It’s said that every child mirrors their parents in both words and deeds. Examples are plenty worldwide, perhaps even for you and your parents. So how does this concept work when your father is a national decathlete and your mother a cross-country skier? Well, you follow in your father’s footsteps and earn yourself a couple…

When Manuel Locatelli was promoted from the youth team at AC Milan, the midfielder seemed to be a player with maturity beyond his years. He had a spell during the 2016/17 Serie A season in which he had scored crucial goals in victories against Sassuolo and Juventus but he was able to consistently replicate those…

Ligue 1 this season has been box office entertainment, which is ironic considering the collapsed TV deals with Mediapro. For the first time in a while, we are witnessing a proper title race with Lille leading the front with 3 games to go. PSG are only a point behind whilst AS Monaco are just 5…

One of the most prominent stories doing the rounds in the media at the moment is the reported transfer of French midfielder Boubakary Soumaré from Lille to Leicester City. The deal seems to be on the verge of completion, and there has been widespread excitement among fans for what seems to be the arrival of…

Oliver Skipp is another Premier League loanee to set the Championship alight. After featuring in the Tottenham Hotspur squad for 24 out of 38 Premier League games in the 2019-20 campaign, Skipp was sent out on loan to Norwich City by then manager José Mourinho with the idea of Skipp to get regular game time.…

Since its FA-approved inception in 1998, Manchester City’s academy has gone on to produce some great players. Players such as Micah Richards have gone on to cement a legendary status among the fanbase for their contribution to the club, while the likes of Jadon Sancho, Kieran Trippier and Kelechi Iheanacho have made their name elsewhere.…

Marcos Llorente has been one of the revelations of this season. Helping Atlético de Madrid fight for the title has been aided by his goal creation which has been magnificent. Seeing as he is a midfielder, the fact that he has 12 goals and 10 assists is astonishing. This proves that Diego Simeone has managed…

During his time as coach of Lazio, Simone Inzaghi has demonstrated the ability to get the best out of the players at his disposal as well as improve their skills. Since he was appointed as head coach of the Aquile in the summer of 2016, the former striker has been able to integrate players into…

James Garner, the Manchester United prodigy, the player they managed to bring to their youth academy having being brought up in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Garner is signed to Manchester United until 2022 with the club holding an option of another year. In the 2019/20 season, Garner was promoted to the first team starting eleven for Europa League group…

After becoming the latest promising talent coming through the FC Porto academy, André Silva stagnated after moving to AC Milan in June 2017 for €38 million. He was unable to get going for the Rossoneri and was shipped off to Sevilla on loan in 2018/19. Another disappointing spell saw him sent out on a second…