Following months of speculation and ambivalence, the new ‘I’ and ‘M’ graced the Inter Milan crest in what can be seen as a radical logo rebrand. There was speculation this change won’t happen until the club was about to mark its 113th anniversary in March and Nerazzurri hierarchy duly delivered with this new revamp being…

Professional footballers, no matter their age, are subjected to extreme levels of scrutiny. Every element of their performance is analysed not only by professionals who want to help them, but by fans on social media who are potentially very ill-informed.   That can be hard enough to deal with on its own but realistically it’s…

In reality, this isn’t Thomas Tuchel’s club. He didn’t bring aboard any of those who are performing for him as manager of Chelsea. He wasn’t involved in any of the transfer decisions, didn’t recommend or recruit a single one of their high-priced signings. And yet, with each passing week, every mounting result, Chelsea is becoming…

Valencia’s season has been largely uninspiring, but that has come as a surprise to no one at all. After a scarcely believable summer in which the club completely sabotaged itself by selling off – more like, giving away – a bunch of key players without signing anyone at all, many predicted a painful season for…

As former Juventus legend and these days, club director Pavel Nedvêd kicked the advertisement boardings in disgust at the end of extra time in Porto, Juventus crashed out of the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League for the second year in a row.    Juve played against ten men for 36 minutes of normal…

When Thomas Tuchel arrived at Chelsea on January 26, he took charge of a club lacking direction, having lost 5 of their last 8 Premier League games under Frank Lampard and sitting 10th on the table, the general perception was that this season was already written off.   Nobody expected the German tactician to have…

On Thursday night, Liverpool’s bad form worsened when they lost to Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea 1-0 at Anfield. This was Liverpool’s fifth league defeat from their last six and a fifth straight home loss. Liverpool have now gone nine hours in the league at home without a goal from open play. The 2020/2021 season has not…

We all love an underdog story. From Greece winning Euro 2004, to Leicester lifting the Premier League crown in 2016, there’s something innately special about an unfancied side beating the odds to better the big boys. The latest iteration of a small club punching well above their weight doesn’t quite hit the heights of Leicester’s…

It seems Real Madrid have lost another starlet in their ranks. Achraf Hakimi spent two incredible seasons on loan in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, but, instead of returning to fight for a first-team spot in the Spanish capital, the young Moroccan signed with Antonio Conte’s project at Inter Milan. So far it has proven to…

The past week we have all been talking about how Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé can be the next Ronaldo-Messi after their sumptuous performances in the Champions League. And when you look at Haaland’s numbers they are simply ridiculous. He has scored 43 goals in 43 games for Borussia Dortmund, 6 goals in 7 games…