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Messi, Alaba, Wijnaldum: Star-studded potential free agents ahead of transfer window

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Dec 29 2020 15:50
Messi, Alaba, Wijnaldum: Star-studded potential free agents ahead of transfer window 2020 draws to a close in the coming days, and not a moment too soon! With 2021 right around the corner, it presents players whose contracts expire next summer to negotiate pre-contracts with teams across Europe. Serie A trio Hakan Calhanoglu, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will all ente...
Categories: Player Focus

Fernandes and Neymar but no Mbappe in star-studded Champions League best XI

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Dec 10 2020 12:49
Fernandes and Neymar but no Mbappe in star-studded Champions League best XI With the 2020/21 Champions League group phase done and dusted, now is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the first half of Europe's elite club competition. Manchester United were the high profile casualities to miss out on a spot in the knock-out phase, along with Serie A side Inter, while Real M...
Categories: Best XI

Messi vs Ronaldo - Five head-to-head facts ahead of potential final showdown

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Dec 8 2020 12:54
Messi vs Ronaldo - Five head-to-head facts ahead of potential final showdown Having been denied the opportunity to see Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo face off for the 36th time in their careers earlier in the season, the two powerhouses of the modern game are set to go head-to-head at the Camp Nou. Cristiano Ronaldo is back fit following the positive COVID-19 test that r...
Categories: Debate

Champions League Team news and prediction: Juventus vs Barcelona

by Josh Wright at Wednesday, Oct 28 2020 15:02
Champions League Team news and prediction: Juventus vs Barcelona The biggest game of the 2020/21 Champions League campaign so far pits Juventus against Barcelona, two giants of European football struggling for identify after sweeping changes made in the summer. Juventus sacked Maurizio Sarri and replaced him with former midfielder Andrea Pirlo, while Barcelona sa...
Categories: Match Focus

Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid: Koeman outclassed on Clasico coaching debut

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Oct 24 2020 17:26
Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid: Koeman outclassed on Clasico coaching debut It was a Clasico that certainly didn't disappoint at Camp Nou, unless, of course, you are a Barcelona fan. A lightning fast start would prove impossible to maintain but it was Real Madrid that made the best fist of doing just that, coming out deserved 3-1 winners over an experimental Barcelona lineu...
Categories: Match Report

Fabinho shines in Messi-led Champions League Team of the Week

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Oct 22 2020 10:18
Fabinho shines in Messi-led Champions League Team of the Week With matchday one of the 2020/21 Champions League group stage done and dusted, it's time to reveal the WhoScored Team of the Week. Holders Bayern Munich kicked off their campaign with a hugely impressive 4-0 win at home to Atletico Madrid and are the best represented side in the XI.Though the Player...
Categories: Best XI

Champions League Group G Preview: Ageing Messi and Ronaldo rekindle rivalry

by Josh Wright at Tuesday, Oct 20 2020 13:42
Champions League Group G Preview: Ageing Messi and Ronaldo rekindle rivalry The penultimate group of our countdown is perhaps the most interesting, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi drawn against each other at this stage for the first time in their career. After only managing second place in La Liga last season, Barcelona are a Pot 2 team and were drawn in Group G wit...
Categories: Tournament Focus

FIFA 21 Ratings: How the best players compare to the stats

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Sep 10 2020 18:42
FIFA 21 Ratings: How the best players compare to the stats After lots of anticipation and chatter, player ratings for FIFA 21 have finally been released. Will Robert Lewandowski gatecrash top spot after his remarkable season? Is Lionel Messi still the best? What about Cristiano Ronaldo? Weeks of speculation regarding the best rated players finally put to be...
Categories: REVEALED

What if Lionel Messi was in Fantasy Premier League? Analysis of value, position and points

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Aug 26 2020 17:10
What if Lionel Messi was in Fantasy Premier League? Analysis of value, position and points With Lionel Messi having told the Barcelona board that he wishes to leave the club this summer, activating a clause in his contract that would allow him to do so on a free transfer, it's little wonder Europe's elite have sat up and took notice.The Argentine is now odds on with some bookmakers to mak...
Categories: Fantasy Football

Varane's horror-show against Man City among worst rated Champions League displays

by Josh Wright at Saturday, Aug 22 2020 10:00
Varane's horror-show against Man City among worst rated Champions League displays Having already looked at the best individual displays of the 2019/20 Champions League it's time to do the opposite and find out which players had nights to forget on European football's biggest stage. In the same format as the aforementioned article, we will start at sixth and countdown to the worst...
Categories: Countdown