The race for the Bundesliga’s top four – the runners and riders
By Kevin Hatchard. The Bundesliga season’s entering the home stretch, and with Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg seemingly certain to qualify for next season’s Champions [...]
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Real Madrid’s expectations heightened due to La Décima success
This is sponsored content. By Meghan D’Amore. Last season was a banner one for Spanish football giants Real Madrid – who are still revelling in the triumph of their [...]
Euro Bites: The Profit-Versus-Prestige Ratio
After a disappointing week for all but one of the UK’s teams in Europe, and a mixed domestic weekend, Kate Partridge asks: is it all worth it? Football is full of clichés: [...]
Lyon’s young title contenders are leading by example
By Kevin Hatchard. The transformation of Olympique Lyonnais into a club that bloods youngsters into the first team could culminate in winning Ligue 1 this season – and [...]
The Europa has bite in the knockout openers
“Europa Bites!” Kate Partridge champions the second tier tournament in her latest Euro Bites blog, after a mixed opening week in the European knockout stages. The Europa [...]
Ronaldo’s dip in form is Real concern
By Jason Pettigrove. It wasn’t that long ago that we were talking about Cristiano Ronaldo as taking football to a whole other level. Even Lionel Messi was being forced to [...]
INTERVIEW: Mina Rzouki previews Tottenham’s Fiorentina test
As Tottenham Hotspur are set to take on Fiorentina in Thursday’s Europa League clash, Italian football expert Mina Rzouki gives us the lowdown on the Violas chance against [...]
Germans in Europe – How will Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund fare.
There are six Bundesliga teams still fighting in the knockout stages of European competition, and as domestic form is a decent indicator of team strength (Borussia Dortmund, [...]
Mentality key to Borussia Dortmund turnaround
By Jamie Thomas. Borussia Dortmund team-mates Mats Hummels and Roman Weidenfeller breached the ‘Yellow Wall’ to confront fans after their defeat by Augsburg and with it [...]
Alex Meier: An old-school gentle giant thriving in the modern Bundesliga
By Kevin Hatchard. There’s something delightfully absurd about the Bundesliga’s top scorer Alexander Meier. In an era of football where searing pace and mesmerising [...]
The Offside Rule 