Ranking the Premier League players with the best non-penalty minute-per-goal involvement
The very best attacking players contribute goal and assists on a consistent basis, capable of regularly deciding games by making or taking chances. There’s…
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Six Premier League players who shone during the international break
World Cup qualification has been on the line for several nations during the latest international break, the final pause in the Premier League season.…
Five of the most under appreciated Premier League forwards
Jermain Defoe announced his retirement from football last week as the forward called time on a successful Premier League career, hanging up boots that…
The race for the Promised Land: Assessing the Championship’s promotion battle
The Championship’s promotion race looks set to go down to the wire as second-tier sides scrap it out for a place in the Premier…
Ranking the fastest players in the Premier League this season
Premier League footballers are more athletic than ever before with speed a crucial part of the modern game. Possessing players with speed can be…
Five things on Gareth Southgate’s agenda for the international break
Gareth Southgate has named his England squad for the upcoming international break, with the Three Lions facing Ivory Coast and Switzerland in friendly fixtures.…
Midfield Magicians: Zvonimir Boban – Milan legend and the leader of Croatia’s cult side
Zvonimir Boban’s career saw the midfielder make waves for both club and country, though perhaps his most famous kick came without a ball on…
Five free agents who could help Xavi’s Barcelona rebuild
For the first time in a while there is optimism at Barcelona, the club’s 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid last weekend increasing hopes that…
Heroes and Villains: FA Cup quarter-finals
Following the latest round of FA Cup action, we pick out some of the heroes and villains from the best and worst of the…
Premier League Awards: Maddison magic, creative Kane, and Leeds’ chaotic comeback
Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the weekend. [dugoutvideo id=”eyJrZXkiOiJ4b0JQWnI0ZSIsInAiOiJ0aGUtZm9vdGJhbGwtZmFpdGhmdWwiLCJwbCI6IiJ9″ partner=”the-football-faithful”] Moment of…
Premier League Team of the Week – Gameweek 30
Each week we delve through the Premier League action and compile our divisional Team of the Week, with just four fixtures taking place this…
Portu-Goal – The highest scoring Portuguese players across Europe’s top 5 leagues this season
Diogo Jota continued his excellent season for Liverpool with another goal in the club’s 2-0 win over Arsenal in midweek, a result which moved…
The Last Eight: Assessing each of the Champions League’s quarter-finalists
The UEFA Champions League’s last eight has been finalised as the competition reaches its latter stages. For just the second time in history there…
Five pre-season narratives proven wrong so far this season
Pre-season predictions are often wide of the mark and the current Premier League season has been no different, with a number of narratives having…
The mad, bad story of the Battle of Bramall Lane, 20 years on
On March 16th 2002, a Championship game featuring Sheffield United and West Brom was abandoned, due to the home side having too few players…
Champions League Team of the Week
The UEFA Champions League’s last eight has been finalised after the completion of the last-16 ties, this week’s action having provided no shortage of…
Five of the best players to have played for Arsenal and Liverpool
Arsenal host Liverpool at the Emirates this evening, in the latest meeting between two of English football’s most successful clubs. Mikel Arteta’s side take…
Opinion: Roman Abramovich’s exit leaves urgent questions and few answers for Chelsea and English Football
As bombs blaze across Ukrainian skies, the shockwaves of their crisis continue to ripple across the footballing world. Last Thursday, Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by…