“People talk about stats a lot nowadays and I guess if you looked at mine you’d probably say they weren’t great,” the words of Aston Villa youngster, Jacob Ramsey.    Despite the midfielder’s frank assessment of his statistical performance this season, Ramsey has transformed from a useful squad player under Dean Smith into a crucial…

From Champions League winners like Ivan Perišić to Ballon d’Or winners like Luka Modrić, Croatia is home to many of the world’s finest footballers. Indeed, the secret recipe to a winning team is to have a Croat in your team – think Mateo Kovačić for Chelsea, Luka Modrić for Real Madrid, even Dejan Lovren for…

Arsenal are in need of a new center forward. The team’s flourishing form under Mikel Arteta is due in part to the magnificence of French striker Alexandre Lacazette who has put in a number of dominating performances since December that have helped push Arsenal into the top four race, helping them to win four of…

With the departure of key figures such as manager Nuno Espírto Santo and goalkeeper Rui Patricio, as well as the long-term injury of Pedro Neto, Wolverhampton Wanderers were left with big decisions to make in the summer of 2021.    Nonetheless, they seem to have tackled and silenced the doubters with appointments of former Benfica…

Born on July 27, 2002, in Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Alan Velasco is one of the biggest prospects of Argentine soccer. At 19 years old, he has already played in nearly 70 official matches, with 8 goals and 10 assists, wearing the shirt of Club Atlético Independiente, one of the biggest clubs in South America…

Wilmar Barrios, a name that is commonly associated with grit, strength and stamina. An ideal defensive midfielder who struts his stuff on the pitch from box to box or in a pivot accompanied by a more attack-minded midfielder.   However, life for the Colombian international was not always a tale of fans chanting his name.…

With Norwich City blunt in front of goal so far this campaign – eight goals scored in 20 matches before the visit of Everton to Carrow Road – Adam Idah must have felt the pressure to start delivering goals for Dean Smith’s strugglers.   Plunged into the deep end in some games this campaign, Crystal…

It has been a disappointing season for Benfica, who, after a perfect start to the campaign, have crashed out of the Taça de Portugal and fallen six points behind Sporting and nine points behind league leaders Porto. For the second straight season, it seems that Benfica will wait on the sidelines and watch a two-horse…