Five of the Best

In 2016 Riyad Mahrez became the first African player in Premier League history to win the PFA Player of the Year award, whilst Mohamed Salah’s success in 2018 made it twice in three years a player from the continent had been crowned as the division’s finest player. The duo’s success …

Football can often be unashamedly youth-obsessed. Fans clamour to see the ‘next big thing’, whilst academy graduates are hyped on social media before ever kicking a ball for their clubs. Whilst youth may be exciting, there’s something rather pleasing about seeing ageing stalwarts continue to perform in a young man’s …

Red cards are a necessary part of the game to curb rash tackles and cheating, but there have been some really odd sendings off over the years. Football writer Pablo Maurer recently introduced us all to possibly the weirdest red card you could possibly see: snapping an opponent with a …

Normally we’d call these lists “5 of the Best” but can we really say best when we’re talking about players who, very often left as big a mark half way up the leg of their opponents as they did to their own teams cause? We don’t want to say worst …

Thierry Henry’s terrible term in management reminded us of some other great players who couldn’t make it as managers.  In retrospect, maybe AS Monaco shouldn’t have given one of the biggest jobs in French football to a man with zero experience as a manager. Sure, Thierry Henry has experience in …

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.  English clubs haven’t had the best of times in Europe’s top competition in recent years, but with all …

Man United and Barcelona have played out some classic encounters in Europe over the years. Can we expect another one tonight? Last Wednesday this writer was in attendance for Manchester United’s first meeting with Barcelona in eight years, hopeful if not expectant of a potential classic between two traditional European …

The Premier League is now 27 years old, and arguments persist over who is truly the division’s greatest ever side. Some use retaining titles as the yardstick, whilst others prefer win records and points totals. Whilst some say that record points totals suggest an uncompetitive league, others suggest it is …

It has been a rivalry that has grown over the years, but despite that rivalry, there have been plenty of players who have played for both of these Premier League giants. As Liverpool and Chelsea prepare to face off once again, here are five of the best players to have …

There’s something quite satisfying about a headed goal and throughout the Premier League era, we’ve seen headers of all different styles. Flicked headers, towering powerful nods and delightful diving efforts, there are plenty of players who have truly specialised in the art of the headed goal. But which players have …