Foals in freefall as Lucien Favre’s men crash back down to Earth
Borussia Dortmund are currently flying at the top of the Bundesliga, but in the first half of last season they found out how it feels to perform well below expectations. For [...]
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Team of the Week – Everton stars shine, Manchester United’s unlikely hero and Arsenal’s key men come good
Everton and Arsenal form half of this week’s Team of the Week following impressive performances, and Bournemouth and Stoke players shine despite defeats in a good weekend [...]
Betting Tips: Manchester United to beat Liverpool, John Stones to score against Chelsea and Norwich to win against injury hit Bournemouth
The first international break is over, so we can rejoice at the return of club football around the world this weekend – and there are some big games! Big games are good [...]
Only the loan-ly: When will players like Chelsea’s Michael Hector get their chance?
There are now 166 Premier League players out on loan from their parent club. Laura Jones asks whether the players are benefiting from the loan system? Michael Hector’s face [...]
Defensive Israel a warning of things to come for Wales
After the final whistle following Wales’ 1-0 win over Cyprus last Thursday, attention immediately turned to Sunday’s Israel clash. Victory would have seen Chris [...]
Western New York Flash is the new NWSL team to watch
For a while now, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the USA has been the place to be if you’re one of the top female soccer players in the world. The league [...]
Serie A Round-Up: Who are the pretenders to Juventus’ throne?
For the last few years, Juventus’ success has almost been predictable. Another year, another Bianconeri trophy – or at least that was the plan. A team famous for making [...]
Homesick: Why are so many Premier League teams struggling to win on their own turf?
An emerging trend in the Premier League continued at the weekend, with only three games out of the latest round of fixtures producing home wins. This now makes for a [...]
5 Things We Learned: Swansea goal celebration is a welcome addition, Tottenham striker can’t score and the full moon did funny things to the Premier League’s bad boys
Jen Offord takes a look at what we learned over the course of a crazy bank holiday weekend of Premier League action. Go wild over goal celebration I have been thinking a bit [...]
Team of the Week: Southampton and Manchester City steal the headlines, West Ham crush Liverpool and Pardew’s Palace punish Chelsea
There are only two representatives from last year’s top four in our Team of the Week, as West Ham and Crystal Palace pulled off eye-catching results, Swansea continue to [...]
The Offside Rule 