Category: Features
Real Madrid Travel to Lion’s Den in Champions League
It’s another week in the Champions League, and Real Madrid must travel to their least favourite place in Europe: Dortmund (writes Matthias Suuck).
[...]
The Euro Football Writers’ Must See Three
West Ham v Tottenham
Saturday 23rd September, 12:30pm, The London Stadium
For me this is the one Premier League London derby match that still has a [...]
How a Classic Two up Top is Allowing Man City to Reach ‘Peak Pep’
Manchester City’s formation and application on a murky Wednesday night in Rotterdam and a breezy afternoon at Vicarage Road in front of Elton John saw [...]
England’s Mark Sampson Sacked Amidst FA ‘Mess’
The FA recently made headlines after rejecting Liverpool’s appeal to revoke Sadio Mane’s controversial red card. Yet a more interesting story involvin [...]
A Paulo Dybala Debate & Other Takes – The Calcio Consultant
For this instalment of The Calcio Consultant, I am likely going to draw the ire of the Juventus faithful by inconveniencing them with this hot take:
[...]
The State of the United States Mens National Team
In my lifetime, I’ve never had as much uncertainty about something as I did about the United States' chances of qualifying for a World Cup, when I sat [...]
Köln on Tour & Lewandowski Sets Records – Bundesliga Zeitung
It's been a busy week of European football for the Bundesliga which has gleaned mixed fortunes (writes Andy Wales).
Bayern bounced back from domest [...]
Rolando Mandragora: The Young Stars of Italian Football
Age: 20
Place of birth: Scampia, Italy
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Crotone (on loan from Juventus)
Serie A exp: 34 games
Rolando Mandrag [...]
Analysing Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid Tactics & Philosophy
By James Nalton.
For a manager who became the first to win consecutive European Cups in the Champions League era, relatively little is written or s [...]
Uth at the Double and Werner Double Quick: Bundesliga Zeitung
The international break meant attention in Germany switched to 'Die Mannschaft' and the reigning world champions maintaining their 100% record in 2018 [...]