Why Duncan Ferguson was the best and worst of us
Residing in the bellies and the soul of every supporter is a fireball of very contrasting emotions. Throughout the week it thrums and throbs,…
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Picking each ‘big six’ club’s Player of the Season
We’re reaching the final stages of the 2020/21 Premier League season and interest will soon turn towards the end-of-season awards, the individual accolades always…
Fantasy Premier League: Four of the best captains for gameweek 32
Gameweek 32 of Fantasy Premier League arrives this weekend and kicks off with a cracker between Everton and Tottenham on Friday evening, both sides…
Remembering each of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-finals
Chelsea are through to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in seven seasons, an aggregate victory over Porto in the…
Magnifique: The eight French players to score 50 Premier League goals
Alexandre Lacazette joined an exclusive club of Premier League players last weekend, the Arsenal forward’s double against Sheffield United moving him to 50 league…
Five of the best one-on-one finishers in Premier League history
The one-on-one, the ultimate duel between forward and goalkeeper, a pressure situation in which the leading strikers are expected to make count with minimal…
Five of the best players to play for Chelsea and Porto
Chelsea host Porto in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie this week, with the west London side 2-0 ahead on aggregate…
Analysing Paris Saint-Germain’s UCL record since their Qatari takeover
Paris Saint-Germain have enjoyed the most successful period in the club’s history over the past decade, a side once considered underachievers catapulted into the…
Star Turns: Eight Premier League players who shone bright this weekend
Each week we pick out some of the Premier League’s leading performers and there was no shortage of candidates following the latest round of…
Premier League Team of the Week
Whilst hopes of a gripping title race and relegation battle appear all but over, the race to secure Champions League football is hotting up…
Tactical Analysis: How Thomas Tuchel has turned Chelsea’s season around
Despite Porto’s efforts, Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final first leg never quite became a contest. A Mason Mount turn of sheer brilliance preceded an intelligent…
Searching for Claude: Can the next Makélélé please stand up?
What honour could be greater than having your name permanently enshrined in the football lexicon? Cruyff, Bosman, Panenka – these names are eternally rooted…
Who you having? – European Football’s top performing young centre-backs
Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton – most top Premier League clubs will dip into the market for a new centre-half this summer.…
Guaranteed Goals: Ranking the five club v club fixtures with most goals in PL history
Premier League football has captivated a global audience since the launch of a rebranded division in the early nineties, English football becoming the most-watched…
Feed the Goat because he’s adored: Why Shaun Goater is Manchester City’s legend of legends
Shaun Goater’s strike-rate for Manchester City is very impressive but it’s also a long way from being mind-blowing. Across five seasons the forward scored…
Five of the best players to play for Man City and Leeds in the Premier League era
Manchester City host Leeds in the Premier League this weekend, the league leaders looking to edge closer to the title against a side who…
Most goal involvements in Europe’s top five leagues so far this season
World football is currently blessed with an abundance of elite attacking talents, with some of the leading names in Europe’s major leagues enjoying seasons…
Real Madrid and Barcelona Combined XI
Real Madrid host Barcelona in arguably club football’s biggest fixture this weekend, the stakes high ahead of a hugely anticipated El Clásico meeting. Just…