Revealed: Messi second in top 10 dribblers in Europe this season
by Martin Laurence
at Sunday, Mar 28 2021 09:00
With the international break affording a pause for reflection from club football, it's a chance to take stock of some of the top statistical performers this season so far. Here we take a look at those players that get bums off seats, or sofas in the current climate, with their dribbling prowess, cou...
Revealed: The best rated players heading into UEFA World Cup qualification
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Mar 24 2021 14:23
The first international break of the year kick starts UEFA's side of World Cup qualification for 2022. In the build up to the matches we have built a best rated XI of players called up by the European nations. Players like Jack Grealish, Jadon Sancho and Thomas Muller would have been in the running ...
Move aside Messi vs Ronaldo: Stats suggest Mbappe vs Haaland couldn't be closer
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Mar 23 2021 16:33
The age old debate of Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo finally appears to be moving aside for a new clash of the titans to take centre stage. They may not have overtaken the long-standing dominant duo just yet, but there is already the sense of a brewing rivalry between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haa...
New stars Haaland and Mbappe form star-studded attack in Champions League best XI
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Mar 18 2021 11:39
With the Champions League round of 16 done and dusted, now is the perfect time to highlight those that have hit the knockout stage running. Here we will reveal the best rated XI from the last-16, with only those that featured in both legs considered for selection. Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas (Paris Sai...
All Premier League back five make Champions League Team of the Round
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Feb 25 2021 12:40
With the Champions League last-16 first legs done and dusted, it's the perfect time to take stock of the knock-out stage so far. It's fair to say Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Manchester City are all but through to the next round after resounding victories over Barcelona, RB Leip...
Mbappe and Haaland upstage Messi and Ronaldo in Champions League best rated XI
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Feb 18 2021 11:46
The Champions League knock-out stage got off to a flying start this week with Paris Saint-Germain coming from behind to batter Barcelona at Camp Nou and Liverpool putting their recent woes behind them with a solid win away to RB Leipzig. FC Porto claimed a shock 2-1 first leg victory over Juventus, ...
WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Grealish joins Ronaldo as one of the best left forwards in Europe
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Jan 7 2021 13:15
In our penultimate review of the top rated players per position in Europe's top five leagues over 2020, we reveal the four nominees for a spot on the left wing of our Team of the Year.You will have the chance to vote for your favourite on our Twitter feed, with the winner gaining a place in said XI....
Rashford joined by Chelsea quartet in Champions League Team of the Week
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Oct 29 2020 10:20
The midweek Champions League action was certainly a good one as far as English teams are concerned. All four Premier League sides racked up comfortable victories, collectively scoring 14 goals and conceding none. Manchester United stunned Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig 5-0, while Chelsea and Manchest...
Champions League team news and prediction: PSG vs Man Utd
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Oct 20 2020 12:00
Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United face off for the first time since that remarkable night in Paris in March 2019. Trailing 2-0 heading into the second leg, United ran out 3-1 winners at the Parc des Princes, scoring a controversial 94th-minute penalty to go through to the next round on away ...