Promoted Angers and Caen are punching above their weight in Ligue 1
After Caen’s 3-0 home loss to PSG in the last round before the winter break, Nicolas Seube was disconsolate in the post-match interview. Asked what the hardest thing is [...]
European Football
Lazio’s shock win at Inter Milan blows Serie A title race wide open
It was tantalising from start to finish, a real fight between two sides desperate to prove themselves. Inter v Lazio was not only a match between two Italian giants but a [...]
Lucas Pérez: From Deportivo La Coruña reject to La Liga goal machine
Last season he saved Deportivo La Coruña from regulation, now Lucas Pérez is scoring goals for fun. But Alexandra Jonson argues the 27-year-old’s road to hero status at [...]
Bundesliga: How Bayern Munich’s Jérôme Boateng became Europe’s best centre-back while Mats Hummels struggles at Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga expert Susie Schaaf looks at the contrasting fortunes of Germany’s World Cup-winning centre-back pairing and reveals how Jérôme Boateng has stolen a march on [...]
Ligue 1 to watch: Best of the rest race is fascinating in French top flight
So you think Ligue 1 is boring because the title race is over? Think again, says Andrew Gibney. As an outsider looking in, it’s easy to dismiss this season in Ligue 1 as a [...]
Raul Gonzalez – The Angel of Madrid
When the New York Cosmos and the Ottawa Fury took to the field at Shuart Stadium in the North American Soccer League over the weekend, it was the final game in a glittering [...]
Celta de Vigo the team to watch in La Liga
By Alexandra Jonson Leaving the likes of Barcelona, Sevilla and Villarreal in their tracks, Celta de Vigo have become the surprise team of La Liga this season – and not [...]
The Bundesliga’s Magnificent Seven: The youngsters lighting up Germany’s top flight
Out of the ashes of a desperately poor campaign for Germany at Euro 2000, an infrastructure to develop the brightest and best football talents has risen. The World Cup [...]
PSG Top Otherwise Topsy-Turvy Table
Eleven games in and PSG are already looking nailed on for their fourth successive title. Below them, however, things look rather unusual, and some scrolling is needed to find [...]
Pragmatism vs. Beauty – a tale of Italian football.
Roma and Fiorentina are two teams who usually pride themselves on the style of their play. Last weekend however, Roma secured victory over the Viola by ceding possession and [...]
The Offside Rule 