Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Oct 28 2014 17:45
At this time of year, the focus turns to the Ballon d’Or and with the 23-man list released earlier today, discussion is rife on social media as to who should and should not be up for nomination for the individual awards event of the year. The nominees will always spark debate, which is why we ...
Player Focus: Europe's Top Performers in September
by Ben McAleer
at Thursday, Oct 2 2014 17:33
Team Focus: What's Portugal's Plan B without Cristiano Ronaldo?
by Andy Brassell
at Wednesday, Jun 4 2014 11:45
Cristiano Ronaldo's left thigh hasn't quite gained the same repute as David Beckham's fifth metatarsal did all of a decade ago but it's heading in the same direction - at least in Portugal. The country's talismanic captain should be fit for their opening World Cup group match against Germany (to quo...
Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for World Cup Stars
by Alistair Tweedale
at Monday, Jun 2 2014 17:44
The introduction of a winter break in England is a contentious issue, one that there is plenty of reason to support, particularly in a World Cup year, but the game's traditionalists will continue to argue that matches over the festive period should be retained for their entertainment value. Traditio...
Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, May 28 2014 16:00
Match Focus: The Champions League Final - Five Key Issues
by Alistair Tweedale
at Friday, May 23 2014 11:36
League Focus: La Liga 2013/14 Season Review
by David Cartlidge
at Tuesday, May 20 2014 16:35
This was, without any shadow of a doubt, one of the most exciting La Liga seasons of all-time. The most important positions at both ends of the table were not certain until the very last day, and in the very end we had a new champion outside of the Barcelona/Real Madrid monopoly for the first time i...
Player Focus: European Team of the Season
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, May 19 2014 16:35
Player Focus: Players of the Month for March
by Alistair Tweedale
at Tuesday, Apr 1 2014 14:03
March is the kind of time that fatigue really starts to set in for players that have endured long, tiring seasons, and it isn't unfair to say that this is the month that best sets apart the good from the great. Those who can maintain top level performances right the way through to this stage of the ...