Ligue 1’s recent script has been written all around Paris Saint-Germain’s dominance, with the Parisians winning the past three titles and seven of the past eight, but this year, Lille have torn said script to pieces in their bid to return to the top step of French football for the first time since 2011. With…

It has been a roller-coaster year for Hugo de Souza Nogueira, or Hugo Souza. The 22-year-old goalkeeper made the transition from Flamengo’s academy to the first team, suffered familial tragedy and found himself in the fringe of the manager’s plans before being thrown into the deep end amid a crisis. Souza locked down a starting…

Eintracht Frankfurt are flying quite high right now. The Eagles’ 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund has put them seven points clear in 4th spot in the Bundesliga, so they are quite handily placed to qualify for Champions League football next season.   If they were to do so, it would only be their second entry…

Playing at a struggling Valencia team this season, José Luis Gayá has still consolidated himself as Spain’s left-back. Valencia are currently 12th in La Liga and with Gayá being the captain, it is clear that he is probably the best player in the team. Gayá could have switched teams a couple of times, but his…

Club philosophy has become a buzz term in modern football. It’s been used to describe how clubs wish to play, brand themselves, and operate. In recent years, Leicester City have emerged as a historic club defying all odds in their magical 2015/16 Premier League campaign. Since then, they have done well in an attempt to…

If Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva did nothing else in his Tottenham Hotspur career except for that Champions League semifinal hat-trick in Amsterdam vs Ajax, he would still be considered a legend by the Spurs faithful. Thankfully for Lucas and the Tottenham community, the Brazilian has incessantly proven his value to the team, even (or…

FC Bayern extended their gap atop the Bundesliga to 7 points over the weekend, beating RB Leipzig in a match that will surely see the 9th consecutive Meisterschale remain in Bavaria. In a tight affair that hung in the balance until the very end, it was a goal from one of Bayern’s most reliable performers…

21st March 2021, Real Sociedad face Barcelona at the Anoeta. Despite the lack of fans, the excitement was apparent. For la Real, this was a chance to replicate their early season form. Imanol Alguacil’s side was imperious when La Liga kicked off. However, as March continue to roll on, their decline became inevitable as they…

In terms of pathways to professional football, it was almost a foregone conclusion Alexis Mac Allister would become a professional footballer. The young Argentinian comes from a footballing family. His father, Carlos, and uncle, Patricio played professionally. Such pedigree seemingly laid the pathway for not only Alexis but his brothers Francis and Kevin, who play…

On 1 October 2020, Emil Riis Jakobsen signed a four-year deal with EFL Championship side Preston North End. Having joined Danish Superliga side Randers at the age of 14, a club literally on the doorstep from his hometown Hobro, Riis showed off his ability within the space of two years, becoming the top scorer of…