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...

Luis Suárez: How an unconventional signing has reinvented Lionel Messi and Barcelona

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]arcelona took the initiative in the La Liga title race with a 2-1 victory in a tetchy El Clasico fixture against...

What Manuel Pellegrini actually said about English players

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the build up to the Barcelona game, which was billed as make or break for Manchester City and their coach...

Ronaldo or Messi? A look ahead to El Clásico..

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith the world famous ‘El Clásico’ fast approaching, who has the edge in one of football’s greatest clashes? On one side, you...

Real Madrid floundering, Barcelona thriving as El Clásico awaits

[dropcap]d[/dropcap]judged as arguably the most illustrious derby in world football, El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid is seemingly the biggest game...

Leaving Barcelona – risk and reward: Cristian Tello, Oriol Romeu and Mauro Icardi

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]arcelona’s La Masia youth academy is arguably the most prestigious place in the world to learn how to play the beautiful...

Meet Brazil’s latest full-back sensation: Man Utd, Barcelona and Real Madrid target Danilo

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen envisaging the best attacking full-backs football has ever seen, there is a fair bet that Brazilian players filter into consideration....

Steven Gerrard, Xavi, Francesco Totti and the end of the one-club men

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the modern game, seeing a player complete his entire career with only one club is a rare thing given the...

Manchester City’s defeat to Barcelona is a tale of two cities

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hat’s the only way to sum up Manchester City’s Champions League performance on Tuesday. It wasn’t so much a game of...

Wanted by Manchester United and Barcelona, Aymeric Laporte ready for big move

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]thletic Bilbao can boast the fact that they are only one of three clubs to never be relegated from the Spanish...