It has been a remarkable debut Serie A season so far for Spezia in 2020/21 and the club from the Liguria region in northern Italy looks likely to secure its spot in the Italian top flight for the following campaign. With a squad consisting of youngsters, football journeymen, and unknowns, Aquilotti coach Vincenzo Italiano has…

In January 2020, AS Roma signed Gonzalo Villar from Elche CF, then in the Segunda División in Spain. The Murcia native arrived on a contract through June 2024, with the Giallorossi paying an initial fee of €4 million as well as €1 million in potential performance-based bonuses. Understandably, the deal was completed with minimum fuss and…

At 34 years of age, Jamie Vardy continues to go strong for Leicester City, having scored 12 goals and 7 assists in 25 appearances for the Foxes, who currently sit third in the Premier League table. Whilst Leicester continue to reap the results from their legendary talisman who seemingly doesn’t know how to slow down,…

Following what was a bright end to a largely dull campaign, Arsenal fans were hopeful of an exciting season under rookie manager Mikel Arteta. The triumphant victory of the FA Cup instilled fans with belief that the Spaniard can guide them back to where they belong – playing Champions League football.    But it quickly…

At 19 years of age, Noah Katterbach has established himself as one of the hottest young fullbacks in the Bundesliga. Born in Simmerath, Germany, Katterbach began his development at TuS DJK Dreiborn before joining Köln’s academy in 2008. He quickly progressed through the ranks for club and country, and on July 24, 2018, he was…

Just as Zlatan Ibrahimović has announced he will come back to the Swedish national team, the player that seems to be his heir is improving rapidly. This player is Alexander Isak, the 21-year-old who plays for Real Sociedad. So far, he has scored 12 times this season and provided two assists.    I have always…

Riyad Mahrez joined Manchester City as their club-record signing in the summer of 2018, but that was only after four failed bids from the then-defending champions and a week of missed training with Leicester City, as he went AWOL.   Expectations were, therefore, quite high, but that was not something the Algerian international was used…

There are many misconceptions amongst casual fans of football, perhaps none more so than the belief that David Luiz is a disaster of a defender. Of course, there are certain statistics that don’t help his case – the Brazilian has conceded more penalties and more red cards than any other Premier League player since making…

Like a majority of players that have joined Lazio during the presidency of Claudio Lotito, Luis Alberto arrived at the Biancocelesti with little fanfare. Acquired from English giants Liverpool for €4 million in the summer of 2016, the Spaniard has developed into one of the Aquile’s best players and arguably one of the best midfielders…

Ajax were denied the chance to have back-to-back Eredivisie titles for the first time since 2014 after the league was suspended and announced as null and void last season. Yet, it looks like they will be winning the title this time around, as they comfortably sit six points ahead of their nearest threat, and have…