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Each season football fans are treated to the thrills and spills of the UEFA Champions League, the annual competition pitting together the continent’s leading sides for the chance to be crowned as champions of Europe. The tournament hosts the world’s finest footballing talents with only the very best earning their …

Speculation has emerged this week that Lionel Messi is unhappy and keen to leave Barcelona, sparking a whirlwind of rumours on a potential destination for the world’s finest footballer. Messi has reportedly ended discussions over an extension to his current contract after leaked media reports painted him in a bad …

Pep Guardiola is ‘confident’ that Eric Garcia will stay at Manchester City despite speculation linking the young defender with a return to Barcelona. Garcia came through the academy system at Barcelona before moving to the Premier League three years ago, with the teenager having made 14 appearances in all competitions …

Every playground in every school has that one kid who rarely ventures far from the opposition goal, the archetypal goal-hanger who waits patiently for their chance to become a lunchtime hero. Loved by some and loathed by others, these tap-in merchants thrive off personal glory but throughout the years there are …

Club Atletico River Plate of Buenos Aires is one of the dominant clubs in South America. The Argentinian outfit has won 36 Primeira División titles, as well as four Copa Libertadores titles. A key player in the club’s success and finances has been their ability to create and develop world-class …

Liverpool’s drought-breaking title triumph has been secured with a record number of games to spare, the club securing a maiden Premier League title and first top flight crown for three decades in stunning style. No English side has ever won the title with more games of the season to spare, …

Due to the ageing of Luis Suarez, the over dependency on Lionel Messi and the floundering form of Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, Barcelona have long been linked with moves to bring a number of high-profile forwards to the Camp Nou. The name of Lautaro Martinez fails to go away in connection …

Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos made history this week after scoring against Real Sociedad, the centre-back’s goal moving him clear as the highest scoring defender in the history of Spain’s top flight. Ramos opened the scoring from the penalty spot and has been a regular source of goals throughout a glittering …

The career of Philippe Coutinho appears at a crossroads following his failure to reignite his fortunes during a season’s loan at Bayern Munich, the Brazilian seemingly set to be on the move once more this summer. Unwanted in Bavaria or at parent club Barcelona, talks have suggested the 28-year-old playmaker …

Barcelona have a long and proud history featuring some of the finest footballers to have graced the game, with many of the Catalan club’s most iconic stars hailing from the footballing superpower that is Brazil. The Spanish giant’s love affair with Brazilian’s began way back in the 1930’s with the …