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Barcelona’s Plan B – what to do when Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez misfire

A couple of weeks ago, there seemed to be a grim inevitability about Barcelona claiming an historic treble for the second consecutive season. A winning streak that spanned...

April 19, 2016

Pep Guardiola and a growing track record of moving players to new positions

Modern-day football has become analysed and studied to such a fine degree that even the armchair fan is passing him or herself off as a tactical expert. As such, kudos must...

March 21, 2016

Arsenal’s unenviable task of producing a miracle against Barcelona

Six top-class teams have already booked their places in the Champions League quarter-finals, with the remaining two to be decided tonight in mouthwatering clashes at the Camp...

March 16, 2016

Lionel Messi a worthy Ballon d’Or winner and the undoubted best on the planet

There almost no shocked faces when Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi was announced as the 2015 Ballon d’Or winner at last night’s over-hyped ceremony in Zurich. The...

January 12, 2016

Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 4 – Five key observations

Eternal rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona contested one of the most one-sided Clásico fixtures in recent memory on Saturday night, with the Catalan powerhouses prevailing 4-0 at the Estadio...

November 22, 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

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and observations on Fifa’s 23-man Ballon d’Or shortlist

Despite two-and-a-half months of the year remaining, Fifa have gone through the formalities of releasing a 23-man shortlist of candidates in the running to be crowned the 2015...

October 20, 2015

Balance of power in South America changing as Brazil and Argentina falter

Despite last summer’s World Cup still being fresh in the memory of most, qualification for the next tournament in Russia in 2018 has began in some parts of the globe. In...

October 13, 2015

Neymar’s audition to be Barcelona’s main man overshadowed by Lionel Messi

Barcelona’s perfect start to the new La Liga campaign continued at the weekend, with the reigning Spanish and European champions overcoming a potential banana-skin fixture...

September 14, 2015

Breel-Donald Embolo – Talent Watch

As wonderkids go, Breel-Donald Embolo isn't one of the most well-known young starlets out there. However 45 appearances, 18 goals and 13 assists in the Super League, Swiss Cup and Champions...

July 9, 2015

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Barcelona’s Plan B – what to do when Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez misfire

Pep Guardiola and a growing track record of moving players to new positions

Arsenal’s unenviable task of producing a miracle against Barcelona

Lionel Messi a worthy Ballon d’Or winner and the undoubted best on the planet

Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 4 – Five key observations

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

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and observations on Fifa’s 23-man Ballon d’Or shortlist

Balance of power in South America changing as Brazil and Argentina falter

Neymar’s audition to be Barcelona’s main man overshadowed by Lionel Messi

Breel-Donald Embolo – Talent Watch

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