Ligue 1: The Transfer Market gets started
Focus this summer has naturally been on the Euros, but after France’s defeat in the final on Sunday, eyes turn back to the domestic scene. Even during the tournament, there [...]
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Bundesliga: Bayern Munich’s transition from Guardiola to Ancelotti
The Offside Rule’s Bundesliga expert Susie Schaaf looks ahead to how things will change at Bayern Munich in the post-Guardiola era Pep Guardiola completed his tenure at [...]
Ligue 1: Winners and Losers – PSG and Nice lit up the league, but Stade de Reims failed to deliver their potential
The Offside Rule’s French football expert, Andrew Gibney, gives his thoughts on the Ligue 1 season following last weekend’s final round of matches. The curtain [...]
La Liga: Villarreal and Celta Vigo from Segunda to Europe
On Sunday night, there were celebrations in Valencia. The previous Monday, there had been celebrations in Vigo. Three and four years ago, Villarreal and Celta de Vigo played [...]
Bundesliga: Relegation tale has a gripping plot
Title races are all very well, but nothing inflames the passions of football supporters quite like a relegation battle. The drop can have far-reaching consequences. People [...]
Ligue 1 – Domestic cups may not be an upset for PSG
Last season, PSG pulled off an unprecedented domestic quadruple, which became the focus of their attentions after being knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona in [...]
Serie A: Struggling Lazio left counting the cost of failure to strengthen their squad
Mina Rzouki investigates where it has gone so horribly wrong for Lazio this season. In August, the Serie A season hadn’t even kicked off, but many critics and footballing [...]
One-club man Bruno Soriano’s unwavering loyalty deserves to be rewarded with silverware at Villarreal
The 31-year-old midfielder turned down interest from Arsenal and Real Madrid to go on to make history by becoming Villarreal’s record appearance holder. Now captain Bruno [...]
Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund: Thomas Tuchel has emerged from Jürgen Klopp’s shadow
You’d think that following in the footsteps of charismatic Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp would be a daunting task, but there’s one man who has done it successfully not [...]
Ligue 1: Marseille are rotten to the core
Andrew Gibney looks at the multitude of problems throughout the club that have caused so much misery for Marseille fans this season. Last summer Olympique de Marseille [...]
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