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QUIZ: Name the 10 most expensive African footballers before Salah signing

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jun 20 2017 17:26
QUIZ: Name the 10 most expensive African footballers before Salah signing With Mo Salah expected to complete a £40m move to Liverpool this week, the Egyptian will become the most expensive African footballer of all time, excluding those that opted to represent other countries.There are currently ten players of African nationalities to have cost £20m or more. W...
Categories: WhoScored Quiz

QUIZ: Can you name Spain's U21 Euro Champions of 2013?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jun 20 2017 12:21
QUIZ: Can you name Spain's U21 Euro Champions of 2013? Ahead of their meeting with Portugal on Tuesday night, Spain's current crop of U21s is being labelled as the best in European Championship history. It's a big claim considering their title-winning team of 2013 was pretty good to say the least. Can you name La Roja's starting XI from the final agains...
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Euro U21 Championship preview: 20 players to watch

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jun 12 2017 17:30
Euro U21 Championship preview: 20 players to watch With the U21 Championship's set to kick off on Friday, with England facing holders Sweden, we run down 20 players to watch this summer, with at least one from the twelve competing nations....
Categories: REVEALED

Ranking the top breakthrough stars of 2016/17

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jun 6 2017 10:33
Ranking the top breakthrough stars of 2016/17 Now that the season is well and truly over across Europe's major leagues we've reflected on some of the best breakthrough acts of another memorable campaign. This is your chance to have your say by influencing the rankings having selected the top ten based on WhoScored.com ratings of players aged 23...
Categories: Player Focus

European Team of the Season: AMC - Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig)

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, May 31 2017 13:00
European Team of the Season: AMC - Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) As far as first seasons in a major European league go, Emil Forsberg made the step up to the Bundesliga with consummate ease. Creator in chief for a RB Leipzig side that can claim to have done the same thing, exceeding expectations, the Sweden international is now believed to be the subject of inter...
Categories: Best XI

European Team of the Season: MC - Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, May 31 2017 11:35
European Team of the Season: MC - Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) As Bayern cantered to another Bundesliga title, the orchestrator of their success and indeed their play was in little doubt. While Lewandowski ended the campaign with the Golden Boot once more and there was a renaissance from Ribery and, in particular, Robben, Thiago Alcantara was at the heart of ev...
Categories: Best XI

European Team of the Season: DL - Alex Sandro (Juventus)

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 30 2017 15:24
European Team of the Season: DL - Alex Sandro (Juventus) There’s little wonder why Alex Sandro is believed to be the target of numerous interested parties this summer, though it would take a huge fee to convince Juventus to sell.The left-back has been a standout performer for the Old Lady all season long, with his consistency marking the Brazilian o...
Categories: Best XI

European Team of the Season: DR - Dani Alves (Juventus)

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 30 2017 12:49
European Team of the Season: DR - Dani Alves (Juventus) It’s fair to say Barcelona’s loss has been Juventus’ gain as far as Dani Alves is concerned. While the blaugrana are still on the lookout for a right-back after a season without league or European glory, the Old Lady will aim to complete a historic treble at the weekend.Their Brazi...
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European Team of the Season: GK - Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan)

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 30 2017 10:11
European Team of the Season: GK - Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan) The top rated goalkeeper across Europe’s top 5 leagues, 2016/17 was a campaign in which Gianluigi Donnarumma more than lived up to the hype.At 18 the giant manchild played every single minute of another underwhelming season for Milan on paper, though it was one that offered hope for the future...
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European semi-final top tips - Ronaldo, Manchester United & more

by Martin Laurence at Monday, May 8 2017 17:53
European semi-final top tips - Ronaldo, Manchester United & more Juventus-Monaco - Under 2.5The previous game was billed as Europe’s best attack vs Europe’s best defence but that’s a disservice to the Old Lady’s enviable firepower, as the first leg proved. Gonzalo Higuain scored in each half to ensure Juventus have one foot in what would b...
Categories: WhoScored Tipster