Euro 2020 – Group A preview
Euro 2020 finally gets underway this week with the tournament’s opening fixture seeing Turkey face off against Italy, two teams who will be hoping…
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Five of the best players from Euro ’96
The summer that football came home, well, sort of. England hosted the European Championship in what proved to be a festival of football, the…
Five top drawer players who’ll make their major tournament debut at the Euros
Euro 2020 is now just two days away and football fans across the continent are gearing up for what promises to be four weeks…
Six players who will be in the shop window at Euro 2020
Major tournaments always provide players with an opportunity to impress potential suitors, a four-week window in which performances are scrutinised by the watching world.…
Dubiously predicting the Euro 2020 Team of the Tournament
Predictions can often make a writer look foolish, but as Euro 2020 prepares to get underway this week we thought we’d try our hand…
Player Analysis: Is Ibrahima Konate a good fit for Klopp’s Liverpool?
Liverpool’s success has been driven by their excellent recruitment. More than spending heavily, the Reds have tailored their signings to fit Jurgen Klopp’s highly…
Ranking the five best out-and-out strikers at Euro 2020 this summer
Europe’s festival of football is now just a week away as the rescheduled Euro 2020 prepares to begin on June 11, a major tournament…
Faith restored: Is this England’s real Golden Generation?
The average age of Gareth Southgate’s squad preparing themselves for this summer’s Euros is 24.8. Quite conceivably the average age of the starting eleven…
Remembering the Arsenal starting XI that clinched the title at Old Trafford in 2002
Arsenal against Manchester United proved the most iconic Premier League rivalry during the late nineties and early 2000s, the two sides winning every league…
Gunmen: Appreciating the six players to score 30+ goals in 2020/21
Some of European football’s finest forwards enjoyed campaigns to remember during the 2020/21 season, with six of the very best reaching the 30-goal landmark…
Every manager to win the Champions League with a Premier League club
Chelsea are the new champions of Europe after beating Manchester City in the Champions League final last weekend, the west London side winning the…
Appreciating the nine players to win the English title, European Cup and the World Cup
N’Golo Kante has continued his impressive collection of major honours after starring during Chelsea’s success in this season’s Champions League, the midfielder having been…
Player Analysis: How would Boubakary Soumare fit in at Leicester City?
Champions League football still eludes Leicester City, but that shouldn’t diminish their exceptional rise under Brendan Rodgers’ management. The FA Cup now serves as…
Five rising stars who could light up this summer’s Euros
European football’s leading nations are currently undergoing their final preparations ahead of Euro 2020, the rescheduled tournament set to get underway from June 11.…
Appreciating the four goalkeepers to win the PL Golden Glove award more than once
Manchester City’s title-winning campaign saw ‘keeper Ederson swoop the Golden Glove award for the second successive season, the Brazilian joining an elite club of…
Five Euros squads absolutely stacked with attacking talent
We’re now just over a week away from the start of the European Championship, with each of the competing nations having finalised their squads…
Five of the best sides not to win the Champions League
The UEFA Champions League remains the toughest and most demanding competition in club football, a tournament in which the very best teams in Europe…
Remembering Man United’s 1990 FA Cup winning XI that saved Fergie from the sack
Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in British football history and an iconic figure in both Manchester United’s history and the world…