Five of the Best

Mohamed Salah began the new season with a clinical hat-trick in Liverpool’s opening day win against Leeds last weekend, the forward making a statement of intent as he bids to finish as the Premier League’s leading scorer once more. The Egyptian international has scored prolifically since returning to English football …

Gareth Bale is set for a sensational return to Tottenham with the star set to fly in to London today before completing a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid. The Welsh international departed the north London side seven years ago in a world-record deal, regarded as the finest footballer in …

The opening weekend of the Premier League season saw plenty of fresh faces in England’s top tier, with several notable names making their debuts after summer switches to new clubs. Amongst the most successful debuts of the weekend was Leicester new boy Timothy Castagne, the summer signing from Atalanta marking …

Tomorrow brings the return of the Premier League and with it three newly-promoted clubs seeking to make an impact at the highest level, though the fixture calendar has been far from kind to Leeds, West Brom and Fulham ahead of the division’s opening weekend. Championship winners Leeds face the daunting …

When playing Fantasy Premier League it’s imperative to have the marquee players guaranteed to get you points – your Mo Salahs, Kevin De Bruynes and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs of this world.  But everyone is on the lookout for the next line of superstars they can add to their team to get …

Premier League football is back this weekend and a new season always presents plenty of intrigue, as fans get their first glimpses of new signings and how their sides are shaping up for the current campaign. Amongst the points of interest often includes squad numbers for the coming season, fans …

Everton have made a statement signing with the capture of James Rodriguez from Real Madrid, the pulling power of Carlo Ancelotti abundantly evident after the arrival of the Colombia international. Rodriguez has starred for some of Europe’s leading clubs having won seven league titles during spells with Porto, Real and …

Premier League football is just around the corner with the new season set to kick off this weekend, with each of England’s leading sides daring to dream ahead of another fascinating season of top flight action. The division’s opening fixtures will bring a host of new faces to the Premier …

Aston Villa have smashed their transfer record to sign highly-rated Ollie Watkins from Brentford, splashing an initial £28m to sign a player who starred in the Championship last term. Watkins finished as the Championship’s joint-leading goalscorer with 26 goals last season and Villa will hope the forward can transfer that …

Promotion to the Premier League instantly catapults those sides into a financial elite, the riches of English football’s top tier arming teams with resources the envy of world football. There is, however, a significant gap between the Championship and England’s leading sides and whilst some clubs opt to remain loyal …