Five of the Best

The youngest players to make their international bow for the England football team since 1992, the year the Premier League broke away from the EFL. Despite a surprise 2-1 defeat to Czech Republic last week, the England national team is looking as strong as ever. They followed up that loss …

Cristiano Ronaldo’s one-man assault to claim every goalscoring record ever invented continued this week, the Portuguese superstar scoring the 700th goal of his magnificent career during Portugal’s Euro 2020 qualifier with Ukraine. It was the latest landmark in Ronaldo’s extraordinary legacy and continued his prolific record in European Championship qualifying, …

The academy system remains the traditional route for football’s brightest stars, with talent spotters often identifying precocious talent at ever-increasingly younger age groups. That said, there have been instances of several Premier League stars who have taken unorthodox routes to the summit of English football. We’ve decided to take a …

Rewind to the turn of the millennium and the concept of a £100m footballer would have been laughed at, but in the ever-increasing world of transfer fees that landmark has been breached, and then some. Seemingly on a never ending upward trajectory, football’s financial figures continue to boom and we’ve decided …

The rumour mill. A vital part of the footballing world and a place where even the most absurd speculation can soon be spoken about as if it were gospel truth.  This week saw rumours surrounding the unrest at Tottenham Hotspur attributed to bed hopping between from teammate’s wives, while fake …

David Silva secured his 200th Premier League win with Man City over Everton last weekend, reaching the milestone quicker than any other player. The Spanish midfielder became the 25th player to reach 200 wins in his career, giving him more victories than legends such as Denis Irwin, Teddy Sheringham, Shay …

It is the pinnacle of European football, with every player dreaming of getting their hands on the Champions League trophy. However, not even some of the game’s greatest players manage to get their hands on Europe’s biggest prize. Five of the best players never to win the Champions League: Ruud …

Champions League regulars since the turn of the millennium, Chelsea have continually mixed with Europe’s elite since Roman Abramovich’s billionaire takeover at Stamford Bridge back in 2003. After reaching the latter stages on several occasions, the club would make history by becoming the first London side to be crowned champions of Europe …

Sure, we already have the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and even the Charity Shield but there’s something about All-Premier-League games in the Champions League that really get the juices flowing.  With that in mind, we thought we might as well take a walk down memory lane and revisit …

For the vast majority of newly promoted club’s, simply preserving their top-flight status is the sole objective in their debut Premier League campaigns. Research suggests a little under half of all teams promoted to the Premier League suffer relegation after just one season, but there are of course exceptions to …