Author: Kevin FB

Aston Villa host Bournemouth this afternoon at Villa Park, with a chance to move level on points with second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League, and Unai Emery has once again opted to pick Ollie Watkins over Jhon Duran, surely infuriating the latter further after his outburst in midweek. Duran was finally rewarded for his […]

Since his arrival in the summer of 2022 as a free agent, Antonio Rudiger has established himself as a firm favourite at Real Madrid. The German international has become one of the leaders on and off the field for the Merengues while his all-in style of play has made him a huge hit among the […]

Crystal Palace host Tottenham at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon, and Paul Merson has revealed his belief that Jean-Philippe Mateta should start over Eddie Nketiah if Oliver Glasner opts only to pick one of the two strikers. Palace have endured a miserable start to the new season, failing to win any of their opening eight […]

Real Madrid have had a mixed start to the 2024-25 season. Although they remain unbeaten in La Liga with seven wins and three draws from their first 10 games, their performance has not quite reached the high standards expected of them.  This start has secured them 24 points, which puts them in second place, three […]

Zinedine Zidane stands as one of the greatest players in football history. A winner of both the 1998 Ballon d’Or and World Cup, he secured 13 major titles throughout his career with Bordeaux, Juventus, and Real Madrid, recording 125 goals and 140 assists over 689 appearances. Wearing the number 10 shirt with a trademark finesse, […]

While Real Madrid’s season so far has not been anything special, the men in white are still unbeaten in La Liga and have lost just once all season. The driving force behind their good results has been individual brilliance with Vinicius Jr. particularly taking charge. The Brazilian phenom has been the team’s single most important […]

Manchester United, under the ambitious and rather wacky cost-cutting strategies of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, have asked rivals Manchester City if Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo could cadge a lift with their party of eight nominees to the Ballon d’Or – only to be told the flight was full. As per reports from the Daily Mail, […]

Kylian Mbappe’s departure from PSG earlier this year was one of the biggest moves in football history as the player left the French side for his dream of playing for Real Madrid. What made the deal more controversial was the fact that the World Cup winner left the club on a free transfer, giving them […]

Football is a sport centered on the idea of beauty and intricacy, with the best on offer often incorporating both aspects in what tend to be breathtaking performances. This, of course, is not all that football is made up of. On the other side of things, gamesmanship plays a huge part in the sport, with […]

The first El Clasico of the season is right around the corner as Real Madrid are set to host Barcelona in a fixture that has massive implications at the top of La Liga. A win for Carlo Ancelotti’s men will see them draw level on points with the league leaders after 11 games. However, a […]