Should English football have a winter break?
As a busy period of fixtures approaches, Michelle Owen looks at whether there should be a winter break to refuel English football. The question whether English football [...]
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Bundesliga: The German top flight’s rising stars – part two
Kevin Hatchard looks at the Bundesliga’s most promising Under-21 talents in the first part of his monthly column. The German top flight is bursting with young talent, so [...]
Midweek Muse: How will English clubs fair in Champions League last 16?
Monday’s Champions League round of 16 draw brought about some intriguing fixtures for the English clubs still involved. Tom Simmonds takes an immediate look at them. [...]
La Liga: Iago Aspas needs Celta as much as they need him.
Alexandra Jonson takes a look at Iago Aspas stunning form for Celta Vigo and explains why the ex-Liverpool striker is, and always will be, a club legend… Iago Aspas [...]
FA WSL: Could the FA WSL’s move to new winter league attract more overseas talent?
Following Chelsea Ladies completing the recent transfers of Switzerland’s Ramona Bachmann and Norway captain Maren Mjelde, Emily Magee looks at at how the FA [...]
The Offside Rule (We Get It!) Podcast 9: Comebacks And Dramatics, Santa’s Sack Race, Early To The Party
It’s a special episode of The Offside Rule (We Get It!) this week, as the trio of Lynsey Hooper, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen is back together! We’re getting in [...]
Midweek Muse – How an uninspiring FA Cup third round draw risks TV broadcasters favouring big clubs.
There is an air of desperation about the protestations of the media outlets who broadcast the FA Cup to ensure the competition remains ‘special’ and ‘magic’, despite [...]
Bundesliga: The German top flight’s rising stars – part one
Kevin Hatchard looks at the Bundesliga’s most promising under-21 talents in the first part of his monthly column. As a Bundesliga commentator and columnist, I’m [...]
Weekend Wanderings: Manchester City held back defensively, Barcelona exposed by El Clasico while Manchester United waste crucial chances.
In a new addition to the site, Rich Laverty takes a weekly look at five areas of the weekend’s football and explores the key issues behind teams in form, out of form and [...]
Ligue 1: France in Europe
The top of Ligue 1 continues to be fascinatingly close, with Nice still top but only by one point after being held to a draw by Bastia on Sunday. Monaco and PSG are level on [...]
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