Icons: Ten of the greatest footballers ever to wear the number 10 shirt
World football is currently in mourning following the sudden death of Diego Maradona, undoubtedly amongst the greatest players to have played the beautiful game.…
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Picking a best Premier League XI from non top-six sides
English football’s top tier can once again lay claim to being the most competitive major league in Europe following a fascinating start to the…
Opinion: Is Pep Guardiola’s contract extension really something to be celebrated?
Manchester City’s 5-0 deconstruction of West Ham on the opening day of the 2019/20 season was as comprehensive as the score-line suggests. The home…
Fantasy Premier League: Three essential tips ahead of FPL Gameweek 10
Ahead of gameweek 10 of Fantasy Premier League, we bring you three absolutely essential tips you need to read before you save your FPL…
Champions League Team of the Week for matchday 4
Another fascinating round of Champions League fixtures saw several of Europe’s superpowers book their places in the knockout stages, with the likes of Bayern…
Smashed it! Eight players that shone during Champions League gameweek 4
The latest round of Champions League action saw holders Bayern Munich maintain their perfect record to qualify in the knockout stages, with Manchester City…
Remembering the five times players scored hat-tricks past the Mighty Manuel Neuer
Manchester City winger Ferran Torres enjoyed a fine international break with a scintillating first senior hat-trick, scoring three times as Spain inflicted Germany’s heaviest…
Premier League Weekly Awards: J-Rod’s happy place, Haller’s angry goal, petulant Pepe
Every gameweek we like to reward the best – and worst – of the Premier League action with our weekly awards. This week’s column…
Real Madrid’s five best number 9’s of the modern era
Karim Benzema continues to quietly write his name further into the history books at Real Madrid, one of the club’s greatest modern servants recently…
The best Premier League stats of gameweek 9: Liverpool’s Anfield effect and Man City’s decline
The standout statistics from gameweek 9 of the Premier League, featuring Liverpool’s unbeaten run at home, Manchester City’s mystifying regression, and Arsenal’s red card…
Star Turns: Eight Premier League players who shone bright in gameweek nine
The latest round of Premier League action saw Jose Mourinho get the better of old adversary Pep Guardiola once more, Tottenham’s win over Manchester…
Premier League Team of the Week for gameweek nine
Tottenham are the new league leaders after a Mourinho masterclass secured victory over Manchester City and long-term rival Pep Guardiola, whilst Liverpool proved they…
Donkeys: Five Premier League players who ‘had a mare’ this weekend
Own goals, missed penalties and moments of madness were just some of the inexplicable incidents during the weekend’s Premier League action, a round of…
Rodgers returns as Liverpool’s nearly man with Klopp now King, though it’s time he received a little more credit
Brendan Rodgers returns to Liverpool this weekend for the first time since the club’s long wait for a league title – one he came…
The latest piece of the puzzle: Why Diogo Jota is thriving at evolving Liverpool
Virtually every great team is defined by a subset of its players, a cluster of the overall unit whose success is particularly eye-catching. Busquets,…
Tweets of the Week: Rashford’s gaffs, official sources, and the most Jose vs Pep match of all-time
The best and funniest tweets from the world of football this past week, featuring the unnecessary coverage about Marcus Rashford, the proliferation of ‘official’…
Tactical Retrospective: Brendan Rodgers brilliant but flawed Liverpool side of 2013/14
In the 2013/14 season, current Leicester City coach Brendan Rodgers brought Liverpool within three games of their first Premier League title. Their sensational demise…
Rating the 14 players to play under Guardiola and Mourinho
Tottenham’s clash with Manchester City this weekend brings together two of the most successful managers in the history of the game, as Jose Mourinho…