La Liga: Aspas return sparks Celta’s survival hopes
With Celta Vigo in the relegation zone in La Liga, Hal Walker looks at the impact of Iago Aspas’ return to the team. There was a tangible sense of déjà vu by the end of [...]
European Football
Disciplined Bayern performance tilts Liverpool tie in their favour, but long-term concerns linger
A draw may not have been Bayern’s plan for leg 1 of their Champions League matchup with Liverpool but, as Hal Walker discusses, their performance showed promise [...]
La Liga: Sarabia and Ben Yedder spearheading Sevilla’s revival
Hal Walker looks at Sevilla, a side that have worked their way into third place and genuine La Liga contenders, thanks in part to the excellent forms of Paulo Sarabia and [...]
Cristhian Stuani: wasted winger to La Liga’s goal scorer
Remember the name Cristhian Stuani? The rarely played winger whose goal saw Middlesbrough promoted to the Premier League two seasons ago. Casey Baughan looks at how the [...]
First loss for Bayern gives Bundesliga rivals reason to dream
Niko Kovac would probably have earmarked this fixture in the summer as an exciting one full of anticipation, he would be returning to the city of his birth, and the [...]
Inter Milan face challenging season after mixed start to campaign
The sight of this summer’s marquee signing Radja Nainggolan notching his first goal for the Nerazzurri, complemented by goals from midfielders Antonio Candreva and Ivan [...]
SD Huesca: The little club making a flying start in La Liga
Casey Baughan looks at the new Spanish team on the block. It’s a tale of rags to somewhat riches. La Liga newcomers SD Huesca are now the second smallest team in [...]
La Liga: Newly-promoted Huesca revel in opening-day victory
As another season starts in Spain, it almost felt inevitable that the first week of league fixtures would give us a further taste of the unpredictable domestic narrative that [...]
Top 5 Serie A 2018/19 Summer Transfers
There has been no shortage of drama of comings and goings in Italy so far this summer. Hal Walker takes a look at the biggest, and most intriguing moves in Serie A. No prizes [...]
Bundesliga starts to watch at Russia 2018
With just over a week until the start of the World Cup, all 32 sides have now fully divulged and released their final 23-man squad selections. Whilst many players who ply [...]
