No better place to begin with than in Spain, where Barcelona manager Luis Enrique announced his decision to quit the club at the end of the season. The announcement came in stark contrast to his side’s 5-0 win over Celta Vigo. The Catalan club now sit top of the table, a point above Madrid, who […]
Robert Lewandowski
Who is the best striker on the planet right now?
Costa? Benzema? Falcao? These imperious forwards aren’t even in the top ten for goals scored in the top five European leagues from 2014/15 onwards, so who really is the greatest goal scorer in the world at this moment in time? Looking at goals scored since the 2014/15 season, it is a very difficult task in […]
Euro Roundup
Zlatan’s heroics helped United towards a possible road to success, but what happened across the top European leagues this weekend? The Spanish League was threatened to be blown wide open when Sevilla went joint top with a win at Betis, however Real Madrid and Barcelona showed their determination to regain the top two spots with […]
Euro Roundup
As the English Premier League stepped aside to allow the magic of the FA Cup its rightful attention, the top European leagues didn’t hang around. Juventus took a seven point lead over nearest challengers Roma with a 4-1 victory as Higuain scored his 19th league goal, while Dybala banged in an unstoppable free kick before […]
How to Pick Between the Lesser of Two Bundesliga Evils
One of the greatest aspects of sports is the underdog taking on the favoured team. There’s no greater thrill than watching a smaller club take down a favourite. If you are rooting for the favourite, there is a special thrill in rooting for the favourite club, as you have a large community to draw energy […]
The Euro Roundup
The English Premier League reached an extremely interesting stage as several teams picked up vital wins, but how did their European counterparts fare? Barcelona now find themselves just a point off Real Madrid at the top after thumping Alaves 6-0, who they play in the Copa Del Ray final in a few weeks’ time. Suarez […]
The Euro Roundup – Forwards in Form
Away from the crazy land of English football, several European teams picked up important victories as they push towards their respective league titles. Many top forwards were particularly on fire this weekend as they banged in goals left, right and centre. In Spain Fernando Torres, one of the most loved yet hated men in the […]
What has Manchester United target said about his future club?
Robert Lewandowski was supposedly a done deal for Bayern Munich but his most recent comments suggest there is the possibility he will be moving to the Premier League this summer. The player claims he has never revealed he would be signing for Bayern Munich. What has he actually said? April 21st 2013: Sir Alex Ferguson […]
TRANSFER RUMOURS: Lewandowski to Manchester United, Arsenal target to Juve and Cavani to Chelsea
Lewandowski to Manchester United 12/12/12: Hans-Joachim Watzke, club executive: “As often as I am talking to Robert, I do not have the impression he wants to leave us. We will have to make decisions in this case at the end of the season. We may decide on economical factors. Would it be best to cash […]
TRANSFER RUMOURS – Jovetic to Manchester City? Lewandowski to Manchester United? Cole to leave Chelsea?
Stevan Jovetic has been linked with a January move from Manchester City to Fiorentina after rejecting their interest in the summer September 3rd: Jovetic – “I received important offers in the summer and I thought about what to do but the club promised me that they would build a great team, and that has happened. […]