a regular feature in the latter stages of the Champions League, Ajax can no longer be counted amongst Europe’s elite. In August, a...
After this Minsk defeat, Arrigo Sacchi described Roma’s season so far as a “roller-coaster”, a metaphor that displays well the team’s highs and lows...
Losing Messi to a knee injury, football fans wanted to know how Barcelona would respond to the absence of a player of such quality....
Rudi Garcia’s appointment has heralded improvement in Rome but not to the extent of removing Juventus’ iron grip on the Scudetto. However, with Juventus...
Laurent Blanc’s appointment as Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement was an interesting move. Blanc had the reputation of being one of the game’s brightest young managers,...
In football, as well as many other sports and games, the key area of the pitch is the centre. If you can control the...
With most fans wanting a happy medium between winning football and football that is pleasing on the eye, a sole focus on playing the...
Judah Davies breaks down each of the 3 goals against Mainz that saw Bayern Munich extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga....
Sam Polak has a look at how Tottenham Hotspur defeated league leaders Manchester City at White Hart Lane, after having gone a goal down...
The arrival of Josep Guardiola to Bayern München has changed many of the historical conceptions of German football tactics. With his ideology of a...
This Premier League season’s biggest transfers of the summer have been Raheem Sterling’s protracted move from Liverpool to Manchester City and Petr Cech leaving...
One sad story of unfulfilled potential is that of Rafael van der Vaart. The elegant Dutchman has had a tough career for various reasons,...
Recent years have seen the two Milan giants, once revered and feared, fall down the pecking order, and become almost irrelevant. However, renewed financial...
In a game with several plot lines— Memphis’ return to PSV, Luke Shaw’s injury, Martial getting his first start after a great debut, Wayne...
There was some speculation in the summer regarding the future of Marco Verratti. Talk was that he might look for a new challenge. One...
Reigning Serie A champions Juventus have had an indifferent start to the season, losing their opening two fixtures. Flavio Fusi, in his debut article...
After a strong end to the season, all eyes were on Arsenal to see if they would reinforce their squad. The North London club...
Lucien Favre’s Borussia Monchengladbach were a breath of fresh tactical air last season in the Bundesliga. Their start to this season has been far...
There is a ripple of excitement around the world ahead of the start of this season’s Champions League proper. The competition may be among...
The best team of last season Barcelona won Treble and sold Pedro Rodriguez to Chelsea. At the moment, the team is looking for replacement...
Chelsea’s woeful start to the season continued in the lunchtime kick-off at Goodison Park. Everton demonstrated guile and intelligence in the final 3rd and...
The 2015-16 summer transfer window saw the lower, mid-table and newly promoted Premier League clubs spending heavily to stay competitive in the league. Take...
When FIFA announced its World XI earlier this year it featured a number of surprises. Although a number of countries weren’t represented in the...
Recently signed by German giants Bayern Munich on loan for a fee of £6million with the option to buy for £19million next summer, Kingsley Coman is...
Manchester United and Liverpool were both in the market for a right-back in the recent transfer window. The 2 English giants got their men...
After failing to defend their title last season, Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid seem to have made a gradual change in the style of...
The 2014-15 season for Liverpool felt like some kind of nightmare hallucination brought on by the euphoric rush that was experienced the year prior....