-
![]()
Saúl Ñíguez: Can He Relaunch his Career at Sevilla?
For the first time in 12 years, Sevilla will not be competing in European football this season. Their disappointing 14th-place finish has provoked a sea change at the Andalusian club, with García Pimienta taking charge and becoming the club’s fifth manager since the departure of Julen Lopetegui in October 2022. Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri was…
-
![]()
Rhineland to Sussex | Tracking the Rapid Rise of Brajan Gruda
Straddling the Rhine River and a focal point in one of Europe’s greatest wine-producing regions, the Rheinhessen, Mainz has been part of Germany’s story since it was founded as Mogontiacum in the final years before the birth of Christ. Growing from a Roman military castrum that helped defend the empire’s border from Germanic tribes…
-
![]()
What Pierre Kalulu Can Provide to Juventus’ Defense
Cristian Zenoni, Christian Abbiati, Marco Storari, Andrea Pirolo, Alessandro Matri, Mattia De Sciglio, and Leonardo Bonucci. Those are the list of names that Pierre Kalulu has joined in making the move directly from AC Milan to Juventus this decade. The respective outcomes of said moves were largely a mixed bag. Three of those aren’t…
-
![]()
Donny van de Beek’s Chance for Redemption at Girona
It has been six years since Ajax enjoyed a sensational 2018/19 campaign, winning the Eredivisie title and KNVB Cup and coming within inches of making the UEFA Champions League Final. Since then, the entire core of that squad has gone on to greener pastures: Noussair Mazraoui, Andre Onana and Matthijs de Ligt are now reunited…
-
![]()
Sergio Camello: Spain’s New Golden Boy
Sergio Camello showed the entire world why he’s worth his weight in gold this summer, scoring two goals in extra time to propel Spain to the gold medal in the Olympic Finals over the hosts, France. The two strikes highlighted a number of his strengths as a center forward, for example: his ability to run…
-
![]()
Julián Álvarez: Atlético Madrid’s Blockbuster Signing
With Álvaro Morata and Memphis Depay leaving the club and with Antoine Griezmann approaching 34 years of age, it is clear that Atlético needed a new striker that could elevate them to the next level after not being able to surpass Barcelona or Real Madrid in the table since 2021 when they won the league.…
-
![]()
Luka Sucic: Real Sociedad’s Croatian Midfielder
Name: Luka Sucic Position: Center Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder Country: Croatia Age: 21 Height: 185cm Preferred Foot: Left Last Club: RB Salzburg Born in Austria to Bosnian Croat parents, Sucic began his career in AKA Salzburg before joining RB Salzburg. At RB Salzburg he went one season on loan to Liefering in the Second Division of…
-
![]()
Can Enes Unal Fill a Dominic Solanke-Sized Void for Bournemouth?
Dominic Solanke, despite flattering to deceive at previous ‘big-six’ Chelsea and Liverpool, has jumped ship from the Cherries, and moved east to Spurs. Given that Bournemouth acquired the 26 year old for a fee of approximately £19 million in 2019, a net profit of around £36 million (not including any hypothetical addons) and 72 goals…
-
![]()
Nicolo Zaniolo to Atalanta: A Much-Needed Homecoming for a Wayward Star
Nicolo Zaniolo was hoping a return to Italy would reignite his career. But a fresh start in familiar surroundings has raised similar issues for the injury-plagued Italian. A deal to join Europa League winners Atalanta this summer looked an exciting prospect for Zaniolo. But on the eve of the new Serie A season, the former Roma…
-
![]()
Dani Gómez: Analyzing Valencia’s New Striker
After Valencia CF’s horrendous end to the season which saw them fall positions and not qualify for Europe this season, they are looking to strengthen the squad, especially the striker position as they were one of the teams with the fewest shots. To do this, they have signed Levante’s center forward Dani Gómez. In this…
