Lionel Messi and Neymar miss out on Player of the Year honours in France
Go back to the summer of 2021, and most football fans were keen to stress that Paris Saint-Germain had ‘won’ the transfer window. A combination of signings like Gianluigi Donnarumma, Georginio Wijnaldum, Sergio Ramos, and Lionel Messi – all on free transfers – had fans salivating. Here was a star-studded depth cast to help finally […]
Villarreal defensive lynchpin expected to move on this summer
Having been followed by the top teams in Europe for much of his career so far, Pau Torres should be used to speculation. The hometown hero, though, is living the dream with Villarreal. He was in the crowd when the Yellow Submarine shocked the world in 2006 to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Now, […]
Thomas Tuchel rips on Stamford Bridge pitch after Arsenal reverse
Go back to before the Real Madrid tie, and most Blues fans were in buoyant mood. Chelsea were flying on the pitch, and were dealing admirably with issues off the pitch. However, it does not take long for things to turn for the worst in football, and Thomas Tuchel is now experiencing that himself. A […]
(25.04.2022) Crystal Palace – Leeds / Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC and Leeds United FC go head to head at Selhurst Park in a highly-anticipated Premier League game. The Eagles aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Leicester City and Newcastle United, and seeing that they suffered elimination in the FA Cup, Patrick Vieira’s men will be fully focused on the national […]
Mauricio Pochettino suggests Kylian Mbappe should stay at Paris Saint-Germain
When you manage a club with the ambition of Paris Saint-Germain, the pressure is always on. Every coach of the QSI era, from Antoine Koumbare to Mauricio Pochettino, has felt the pressure coming from above. This is a sporting project build most of all about the concept of winning the UEFA Champions League. Everything else […]
South American football seeing influx of Portuguese coaching hires
For years, South American football has been two contrasting issues; a gluttony of exciting young talent, coached by the same old names and faces. Over the last five years or so, though, there has been a clamour among South American clubs to bring in coaching names who were new and fresh. Rather than simply relying […]
Gareth Bale draws Spanish ire after Wales masterclass amid Real Madrid absence
For years now, it has felt like Gareth Bale and Real Madrid were a match made in Hell. The player has long since run out of the form that made him such a darling of the Bernabeu. The club has long run out of patience with a player whom they were keen to send to […]
(06.04.2022) Burnley – Everton / Match Preview
Home team Having progressed through the youth ranks of his hometown club Burnley, Jay Rodriguez was rewarded with a professional debut against Bristol City in December 2007 as an 18-year-old boy. It wasn’t until the 2008/09 season when he began to show glimpses of proper promise for the Clarets, however. With 15 goals and six […]
(10.04.2022) Manchester City – Liverpool / Match Preview
Freesuperbets football match prediction As far as Premier League games go, few can be more important than first-versus-second. When you factor in that first has seen a massive lead whittle away, too, to the point where second can go clear at the top with a win, it is hard to fathom a more important fixture […]
(04.04.2022) Real Sociedad – Espanyol / Match Preview
Home team Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to […]