Serie A: Juventus – A Destructive Fall?
The Corriere della Sera labelled it “A destructive fall” while the Corriere dello Sport insisted the title race had reopened. On Sunday evening in the Stadio Artemio [...]
European Football
La Liga: Valencia fans hope relegation will see “saviour” owner leave
With Valencia suffering their worst ever start to a season, Alexandra Jonson looks at how owner Peter Lim’s influence has seen the club on a downward spiral with fans now [...]
Ligue 1: Nice to be Christmas No.1 but rivals Monaco and PSG can spoil the party
Autumn champions have gone on to take the top-flight crown six times in the past 10 seasons but the title race is anything but over, insists Philippa Booth. At the halfway [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
La Liga: A new era but the same chaotic Real Betis
“Real Betis have decided to bring [insert name] tenure in charge of the first team to an end,” is one of the most used statements by the Sevilla club in recent years. [...]
Bundesliga: Gamblers Ingolstadt might have taken one risk too far
Lowly Die Schanzer’s punt on unknown manager Maik Walpurgis could end in relegation disaster, writes Kevin Hatchard We live in the era of the super-coach, and there is a [...]
Ligue 1: Coupe de la Ligue returns as the top flight gets interesting
With Ligue 1’s title race at an unsettling, competitive point, Coup de la Ligue resumed last week to turn some attention away from the top flight. Given the action [...]
The Offside Rule 