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Champions League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action

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Champions League round-up: The star men from Wednesday’s action PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Tottenham - Luuk de Jong - 8.72 rating Luuk de Jong set a record for aerial duels won in a Champions League match this season (14) and scored a late equaliser to grant PSV a huge point at home to Tottenham in one of Wednesday’s two early kick offs. The 28-year-old former Newc...

The stats behind Romelu Lukaku’s slump in form for Manchester United

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The stats behind Romelu Lukaku’s slump in form for Manchester United Romelu Lukaku has gone more than 13 hours of football without scoring for Manchester United since netting against Watford on September 15. In that time you could watch the extended version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy without break and still have over an hour to spare. Jose Mourinho is understan...

Champions League round-up: The star men revealed from Tuesday’s action

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Champions League round-up: The star men revealed from Tuesday’s action AEK Athens 0-2 Bayern Munich – Rafinha - 8.67 rating Rafinha was surprisingly chosen at left-back over David Alaba but the 33-year-old vindicated his selection with a man of the match performance against Greek side AEK Athens. The Brazilian had the most touches of the ball (118), provided an a...

Serie A round-up: Atalanta finally find grove in huge Chievo win

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Serie A round-up: Atalanta finally find grove in huge Chievo win After a nightmare start to the season, Atalanta will hope Sunday’s 5-1 win away to Chievo will kickstart their campaign. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side had only scored nine goals in eight league games prior to their trip to the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi stadium. Atalanta were 2-0 up insi...

Premier League round-up: 5-star Manchester City dominate best rated XI

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Premier League round-up: 5-star Manchester City dominate best rated XI Manchester City and Liverpool are now joint-leaders in the Premier League after Chelsea only managed a point at home to Manchester United on Saturday. Liverpool edged out a poor 1-0 win over Huddersfield, while City went on a rampage against Burnley, smashing five unanswered goals past the Clarets. ...

What is Football INDEX and how can you make money?

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What is Football INDEX and how can you make money? Football INDEX is the world’s first football stock market where you can buy and sell shares in footballers with real money. Football INDEX offers fans a chance to bet on the future success of football players compared to the short-lived outcome of betting on football results. There are differe...

Netherlands dominate UEFA Nations League best rated XI

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Netherlands dominate UEFA Nations League best rated XI Netherlands plunged the Germany national team into further crisis after thumping Joachim Low’s side 3-0 on Saturday night. Ronald Koeman is trying to lead Holland’s own revolution on the international stage and now the German Football Federation need to decide who will lead theirs. Koema...

Italy national team decline to continue for Betfair £1m jackpot

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Italy national team decline to continue for Betfair £1m jackpot In partnership with Betfair, there is a new free-to-play score predictor exclusively to WhoScored.com, with huge cash prizes to be won. There’s £/€1,000,000 at stake for any player who correctly predicts all six scores from the selected matches, while there are consolation prizes fo...

Bundesliga Team of the Month: Bayern Munich’s struggles illustrated in September XI

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Bundesliga Team of the Month: Bayern Munich’s struggles illustrated in September XI Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac is under pressure and we aren’t even three months into the season. The reigning Bundesliga champions are winless in three league matches and languish four points off league leaders Borussia Dortmund, with two of those games falling in September. Bayern only con...

Premier League round-up: Hazard continues to dazzle for Chelsea

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Premier League round-up: Hazard continues to dazzle for Chelsea Eden Hazard has arguably been the best player in the world since the 2018 World Cup. He failed to secure a dream move to Real Madrid in the summer but is now playing the best football of his career under new Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri. The Belgium international has scored or assisted in all but ...