Scout Report: Startling stats back up Chelsea and Liverpool pursuit of Havertz
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Jun 9 2020 16:40
Kai Havertz is a man in demand. Even before this season, the German youngster had a legion of admirers across the continent, yet he has taken his game to the next level for Bayer Leverkusen and with it, his price tag has soared. While he missed the 4-2 loss to Bayern Munich through injury, Havertz w...
Why Grealish joining Manchester United no longer makes sense
by Josh Wright
at Saturday, Jun 6 2020 12:03
Manchester United signing Jack Grealish in the summer appeared a foregone conclusion before the Coronavirus pandemic. The rumour mill was intense, as Grealish continued to perform superbly for relegation-threatened Aston Villa. Suddenly, however, everything has gone quiet. Grealish's reckless behavi...
Save the date: Six massive matches scheduled in Premier League's return!
by Ben McAleer
at Friday, Jun 5 2020 18:25
In 12 days' time, the Premier League is back and it falls in line with LaLiga and Serie A, the other two of Europe's top leagues that will be coming back this month. Liverpool's lengthy wait for a Premier League title is set to be over in June, much to their supporters' delight, and it may be that t...
Quiz: Name the Portuguese players to score more than once in the Premier League
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Jun 2 2020 16:22
With Liga NOS - the top-flight in Portugal - to make a return this week, today's quiz focuses on the country's famous sons that have gone on to grace the Premier League.The most famous of all is, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo. However, how many of the 14 Portuguese players that have scored more than ...
Quiz: Name every German Premier League goalscorer of the past ten years
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, May 22 2020 11:57
While the fate of many of the remaining major leagues in Europe is still to be decided, the Bundesliga fanbase - perhaps only temporarily - is certainly on the rise.Home to some of the top young talent in world football, with Kai Havertz perhaps leading the way in terms of homegrown academy products...
Manchester United among clubs most affected by losing home advantage in 'Project Restart'
by Martin Laurence
at Wednesday, May 20 2020 16:59
As Premier League players begin to return to some semblance of football training this week - initially in small groups and with minimal to no contact - there is no doubt that a return to action is looking likely. Indeed, it is believed that in a months time the season will resume, with matches of co...
Manchester United needn't look far in their quest to replace De Gea
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, May 10 2020 14:32
As reports on Sunday do the rounds of Manchester United seeking to secure a replacement for David De Gea, the speculation shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The Spaniard endured his dodgy moments following his 2011 arrival from Atletico Madrid, yet quickly ironed out the errors to his game an...
Nemanja Vidic vs Vincent Kompany - at their best, who was better?
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Apr 28 2020 17:35
We return with the latest edition of our fantasy head-to-head series, as we look back across the last decade of football and compare the standout campaign's of some of Europe's elite footballers. Alexis Sanchez vs Eden Hazard, Mohamaed Salah vs Luis Suarez and Arjen Robben vs Gareth Bale are just so...
The key stat proving Manchester United right to spend record fee on Maguire
by Josh Wright
at Monday, Apr 20 2020 17:02
Harry Maguire's move to Manchester United is not something they will give Liverpool credit for but they have their arch-rivals to thank for landing the 27-year-old over the summer. It was only after seeing the transformative effect made by Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool that United accepted they neede...
The top 50 players in Europe - Part II: Maddison and Rashford place from 41-45
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Mar 31 2020 12:16
As we continue our countdown, kicked off yesterday, of our 50 highest rated players in Europe's top five leagues, there are some big names filling spots 41-45.Along with two England internationals there is a golden boot front runner from France and a rapidly developing midfielder that Newcastle fans...