Category: Spain
Real Madrid’s Ball Whisperer: Can Isco’s Genius Overcome the Politics of Perez?
At the age of twenty-five, with two Champions League medals already on his CV and another final on the horizon, Isco can no longer be considered a pro [...]
The Transfer Targets: Europe’s Overachievers on the Radar of the Elite
As sure as the sun sets in the west, as sure as the Brits love a good cuppa, and as sure as Arsene Wenger will survive a nuclear apocalypse as Arsenal [...]
Juventus or Real Madrid? Champions League Final Preview & Prediction
It all comes down to this.
Either Juventus complete a historic treble, or Real Madrid are the first to win successive Champions Leagues since the l [...]
Massimiliano Allegri: Juventus’ Master Tactician Prepares for Real Madrid
When you think of the great managers of today, several names come to mind: Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp. [...]
Marcelo & Dani Alves: How Brazil’s ‘Laterais’ Silenced Critics & Reinvented The Position
Brazil’s left and right back continue to make waves in European club football, in defiance of those who thought they were either incapable or over the [...]
Chess, Rugby and Football’s Other Outside Influences
Comparing football to chess feels like it lands somewhere between pretentious and tacky.
It definitely requires the use of a drop cap at the start [...]
Ramos & Pique: The Best of Friends – The Worst of Enemies
Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique: Never before have a pair of players got on and played so well together at international level, yet treated one another [...]
First Monchi, Now Sampaoli: Are Sevilla in Danger of a Slump?
The scene is the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, the day Sunday the 15th of January 2017 and the game is one that looks to be the dawn of a new age that many i [...]
The Brothers Alcântara: On the Path to Greatness
With extensive trophy hauls that even some of the most seasoned veterans are unable to boast of, the brothers Alcântara -- both the fruits of Barcelon [...]
Weekend Worldwide Five: Spare Beds, Fast & Furious, Sead Kolašinac, Barca’s Balls Up & Two to Watch
Worldwide five has a departure from the norm this week. From an unbelievable display of unity, to Barca dropping a European bollock AGAIN, your weeken [...]