Category: Features
Guilherme Arana: Heir to Marcelo Continues to Impress in Brasileirão
By full-time, they – ecstatic Corinthianos, that is – had renamed the Allianz “Arana Parque” or the “Allianz Arana”. Collared by a Premiere FC reporte [...]
Dani Ceballos – Future-proofing Real Madrid’s Midfield
Casemiro, Kroos, Modrić; the BBC ahead of them.
That’s how it was, and - for many - that’s how it ought to be.
If last season taught us anything [...]
Keita & Van Dijk – Liverpool’s Summer Transfer Sagas Rumble On
Liverpool FC have been involved in two of the biggest and most eventful transfer sagas of the summer so far, but at the same time, both have been comp [...]
Atlanta United – The MLS Entertainers Doing Things Their Own Way
Superbowl LI will live long in Atlanta’s sporting memory. The city’s NFL franchise, the Falcons, had never won a Vince Lombardi Trophy, but settled in [...]
Fuzzy Memory: A Tribute to Players in Pre-HD
By the time they got there it was dark of night. He held the boy's hand and kicked up limbs and brush and got a fire going. The wood was damp [...]
Konrad Laimer – Stepping Out Of Naby Keita’s Shadow
For most people, the only reason they know Konrad Laimer’s name is because they also know Naby Keita’s.
As the transfer rumours swirl like sharks s [...]
The Trouble with Linfield vs Celtic – A Historic New Rivalry
The recent UEFA Champions League draw saw Northern Ireland’s Premier League champions Linfield drawn against La Fiorita of San Marino. On paper, the t [...]
Kai Havertz – The Leverkusen All-Rounder Being Compared to a German Legend
The best young players learn to live with the lofty, often inaccurate comparisons which are made between themselves and former greats.
But the very [...]
The Calcio Consultant’s ‘Too Early’ Serie A 2017/18 Predictions
I wanted to write something this week, but some of the more hot button topics just aren’t getting the needle moved for me.
The Gianluigi Donnarumma [...]
Naby Keita: A Liverpool & Leipzig Long Game
Sam McGuire of Football Whispers looks at why RB Leipzig may sell in-demand midfielder Naby Keita this summer.
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