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Scoring Stats – The true value of Ronaldo and Messi

Scoring Stats – The true value of Ronaldo and Messi

Everyone knows Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are way ahead of the curve. Here we look at just how far they’re in front of everyone else.

Modric v Nasri v Sneijder – who should Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea buy?

Modric v Nasri v Sneijder – who should Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea buy?

The hunt is on for creative midfielders this summer as managers across England look for the perfect solution to unlocking packed defences. With Paul Scholes retiring, Frank Lampard ageing and Carlos Tevez agitating for a move, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are all looking for a player to shoulder attacking responsibility on the pitch…

An Open Letter to Carlos Tevez

An Open Letter to Carlos Tevez

Dear Carlos Tevez, For five years now you’ve been a shedload of trouble for the entire English Premier League. With this letter, I’d like to invite you to please stop moaning about the loneliness of Northern England and return to Argentina as you have for so long suggested you’d prefer. The biannual farce which into…

Nike T90 Seitiro: Official 2011/2012 football for Premier League, La Liga and Serie A

Nike Seitiro - 2011/12 footballs

The new Nike T90 Seitiro footballs will be used in Europe’s top three football leagues – English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and Serie A for the upcoming 2011/2012 season. The new Nike Seitiro will replace the T90 Tracer, and is based on two driving philosophies -to enable the player to spot the ball immediately,…

Scoring Stats – Europe’s key forwards

Scoring Stats – Europe’s key forwards

Which players contributed most to their team’s success (or lack thereof) in season 2010-2011?

How the mighty have fallen: Unexpected relegations

How the mighty have fallen: Unexpected relegations

Argentine giants River Plate are enduring the bleakest period in its 110 year existence after succumbing to what seemed nothing more than an improbable assumption, relegation to the second tier of their domestic game. The thought of one of South America’s premier entities falling from grace  would have seemed an absurd thought, yet the old…

Europe’s top shot-stoppers – are Cech and Casillas slipping?

Europe’s top shot-stoppers – are Cech and Casillas slipping?

An investigation into Europe’s goalkeeping stats comes up with some early signs of slippage for a couple of champions.

Andre Villas-Boas to bring youthful exuberance and flair to Chelsea

Andre Villas-Boas to bring youthful exuberance and flair to Chelsea

Andre Villas-Boas will become the seventh Chelsea manager in the same number of years as owner Roman Abramovich activated his staggeringly high release clause totalling £13.3 million from FC Porto. At just 33-years of age, Villas-Boas delivered an array of success and dominance during his inaugural – and last – season in charge of the…

European Goalkeeping Trends – by the numbers

European Goalkeeping Trends – by the numbers

101 goalkeepers made over ten starts in Europe’s four major leagues during season 2010-12. Another fifty-six made at least one start in either the English Premiership, La Liga, the Bundesliga or Serie A. So after thirty eight games (thirty-four in Germany), which goalkeeper is best? Of course evaluating custodians purely by stats is a fraught…

Who needs Alexis Sanchez more – Manchester United or Manchester City?

One of the hottest names in this transfer window is Chilean International star, Alexis Sanchez. After leading Udinese to a historical qualification to the Champions League, scoring 12 goals (his best ever goalscoring tally in a single season) and providing six assists, “El Niño Maravilla” looks mature enough to step up to one of Europe’s…