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Who is Darwin Nunez? The Benfica hitman to complete Arsenal's attack

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Who is Darwin Nunez? The Benfica hitman to complete Arsenal's attack Arsenal are aware that a new striker is high on the priority list in the summer. The departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Barcelona in January, coupled with the expiring deals of both Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette, though the latter may yet extend his stay in north London, means the Gu...

Who is Nelson Semedo? Strengths and weaknesses of Wolves' Doherty replacement

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Who is Nelson Semedo? Strengths and weaknesses of Wolves' Doherty replacement Wolves' sale of Matt Doherty caught many a fan off guard this summer as they sold the Republic of Ireland international to Premier League rivals Tottenham. Ainsley Maitland-Niles had been lined up as a replacement for Doherty before Arsenal decided to keep the youngster after a series of fine showin...

Manchester United targets makes 2018/19 Liga NOS Team of the Season

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Manchester United targets makes 2018/19 Liga NOS Team of the Season Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI following the conclusion of the 2018/19 Liga NOS campaign, in which Benfica secured their fifth league title in six years on Saturday. Goalkeeper: Charles (Maritimo) – 6.99 ratingMaritimo finished the season seven points clear of the bottom three...

Arsenal dominate Europa League best XI after Napoli win

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Arsenal dominate Europa League best XI after Napoli win Goalkeeper: Neto (Valencia) - 7.46 ratingValencia hold a hefty first leg advantage following their 3-1 win at Villarreal on Thursday night as goals from Goncalo Guedes and Daniel Wass secured victory at the Estadio de la Ceramica. Neto provided a solid rearguard for Los Che as the Brazilian made fiv...

Chelsea ace thrives in Europa League team of the week

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Chelsea ace thrives in Europa League team of the week And then there were eight. After another exciting evening of Europa League action, we take a look at the best XI from Europe’s second club competition.Goalkeeper: Samir Handanovic (Inter) - 8.09 ratingInter crashed out of the Europa League at Eintracht Frankfurt’s expense, with Luka Jovi...

Top transfer roundup - January 19th: Liverpool starlet signs but Reds have £61m bid rejected

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Top transfer roundup - January 19th: Liverpool starlet signs but Reds have £61m bid rejected Today’s transfer round-up begins with two significant news stories regarding Liverpool, who miss out on one wondered but tie down another to a new long term deal.Follow all that and more, as well as the developments throughout the day via our daily live transfer blog…Trent Alexander-Arn...

Top Match Betting: Assessing Juventus, Napoli and the Lisbon derby

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Top Match Betting: Assessing Juventus, Napoli and the Lisbon derby With all the major leagues across Europe now back underway, we’ve been looking for value from Saturday’s top matches, starting in Serie A and ending with one of Europe’s fiercest local rivalries.Juventus vs Lazio - Match PreviewIt’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s first match at th...

Out of favour Manchester United forward a handy Football INDEX addition

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Out of favour Manchester United forward a handy Football INDEX addition Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football results. Intrigued by what...

Top match preview: Why this is the best weekend of action in Europe all season

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Top match preview: Why this is the best weekend of action in Europe all season After a remarkable week of European action, the weekend’s football certainly doesn’t disappointed, with Sunday in particular set to be one of the best days of the calendar, with no fewer than four matches between first and second in the league on the continent.PREMIER LEAGUEThere’s...

Football INDEX: Manchester United star increasing in value

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Football INDEX: Manchester United star increasing in value Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market, where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football results.Intrigued by what...