European Football – Page 15

Ligue 1: Mbappe continues to shine, Monaco within one point of the title

May 16, 2017

Everything is coming to the good for Monaco this season in the league, with just one point needed to secure the title. At the other end of the table, things are just as [...]

Ligue 1: Things are hotting up

April 18, 2017

With five games to go in Ligue 1, things are hotting up on several fronts. Monaco and PSG stay in the top two spots, both with a game in hand, and Nice’s recent run of wins [...]

La Liga: Valencia’s penalty guru Diego Alvés has earned place in Spanish football history books

April 4, 2017

The Offside Rule’s Alexandra Jonson takes a look at Brazilian Diego Alvés, the history-making goalkeeper building an impressive reputation as a penalty-save specialist. [...]

Ligue 1: Title-chasing Monaco fighting on four fronts

March 21, 2017

In one of the most competitive Ligue 1 seasons of the past few years, recent focus has shifted to European football. The knockout stages are now in full flow – and [...]

La Liga: The Sevilla “secret” is more than just Monchi

March 7, 2017

Offside Rule’s Alexandra Jonson takes a look at Sevilla’s astonishing success as she reveals the secrets that have the Los Blanquirrojos players firing on all [...]

Bundesliga: Jonker must arrest Wolfsburg’s steep decline

February 28, 2017

The lustre of Wolfsburg’s golden era is beginning to fade, writes Kevin Hatchard. In 2009, the Wolves stunned German football by winning their first ever Bundesliga title. [...]

Ligue 1: PSG show European muscle but stutter in title race

February 21, 2017

The Parisians shock 4-0 hammering of European giants Barcelona may have shown off their young talent but their failure to capitalise on Monaco’s slips are proving [...]

La Liga: Spain is slowly accepting women’s football

February 7, 2017

As women’s football becomes a stronger sport than it ever has before, Offside Rule’s Alexandra Jonson explains how Spain is slowly beginning to accept the female [...]

Bundesliga: Ghost of Guardiola still looms over Ancelotti’s Bayern

January 31, 2017

As has become the norm in recent years, Bayern Munich are top of the Bundesliga and on course to win the title. However, Kevin Hatchard believes all is not well with the [...]

Ligue 1: Monaco, Nice and PSG set sights on the title, as the cup competitions prove eventful

January 24, 2017

As Ligue 1 returns from the winter break, Philippa Booth discusses the title race, with Monaco, Nice and PSG currently taking the top three places, and all of the Coupe de [...]