A Niche of Their Own: Gravesen and Braithwaite
By Tom Dean Seeing Martin Braithwaite score for Barcelona at the weekend reminded me of that bizarre moment in history when Thomas Gravesen signed for Real Madrid. Thomas [...]
European Football
The story of Italy’s incredible 2006 strike force and Lippi’s finest work
By Tom Dean A look back at Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning squad reveals an incredible surplus of strikers and how Marcello Lippi found a use for all of them on the road to [...]
Lazio overcome Inter resistance to intensify title dream
The moment of the final whistle in the Lazio v Inter Milan game served as an instant cue for Lazio’s players to react with discernible emotion – many immediately raising [...]
Lyon defeat PSG in the Trophée des Championnes
Martin Whiteley looks at Lyon’s win over PSG in the Trophée des Championnes. Back in June, the French Football Federation announced that for the first time there would [...]
Pressure on Sarri to deliver trophies in style
Hal Walker gives his views on Maurizio Sarri and the pressures he faces at Juventus. From the moment the Serie A fixtures were released, this was the early fixture that all [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
