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20-year-old earns perfect 10 rating in World Cup qualification best XI

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20-year-old earns perfect 10 rating in World Cup qualification best XI With gameweek two of 2022 World Cup qualifiaction done and dusted, it's time to recap the best of the action from the weekend. As far as results go, there were no real shocks. Spain avoided embarassment by scoring in the last minute to beat Georgia, while Cristiano Ronaldo was left furious after his...

Revealed: The best rated players heading into UEFA World Cup qualification

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Revealed: The best rated players heading into UEFA World Cup qualification The first international break of the year kick starts UEFA's side of World Cup qualification for 2022. In the build up to the matches we have built a best rated XI of players called up by the European nations. Players like Jack Grealish, Jadon Sancho and Thomas Muller would have been in the running ...

Dias and Fernandes miss out on Premier League Team of 2021

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Dias and Fernandes miss out on Premier League Team of 2021 With the first international break of the year underway, now is the ideal opportunity to take stock of 2021 so far. Manchester City have put the afterburners on in the title race since the turn of the year and are romping towards their third Premier League title in four years leaving those behind th...

Wan-Bissaka dealt damning omission from England right-back pecking order

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Wan-Bissaka dealt damning omission from England right-back pecking order Even after making steady improvements with Manchester United there is still no place in the England squad for Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The Three Lions are well-stacked in that position in truth, but it's not often a first-team regular for Manchester United falls short for England. In fact, only Joao Cance...

New stars Haaland and Mbappe form star-studded attack in Champions League best XI

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New stars Haaland and Mbappe form star-studded attack in Champions League best XI With the Champions League round of 16 done and dusted, now is the perfect time to highlight those that have hit the knockout stage running. Here we will reveal the best rated XI from the last-16, with only those that featured in both legs considered for selection. Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas (Paris Sai...

Europa League team news and prediction: AC Milan vs Man Utd

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Europa League team news and prediction: AC Milan vs Man Utd Unlike six of the other round-of-16 Europa League ties, there is still everything to play for when AC Milan host Manchester United on Thursday night. Ahead of this meeting between two of Europe's heavyweight clubs, we have all your need-to-know matchday information in one place, including team news,...

Shaw, Lingard and Wan-Bissaka make England stats-based XI

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Shaw, Lingard and Wan-Bissaka make England stats-based XI The first international break is upon us and there is genuine intrigue how Gareth Southgate will approach this month's triple header against San Marino, Albania and Poland with Euro 2020 around the corner. Southgate will name his first England squad of the year at 14:00 GMT this afternoon and some o...

Who is Pedro Goncalves? The 'next Bruno Fernandes' Man Utd are after

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Who is Pedro Goncalves? The 'next Bruno Fernandes' Man Utd are after Manchester United have accelerated their plans for the summer with a top four place all but secured following results at the weekend, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen on addressing a number of positions in order to mount a title challenge next season. Signing a new right winger remains a top priority ...

Messi makes Champions League team of the week for final time

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Messi makes Champions League team of the week for final time FC Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek and here we review the action and reveal our best rated XI from midweek. Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) - 8.58 rating Keylor Navas proved himself as one of the ...

Europa League team news and prediction: Man Utd vs AC Milan

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Europa League team news and prediction: Man Utd vs AC Milan After getting arguably one of the toughest draws possible in the last round in Spanish side Real Sociedad, Manchester United have again been handed a hard tie for the round of 16. AC Milan are not the side they once were but they have made rapid improvements over the last 12 months, not least helped...