Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Players in January
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Feb 3 2014 16:55
With the New Year back in full swing, all of Europe's top 5 leagues are back in action and the sides now have to make do with what they've got after the transfer window slammed shut on Friday. With January having come to an end then, here is a rundown of the top players of the month based on WhoScor...
Player Focus: Gareth Bale Living Up To Expectations Despite Ronaldo's Dominance
by Alistair Tweedale
at Tuesday, Jan 28 2014 16:27
To be the very best in any industry, consistently producing at the highest level is a minimum requirement, but quite how good the performances need to be is naturally relative to those of previous greats. In recent years the bar has been raised so vastly in the world of football by the goalscoring e...
Player Focus: 2013 Calendar Year Stat Leaders
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Jan 3 2014 12:03
With New Year hangovers subsiding it seems a relevant time to recap on the year gone by, looking at the statistical leaders of 2013 over a variety of categories in Europe's top 5 leagues.Most GoalsWe start at the business end, and Cristiano Ronaldo had a year to remember netting at least 9 more leag...
Team Focus: World Cup Playoffs Round-Up
by Alistair Tweedale
at Wednesday, Nov 20 2013 14:57
Portugal vs Sweden (4-2 agg)A World Cup without me is nothing to watch, bold words spoken by the legend that is Zlatan Ibrahimoivic after he and his Sweden teammates' hopes of making it to next summer's World Cup were dashed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal. The Sweden captain of course does not ma...
Player Focus: Ronaldo vs Ibrahimovic - Whoever Wins, Football Loses
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Nov 11 2013 16:45
Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2013
by Alistair Tweedale
at Tuesday, Oct 29 2013 16:38
The 23 man Ballon d'Or shortlist for 2013 was released earlier today, and as per usual there are talking points aplenty regarding questionable omissions and inclusions. FIFA, nor anybody else for that matter, cannot produce an infallible list of the best performers in any given time frame and points...
Player Focus: Cristiano Ronaldo's Exponential Growth
by Miguel Delaney
at Thursday, Sep 19 2013 13:32
As utterly routine as a Cristiano Ronaldo goal - or indeed hat-trick - has become over the past five years, there was still something very distinctive about his final strike against Galatasaray on Tuesday night beyond its supreme quality.For what is a surprisingly rare feat these days from the Portu...
Player Focus: The UEFA Best Player In Europe
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Jul 10 2013 15:06
As UEFA announced the 10-man shortlist for the best player in Europe last season, it was unsurprising to see the Bundesliga dominate. Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund boasted five candidates between them. The former are represented with four of the five in the form of T...
Player Focus: Will Moyes Weigh up a Return for Ronaldo?
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Jun 27 2013 13:44