Is Thibaut Courtois set to be the best goalkeeper ever?

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lthough much of the attention has been on Petr Čech this week given his sensational move to Arsenal, there’s an even...

Atlético Madrid’s youth system, losing Raúl, finding Fernando Torres and the future

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ollowing years of disappointment, underachievement and living in the shadow of a distinguished cross-city rival, Atlético Madrid have been revitalised since...

More than Agüero or Torres: Antoine Griezmann’s amazing goalscoring campaign at Atletico

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter last season’s heroics, 2014-15 was always destined to be an anti-climax for Atlético Madrid. The current Spanish champions achieved the impossible...

Radamel Falcao and a question of future direction

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce adjudged as one of world football’s most predatory strikers, Radamel Falcao’s powers to petrify opposition and seemingly score at will...

The Madrid derby and the unsavoury nature of modern football

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]panish capital city rivals Atlético and Real Madrid played out a tense 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Champions League...

Diego Simeone’s impossible task: Matching Real Madrid and Barcelona in an uneven playing field

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he stranglehold that Real Madrid and Barcelona have over Spanish football is unerring, unequivocal and virtually impossible to overhaul. However, upon...

Emphasis on Bayer Leverkusen to avoid a winless Champions League round for the Bundesliga

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last two first-leg Champions League clashes of the round of 16 take place tonight, with Arsenal facing Monaco and Bayer...

North London, Merseyside and Madrid derbies: Five defining questions answered

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hree top European derbies enthralled the football world on a Super Saturday of action in England and Spain yesterday, with bitter...

North London, Merseyside and Madrid derbies: Five defining questions

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]oday’s football action sees three intriguing derby fixtures set to be played in quick succession, with rivals from North London, Merseyside...

How long before we have a European Super League?

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]reeping up, not so surreptitiously, on football in Europe is the prospect of a European Super League. Remember the old days...