As PSG suffered another shock exit from the Champions League, this time at the hands of Benzema and Real Madrid, Stanley Murphy-Johns looks at the fundamental issues that plague the Parisian outfit.
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Football’s Last Dance: Messi vs Ronaldo in 2021
Football’s Last Dance: Messi vs Ronaldo in 2021 With Ronaldo and Messi entering the true twilight years of their careers, Harry Richards discusses the infamous rivals’ chances of success this season. It is still early days for the two greatest footballers of this generation at their new clubs. Both have already shown their quality: Cristiano […]
The European Super League – what went wrong?
The European Super League – What Went Wrong? Oscar Young looks at the dramatic rise and fall of the controversial new league and what it means to the wider game of football. ‘Disgusting, greedy, a disgrace.’ Just a few of the ways players and fans alike described football’s proposed European Super League (ESL). In the […]
Champions League 2019/20 in Review
Stephen Ong reviews the action from the Champions League knockout stages, with Bayern Munich securing their sixth European title. This year’s Champions League truly delivered, with favourites Liverpool and Real Madrid knocked out in the round of 16, and underdogs RB Leipzig, Atalanta, and Lyon pushing through to the quarter-finals of the competition playing their […]
Monthly Misery: Oh to be a Gooner
I could start this column with a caricature. I could start it with a quip, a bit of sarcasm, a charade or a smash – any half-decent, satirical ‘break-and-enter’ to set the scene. But I can’t. For the first time, I can’t find the words. And it’s obvious – really obvious – why. Because I’m […]
Champions league Last 16 – A Preview
FC Basel Vs Manchester City: 1st leg = Feb 13th, 2nd leg = Mar 7th Swiss champions Basel face Premier League leaders Manchester City for a place in the quarter-final stages of this year’s Champions League. Never reaching this stage before, Basel enter unchartered territory going into this tie against an in-form Manchester city side […]
Pragmatic, ruthless and brilliant: How Diego Simeone became one of the best managers in Europe
Watching Diego Simeone, clad in his ever-present black suit, patrolling his technical area, snarling, barking, and leading Atlético Madrid to another Champions League semi-final, was an impressive sight to behold. In spite of this tactical masterclass to dispatch holders Barcelona, Atléti are only third favourites to win the competition. They are one of the most underrated sides in Europe, […]
AC Milan: The cautionary tale of a fallen giant
It is the 23rd of May 2007 and a Filippo Inzaghi brace has just clinched AC Milan their seventh European Cup, a feat that cements their status as a European footballing powerhouse. Fast forward nearly nine years and the outlook is very different for the Rossoneri. They have just appointed their fourth manager in the […]
Leicester City’s success shows just how far the Premier League has fallen
Pundits are falling over each other to shout about how wonderful it is – the greatest sporting underdog story of all time. Leicester, a team many backed for relegation back in August, sitting on top of the Premier League. Yet sadly, I’m not sure it is wonderful for English football. I’d suggest that it’s rather an […]