Picking the best XI from players Rafa Benitez has managed
Rafael Benitez has enjoyed a long and successful career amongst the elite of European football, the Spaniard amongst the most highly-respected managers of the…
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Rating Mario Balotelli's impact at the 9 clubs he's played for
Mario Balotelli’s colourful and controversial career has seemingly taken a new twist with his reported sacking by Brescia, the forward’s home-town club opting to…
Five of the most embarrassing own goals in Premier League history
We’re not quite exactly sure why, but there’s something oddly pleasing about watching paid professionals have somewhat of a stinker. Alongside simple stumbles or…
Bundesliga Weekly Awards: Goretzka the great and Jonjoe Kenny's rocket
We reward the best and worst of German football with our weekly Bundesliga awards, featuring Black Lives Matter, a classy performance from Leon Goretzka,…
Five of the 2019/2020 Premier League season's best games… so far
The Premier League’s long-awaited return is now less than two weeks away and whilst the spectacle may be vastly different in these unprecedented times,…
Moments that made the Premier League: The billion pound barrier is finally broken
Economists often speak of endless cycles of boom and bust periods that leave speculators perpetually anxious and pondering the exact moment when a bubble…
'I was itching for a game' – What it's like to be a professional footballer during a pandemic
By the end of this month all of the top four leagues in Europe will have returned to action, as the Premier League, La…
Tweets of the Week: Liverpool bantered over Werner, Pickford training, and the Primark Guardiola
The best tweets from the world of football this week, featuring Liverpool’s failure to sign Timo Werner, Jordan Pickford’s attempts at training by himself,…
Remembering the six top scorers from the 2005/06 Premier League season
Our rewind of past Premier League seasons brings us to the 2005/06 campaign, a season which saw Jose Mourinho’s first Chelsea side secure back-to-back…
Five world-class footballers who owe their careers to a change of position
Footballers are often pigeon-holed into positions at a young age based on their attributes, whether it be the quickest players placed on the flanks,…
Football’s best talent factories: KRC Genk
In Limburg, Belgium, Genk’s youth academy approach communication uniquely, applying training sessions for kids in multiple languages, like English and Dutch, developing the linguistic…
One goal, one cult hero: A tribute to Cheick Tiote, three years on from his untimely death
Newcastle United are not a club short on cult heroes. Over the years, St James’ Park has seen them arrive in all shapes and…
Aduriz, Di Natale, Vardy – Five of the football's best 'late bloomers.'
Aritz Aduriz recently announced his retirement from the game, the Athletic Bilbao forward calling time on a career that saw the 39-year-old only fulfil…
90's Football Hall of Fame: The flakey yet beloved Italian playmaker Benito Carbone
The latest inductee into the 90’s Football Hall of Fame is Sheffield Wednesday icon Benito Carbone. Affectionately known as ‘Benny’, the Italian playmaker arrived…
Player Analysis: Liverpool and Man United transfer target Ferran Torres
One of La Liga’s foremost clubs, Valencia, has struggled this season. Despite emerging from a Champions League group with Ajax and Chelsea, they were…
Football’s best talent factories: Sporting Lisbon
Portuguese football has long been dominated by the powerhouse clubs of the nation, the league’s ‘big three’ of Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon having…
Five Premier League players we've sadly not seen enough of this season
The current Premier League season has proven one impossible to forget, a campaign which has seen records shatter and a global pandemic halt football…
It's coming home! What the fixture schedule will look when football returns in England, Italy and Spain
Even just a few weeks ago it seemed outlandish that the major football leagues in Europe could return to action anytime soon. The UK…