Franck Ribéry appears to be the last of a dying breed – an older, accomplished player who retains his sporting ambition.  Three weeks ago, we lamented the fact that these days, players who leave elite clubs invariably go for the money. We harked back to the days when world class players would take a step

I may well be proven wrong come the end of the season, but Real Madrid is a team in danger. Particularly in the Champions League, which Real Madrid has dominated over the last five years. Currently, they are the fourth favorites to win the Champions League at 15/2. That puts them behind Man City, Barcelona

Arsenal midfielder Joe Willock has credited Freddie Ljungberg with helping him to make the step up to first team football. Joe Willock (20), has been in the Arsenal academy since he was six years old. He began to feature for Arsenal last season in the Europa League and Carabao Cup. This preseason, Joe Willock featured

Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has declared that the best of him is yet to come in the Premier League. Alexandre Lacazette was briefly Arsenal’s record signing after his £52.5 million move from Lyon. Since then, he has struck up a friendship with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the pair have become the personality of Arsenal. While Lacazette

Phil Foden is the name on everyone’s lips when it comes to Manchester City this season. The young, prodigious, and most importantly English midfielder has risen to prominence since the 2017/2018 season. City manager Pep Guardiola found himself constantly fielding questions about when Phil Foden would play last season. The fervor to see him play

Gary Neville has come out in support of VAR after it was used for the first time in the Premier League this weekend.  Speaking on his podcast, Gary Neville was overwhelmingly positive about the first round of VAR incidents.  According to the Premier League, about 70 incidents were checked by VAR over the weekend’s games.

Last year, Transfer Deadline Day was moved to the day before the first Premier League game of the season.  For fans and clubs, this provides an exciting day after which a line can be drawn. Each team knows exactly which players will be available to them before the start of the season. We still get

The age of the superstar in top-level team sport is coming to an end. Trends come and go in sport, and individualists have been usurped by coaches, collective philosophies and systems.  Lionel Messi will probably play for Barcelona for as long as he wants. The same goes for Tom Brady with the New England Patriots.

Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe has officially signed for Arsenal, the club announced on Thursday. It’s a game-changing addition for Arsenal, who had previously appeared to be bumbling their way through yet another transfer window. Singing Nicolas Pepe adds quality, dynamism and penetration in the wide areas – where Arsenal really needed it. As well as

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has spoken to the BBC about taking his boyhood club back to the Premier League. Jack Grealish is a modern Aston Villa icon. A fan, turned promising youth prospect and eventually turned captain, he represents the values of the club. As well as that, he remembers that Villa is a