Category: Features
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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Brazilian Football’s Fan Violence Problem Rears Its Ugly Head in New Season
It’s the phone call that those closest to football fans the world over dread to receive: informed that either their loved one(s) won’t ever make their [...]
5 Players Arsenal Could Realistically Sign This Summer
Somewhere in North London, Robbie Lyle is grinning like a Cheshire cat. The creator of Arsenal Fan TV has carved a tidy niche for himself, his rabid p [...]
Domenico Tedesco: Julian Nagelsmann 2.0
Okay, okay, I know what you are about to say: slow your roll, jabroni!
Hear me out though before trying to burn me at the stake. Besides, I'm not e [...]
Real Sociedad’s School of 2003 – The Players Who Almost Upset the Galácticos
One minute is all it took.
After a searing World Cup win with Brazil, Ronaldo had signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2002, becoming the third [...]
Post-Maradona Blues: Number 10s in the Shadow of an Icon
Icons cast long shadows.
Just ask every Russian goalkeeper since Lev Yashin, every jinking Brazilian since Pelé, and every English forward since Fr [...]