Greenwood and Upamecano among 10 uncapped stars to flouish on international duty
by Josh Wright
at Jumanne, Sep 1 2020 17:31
You'll be hard pressed to find a domestic manager happy with the timing of an international break right on the eve of the 2020/21 campaign and the scheduling seems far from ideal in the middle of a global pandemic. Squads of players and coaches will shortly be jetting off across Europe for the first...
Champions League semi-finalist preview: Remarkable rise of 11-year-old RB Leipzig
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Ago 18 2020 10:21
In only their second ever Champions League campaign, crashing out in the group stages of their first back in 2017, RB Leipzig's qualification for the final four is mightily impressive, irregardless of any feeling towards how the club have gone about securing their rise. Indeed, to say that the club ...
Bayern Munich trio make most improved Bundesliga XI in 2019/20
by Josh Wright
at Alhamisi, Mei 14 2020 12:20
The return of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season is now just two days away and the buzz for football supporters around Europe is palpable. For players and teams it will be interesting to see how they perform after such an unprecedented break. Will those that were in good form pre-lockdown continue as if ...
Ronaldo misses out on #7 in best 1-11 shirt number lineup
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatatu, Mac 23 2020 17:26
Teamsheet announcements over tannoys at football matches aren't what they used to be. Gone are the days when players are reeled off from 1 to 11 in terms of their squad numbers. In fact, your lucky to get past the third player in a starting lineup before reaching some ridiculously obscure numbers, a...
Sancho and Ronaldo fall well short of ultimate dribble XI
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatatu, Mac 16 2020 14:54
Following our Stats XI series opener taking key passes into account, today's sequel focuses on successful dribbles, building a lineup of the players to have completed the most in Europe's top five leagues this season.There are, once again, some big name omissions in the likes of Jadon Sancho and Cri...
Liverpool targets pair up in midfield in U21 team of the week
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Jan 21 2020 14:28
With four of the top five leagues in action following the winter break this weekend, a number of youngsters caught the eye, starting 2020 as they mean to go on.Indeed, a number of apparent Premier League targets excelled to earn a place in our U21 team of the week, with the Bundesliga yet again prov...