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The 5 most intriguing MLS moves ahead of the 2017 season

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The 5 most intriguing MLS moves ahead of the 2017 season The 2017 Major League Soccer season is finally upon us, with North America’s top flight moving into the third phase of his history by welcoming Atlanta United and Minnesota United as expansion franchises. MLS, from this point on, will embark on an expansion drive, with the league to consist of...

Player Focus: 5 Top Value Buys of the Transfer Window so far

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Player Focus: 5 Top Value Buys of the Transfer Window so far It is said that there’s no such thing as transfer value during a World Cup year, but that’s not true – clubs just have to look for it a little harder. Here are five of WhoScored’s best value deals of the summer so far. No loans or free transfers are included, for clarity. Ton...

Team Focus: What’s Going Wrong for Montanier at Rennes?

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Team Focus: What’s Going Wrong for Montanier at Rennes? There are many variations of circumspection that the majority of footballers employ in post-match interviews, flitting between platitudes, faux humility and light boredom. One we rarely see is genuine, sunken-faced concern, but that was the mood of Rennes’ goalkeeper Benoît Costil after ...

Player Focus: Taking Chances - The Easy & The Hard Way

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Player Focus: Taking Chances - The Easy & The Hard Way It's fair to say that the goalscorers across Europe's top 5 leagues have excelled themselves this season, with as many as 54 players already having reached double figures. At this stage in the previous two campaigns that was a feat that only 41 players could manage and here we take a closer look at ...