Gonzalo Higuaín

Juventus vs Napoli: The Scudetto contenders finally collide in a titanic clash

Serie A fans will be in for a treat this Saturday as Juventus take on Napoli in what will be an epic clash at Juventus Stadium. October 28th. That was the last time the Bianconeri...

February 12, 2016

Napoli 2 Inter 1 – Five conclusions from Serie A title battle

In-form Napoli continued their 18-match unbeaten streak and moved to the top of the Serie A table last night as they defeated closest rivals Inter 2-1 at the Stadio San Paolo. These...

December 1, 2015

Argentina 1 Brazil 1 – Ángel Di María, Neymar and five thoughts

After slow starts to their respective World Cup qualifying campaigns, South American heavyweights Argentina and Brazil met in Buenos Aires last night and shared the spoils in an at-times...

November 14, 2015

Napoli full of potential as Maurizio Sarri’s formation change reaps dividends

After the summer exit of Rafa Benítez, it remained to be seen just what type of season Napoli would have with the modest appointment of Maurizio Sarri – and the jury is still...

September 28, 2015

Lionel Messi’s quest for footballing immortality and Gonzalo Higuaín

Argentina’s 22-year trophy drought continued last night as Gerardo Martino’s men were beaten agonisingly on penalties in the final of the Copa America by competition hosts...

July 5, 2015

Steven Gerrard’s exit proves Liverpool needs a star

Steven Gerrard is gone. Yes, I understand, that is a difficult thing to hear for Liverpool supporters, but it is the truth. And with that fact comes an even harsher truth: Liverpool...

May 20, 2015

Napoli’s season unraveling as Champions League hopes slip away

Despite Juventus’ stranglehold over the Italian game in recent years, Napoli have been one of the sides most likely to give the Serie A champions a run for their money. Having...

April 6, 2015

The Man with the Golden Boot

Denmark and Maradona in 1986, Cameroon and Gascoigne in 1990, England and Eusebio in 1966. Our memories of World Cups are smothered by the individuals and teams that stole our hearts...

June 10, 2014

5 things we learned from this week in Italian football

So another week of highly entertaining continental and domestic football has concluded. As per usual for the sport, there were quite a fair share of twists, turns, surprises...

December 18, 2013

Sabella’s dilemma: Messi, Agüero, Higuain and Argentina’s World Cup assault

Argentina are always one of the favourites at the World Cup, and next summer’s tournament in Brazil will be no different. With the competition taking place in South America,...

December 18, 2013

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