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Premier League clubs could be alerted after Ivan Rakitic hinted he could look to leave Barcelona over a lack of playing time. The Croatia international has started just once – the 2-0 defeat at Granada – in the club’s opening eight La Liga fixtures, having fallen behind the likes of …

Rewind to the turn of the millennium and the concept of a £100m footballer would have been laughed at, but in the ever-increasing world of transfer fees that landmark has been breached, and then some. Seemingly on a never ending upward trajectory, football’s financial figures continue to boom and we’ve decided …

We’ve picked the best XI from matchday 2 of the Champions League group stages, putting together a team of the week from the competition’s most impressive performers.  Goalkeeper: Andriy Pyatov – Shakhtar Donetsk The 35-year-old goalkeeper may not have kept a clean sheet against Atalanta, but his superb work in …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Box Office. For all the brilliance of Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo and the excitement they bring to the pitch, you have to admit, they are a bit boring. Sure they score loads of goals and lots of them are very impressive. Sure Messi’s relentless brilliance is …

From crossing sectarian divisions to good old fashioned betrayal, these are the most controversial football transfers ever. It’s been thirty years since Mo Johnston shockingly joined Rangers over Celtic, becoming the first Catholic to sign for the Scottish club. It was a contentious precedent to set, one that he must …

The Footballing God that is Lionel Messi has had his name etched into folklore for many years now, and despite missing the majority of Barcelona’s opening fixtures this season, the Argentine superstar was back amongst the headlines after he won the player of the year award at FIFA’s The Best …

The world’s greatest club competition has returned and we had some thoughts about the opening week’s matches.  Ah, it’s good to have Champions League football back, isn’t it? There’s nothing like those European nights, where the continent’s best sides duke it out to earn the right to be called the …

We’ve picked the best XI from matchday 1 of the Champions League group stages, putting together a team of the week from the competition’s most impressive performers.  Goalkeeper:  Marc-André Ter Stegen – Barcelona It’s not very often a goalkeeper is the best player on a pitch that has Lionel Messi …

The Champions League is, without a doubt, the greatest club competition on Earth. And it’s finally back. All the goals, the best teams from the continent, the stunning comebacks, the drama, all of it is back for another season.  Four English teams will be vying for European glory this season, …

There’s no “i” in team, it’s about the collective, working together, pulling, dragging and pressing to force space and ultimately score a goal. That’s basically the point of football and any number of team sports but the beauty of these sports is that they also allow for moments of individual …