Marco Verratti and the evolution into Andrea Pirlo’s successor

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ercurial midfielder Andre Pirlo’s influence over Italian football has been substantial over the last ten years, with the cultured deep-lying playmaker...

Absence of ex-Barcelona stars and Marco Verratti see PSG come unstuck

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]acing Barcelona in their current mindset is a thankless task, with most of their opposition in the last three months faced...

Zlatan Ibrahimović and the continuation of an incredible title record

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]inning a domestic league title is the crowning moment of plenty of players’ careers; just ask Steven Gerrard, who leaves Liverpool...

Guingamp’s Europa League run is over but they continue to live their football dream

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter what was undoubtedly their best ever European result, beating Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 in the home leg, Guingamp went out of the...

PSG name-check Mourinho’s Chelsea tactics, but forget to park the bus

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] cracking story emerged out of Ligue 1 at the weekend, which not only underlines the old adage of playing to...

Lyon keep PSG and Marseille at arm’s length, despite Lacazette injury

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]onsecutive draws or two points from six, whichever way you look at it, would be considered faltering form in almost any...

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...

PSG disciplining Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi – risk vs reward

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]iven the level of expenditure on the Paris Saint-Germain playing squad over recent years, the capital city side and its extremely...