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Quiz: Name the last 20 UEFA Champions League group winners

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Sep 18 2018 13:03
Quiz: Name the last 20 UEFA Champions League group winners As the Champions League returns tonight, why not test your knowledge of the tournament in recent seasons by naming the last 20 teams to have won their respective group since the 2015/16 season.It’s sounds easy, so we’re forcing you to answer each in order, starting with the Group A winne...
Categories: WhoScored Quiz

U21 stars of the week: Dembele, Thuram and Wan-Bissaka among top performers

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Sep 18 2018 12:03
U21 stars of the week: Dembele, Thuram and Wan-Bissaka among top performers With Europe’s top five leagues all back in action following the international break, we run the rule over the top performing youngsters aged 21 and under, with some familiar names and faces, and all too familiar as far as Inter were concerned.The Nerazzurri suffered a second reverse of the sea...
Categories: Top 10

Comparisons to Messi becoming more applicable for in form Eden Hazard

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Sep 17 2018 17:10
Comparisons to Messi becoming more applicable for in form Eden Hazard I thought (Eden) Hazard was one of the best players in Europe, but now I am changing my mind that he is the best.”Those were the words of Maurizio Sarri after the Belgian’s one man demolition job of Cardiff at the weekend, and while the Chelsea boss made the remark with a wry smile, the ...
Categories: Player Focus

Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Sep 11 2018 12:25
Quiz: Name the England goalscorers and assisters under Gareth Southgate As England prepare for their 27th game under the tutelage of Gareth Southgate with the visit of Switzerland (match preview), can you recall the 24 players to have had a direct hand in a goal under the current coach since he took the reins on an initial caretaker basis two years ago.Penalty shootouts...
Categories: WhoScored Quiz

Nations League round-up: A and B best XIs dominated by Switzerland and Wales

by Martin Laurence at Sunday, Sep 9 2018 13:02
Nations League round-up: A and B best XIs dominated by Switzerland and Wales As fans around Europe slowly get to grips with the concept of UEFA’s new Nations League format, there was some understandable apprehension as to just how seriously the matches would be taken, particularly by the elite sides in League A.It’s fair to say that the first big game of the tour...
Categories: Tournament Focus

Scout Report: Ibrahim Sangare - Ligue 1’s next midfield colossus

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Sep 5 2018 10:33
Scout Report: Ibrahim Sangare - Ligue 1’s next midfield colossus It’s fair to say that France’s top tier produces a number of top young stars in the making, some of whom go onto greatness while others fall short of expectations.It’s always a playground packed with midfield talent, and that was certainly the case at Toulouse around the turn of th...
Categories: Scout Report

Ranked: The top summer signings in the Premier League thus far

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Sep 4 2018 10:00
Ranked: The top summer signings in the Premier League thus far As we head into the first international break of the new season, it’s the ideal time to look back on the four games that have passed in the Premier League, assessing how the newest recruits to their respective clubs have fared thus far.Here we reveal the top five rated new signings of the seas...
Categories: Player Focus

Championship round-up: Gayle storms to top of the ratings in team of the week

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Sep 3 2018 10:39
Championship round-up: Gayle storms to top of the ratings in team of the week With six games already having been played by every Championship side, it’s fair to say the table is taking shape, with Leeds and Middlesbrough setting the pace - yet to taste defeat, while at the opposite end Ipswich and Reading are yet to win a game.That said, the top two miss out on the team...
Categories: Best XI

Chelsea and Tottenham stars among top 10 Championship deadline deals

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Sep 1 2018 15:30
Chelsea and Tottenham stars among top 10 Championship deadline deals While the top-flight clubs may have been unable to sign any players on Friday, plenty of Premier League youngsters went out on loan and the Championship sides in particular were keen to snap up a last minute deal.We run down ten of the best deadline day loan signings to England’s second tier t...
Categories: Transfer Watch

Dembele, Promes, Lo Celso: Top 10 deadline deals outside of England

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Sep 1 2018 14:33
Dembele, Promes, Lo Celso: Top 10 deadline deals outside of England With the transfer window now closed across Europe, the summer’s business is officially over and while their may not have been any Premier Leauge arrivals on Friday, there were plenty of big deals on the continent.We take a look at the top ten signings not involving English clubs from deadline ...
Categories: Transfer Watch