Remembering the iconic AC Milan XI that collapsed against Liverpool in the 2005 UCL final
AC Milan’s collapse in the 2005 Champions League final ranks as one of the tournament’s greatest shocks, the Italians improbably imploding to squander a…
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Remembering Inter Milan’s ridiculous strike force from 1999/2000
The nineties belonged to Serie A, a decade in which world football’s finest headed to Italian football in the most star-studded collection of talent…
Premier League weekend: Five things we learned
Following the latest round of Premier League action we look at five things we learned from the weekend fixtures. Ilkay Gundogan, the run-in, and…
Premier League Awards: Brilliant Brighton, Gundogan’s genius
Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the weekend. Moment of the Week The…
Quick Starts! – Remembering the 10 fastest Premier League goals this season
Dressing rooms everywhere are filled with the same speeches each week. Start strong. Try and grab an early goal. The 2022/23 campaign has seen…
Premier League Team of the Week – Matchday 36
Each week we delve through the Premier League’s weekend action and compile our divisional Team of the Week from the fixtures’ finest performances. Manchester…
Five top class defensive midfielders Premier League clubs will battle to sign this summer
Defensive midfield has not always been the most glamorous of positions, but a specialist screen in front of the backline is crucial to the…
Analysing Michael Ballack’s insane record of finishing runner-up in cup finals and league competitions
One of the finest midfielders of a generation and an undisputed great of German football, Michael Ballack’s career when revisited is a paradox of…
Stinkers: Every Premier League side’s worst signing of the 22/23 season
Premier League clubs spent record-breaking sums during the 2022/23 season, but not every purchase has proven to be a wise investment. While some signings…
Five of the best players to play for Leeds and Newcastle
Leeds and Newcastle meet in the Premier League this weekend, two one-club cities with passionate fanbases and dreams of challenging the division’s best sides.…
Champions League Team of the Week – Semi-final first legs
The semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League arrived this week with thrilling action in each of the last four ties. Real Madrid and Manchester City…
Six of the best bargains from the Premier League season
Premier League clubs have broke transfer records once again this season with unprecedented levels of spending from England’s top clubs. More than £2.8bn has…
Ranking the five best centre-backs in world football right now
Great teams are built on strong defences and despite what you might hear about defenders ‘not being as good as they once were’, there’s…
Picking the most expensive XI in football history
Football transfer fees appear on a never-ending upward curve, with extraordinary sums splashed on new talent in each transfer window. As the summer approaches…
Six breakthrough stars from the 2022/23 Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is the biggest stage in club football and this season a number of new faces have emerged to star in…
Rating each member of Manchester United’s fabled class of ’92
They’re the homegrown heroes who provided the nucleus for an era of dominance for Manchester United, the class of ’92 have long been held…
Real Madrid’s best UCL victories over Premier League clubs
Real Madrid take on Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals this evening, as the Spanish giant’s pursuit of successive European triumphs continues. Carlo…
Five times Lionel Messi lit up the Champions League
There are few superlatives yet to be bestowed upon Lionel Messi, the Argentine superstar remaining one of the very finest footballers in the game.…