Alex McCarthy

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Articles by Alex McCarthy

Teams that should have won the Champions League: Early-mid 2000’s Arsenal

In 2002, Arsene Wenger told L’Equipe “I can’t imagine finishing my life without winning the European Cup”. His Arsenal side at that time was…

24/05/2020

Football’s best talent factories: Le Havre AC

Le Havre is one of the oldest clubs in France, but they have spent most of their existence in Ligue 2. The club’s senior…

20/05/2020

Football’s best talent factories: Dinamo Zagreb

With the inception of the Croatian league, Dinamo Zagreb was able to begin a dynasty that is yet to end. DZG has won 20…

20/05/2020

Teams that should have won the Champions League: Mid-2010s Atletico Madrid

Since arriving at Atletico Madrid in 2011, Diego Simeone has made Atleti almost unbeatable. In eight years in the competition, only sides featuring Cristiano…

17/05/2020

Teams that should have won the Champions League: Early 2000’s Valencia

Gary Neville knows a thing or two about Valencia. He said he has “never seen fans as angry”. The high expectations of the fans…

13/05/2020

Teams that should have won the Champions League: Klopp’s Dortmund

It’s not often Pep Guardiola describes a team as “fantastic, phenomenal, overwhelming”, and claims he and his team “have to learn from that”. Jürgen…

07/05/2020