The group of death delivered. In a helter-skelter final group matchday France, Portugal, Germany and party spoilers Hungary tussled for qualification to the last 16 of the Euros. Questionable penalties, goalkeeper errors and midfield masterclasses were some of the subplots on Thursday night as the curtain was brought down on highly entertaining fixtures of group…

The Dutch Eredivisie has always been renowned for producing highly talented individuals over the years. It has acted as a feeder league for most of the other big European heavyweights. However, not all the promising young talents that come out of the Eredivisie have fulfilled their potential. In recent years, very few notable and productive…

The transfer market has seen some crazy times, and with the emergence of young talent around the world big teams are not afraid to spend the big bucks to get the player they want. Last year, the eyes were focused on Kai Havertz, a 21-year-old German attacking midfielder who played for Bayer Leverkusen and joined…

As Marcellus contemplates the future with Horatio, he proclaims that there is “something rotten in the state of Denmark”, whether that be a hint to some sort of fraternal backstabbing at the crown level or an overly pessimistic De rød-hvide fan, that decision is yours to make. Even those who are most opposed to a…

Poland will be opening its Euro 2020 campaign on June 14 when it faces Slovakia at the Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg, Russia and naturally most of the attention will be on star striker and captain Robert Lewandowski. Although the Bayern Munich striker has been scoring goals at an outstanding rate, one of the Biało-czerwoni…

Robert Lewandowski    Right, let’s get it out of the way quickly. Because, curiously, it seems like the rest of Europe hasn’t quite registered what Robert Lewandowski (who’s known for scoring goals, you know), managed to achieve this season.  In the last 365 days, across all big five leagues and in Europe, Lewandowski has the…

After a very disappointing season, happenings in North London took another turn for the worst when Harry Kane made it quite clear of his intentions to leave. Manchester City are the club rumoured to pull in the world-class striker, and with Moise Kean returning to Everton after his loan spell and Mauro Icardi’s future uncertain,…

There were jeers and grumbles of discontent when Gareth Southgate named four right-backs in his 26-man squad for the Euros, with a section of supporters believing it to be an unfathomable decision, while some were dissecting the purpose of each player within the setup. Of course, England switching to a three-back system would have paid…

The octagon, the ring, the mat, whatever dimension or set up, martial arts grounds are often the sanctum for Azerbaijan’s finest athletes and civilians alike. Though perhaps not as prevalent as football’s whistle, the ringing of the bell in boxing or the sijak of taekwondo have commenced almost all of Azerbaijan’s international sporting acclaim.  …

When AC Milan signed Lucas Paquetá from Flamengo in January 2018, there were high expectations. Touted as one of Brazil’s next greats, the midfielder made the journey across the Atlantic to the San Siro, for a fee of 38 million euros. Expected to set the world alight, Paquetá promptly proceeded to register just 1 goal…