All About The Beautiful Game
As club football winds to a close across Europe, it’s a great time to look back and see how the big-name and big-money transfers fared. Some have flourished — Jude Bellingham, for instance, has played a crucial role in Real Madrid’s season, helping Los Blancos reach the Champions League Final — and getting some Ballon … Read more
The transfer window has closed for many leagues, concluding a busy summer of spending — for some. While Premier League clubs spent big, this summer was a big reminder of how much financial inequality exists in the game — not even including the newest rich league, the Saudi Pro League. Look at last year’s Champions … Read more
After four mixed years with Chelsea, Christian Pulisic is leaving the Premier League to sign for Serie A club AC Milan. Milan, who reached the Champions League semifinals last season, will pay a reported €22 million for the 24-year-old. Born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Pulisic left the United States at the age of 16 to join … Read more
The summer transfer window is open, meaning that teams across the world are making moves for players. Some of the biggest moves so far have been for talented prospects: the likes of Erling Haaland, Karim Adeyemi, and Ryan Gravenberch have all swapped teams this summer. Many teams (like Galatasaray) are starting to sign younger players … Read more
After 38 match days, 380 matches, and a total of 283 calendar days, the Premier League season is complete. The final results went right down to the wire, with the league title decided on the final day. The winners? Manchester City. Despite the overall competitiveness of the league, the result was rather predictable. First, it’s … Read more
The Premier League has returned and, unlike last year, it actually feels real. Brentford opened the season with a remarkable 2-0 win over Arsenal, but that wasn’t what made the game special: it was the first Premier League game in almost two years held at full capacity. With fans backing the newly-promoted Bees at home, … Read more
One month ago, I made my predictions for the Champions League Round of 16 first leg. Some of these predictions were close, others were not. Liverpool came tantalizingly close to the 1-0 victory I had predicted, winning 2-0 over Leipzig. Dortmund’s talent up front showed as well as inconsistency in the back, where they won … Read more
It’s been slightly over a month since the winter transfer window closed, which means only one thing: it’s time to look at the summer transfer window. As crazy as the transfer market is, it gets people interested. With many teams futures wrapped up by now, many fans have nothing better to do than look forward … Read more
This season’s Champions League group stages had several surprises in store for us. In Group B, Real Madrid lost two games to Shakhtar Donetsk but still advanced at the cost of Inter Milan. In Group C, defending Portuguese champions FC Porto finished second in the group, surprising Marseille and Olympiacos. In-form Manchester United were unable … Read more
The transfer window is open, and while some teams have been very quiet, others haven’t. Norwich City have already started recruiting young players to prepare for Championship soccer next season, like Sunderland’s Bali Mumba. Others are preparing to maybe make a splash like Brighton, who signed Liverpool veteran Adam Lallana for free and have funds … Read more