Shaka Hislop’s Power Rankings are back and while a few familiar faces are near the top, Premier League clubs may have fallen down the ranks. Paul Mariner takes a whirl at the latest transfer rater and takes on the rumours surrounding Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil and Edinson Cavani all set to leave this summer. Are
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Man City captain Steph Houghton has helped lay the groundwork for young stars like Georgia Stanway to thrive. MANCHESTER, England — As April ticks over into May, attention in English football turns toward the trophies that are up for grabs at the end of the season. In recent years, no club has been as focused
The next Liverpool manager to win the Premier League title will instantly earn legendary status at Anfield. Rafael Benitez almost did it 10 years ago, and Brendan Rodgers came within a Steven Gerrard slip of achieving it in 2014. Jurgen Klopp might be just over a week away from doing what Benitez and Rodgers were
W2W4 previews the penultimate weekend of Premier League action by highlighting its most compelling storylines … The pride of Rodgers could be Liverpool’s big hope It’s impossible not to find it delicious that this weekend Liverpool’s chances of winning their first Premier League title in 29 years is at least in part in the hands
Once upon a time, when a club found its superstar player linked with a move to a bigger club, they used to repeat the same refrain: “We are not a selling club.” It was always a particularly meaningless phrase; every club is a selling club at the right price, not least in this era of
Despite winning their Europa League 1st leg match 3-1 over Valencia, Paul Mariner wasn’t impressed with Arsenal’s night at The Emirates. LONDON — With strikers this good, sometimes everything else just takes care of itself. Arsenal have one foot in the Europa League final, and that is in spite of the fact that nobody would
Gab Marcotti shares his thoughts on where David De Gea might end up if he decides to leave Manchester United this summer. After another David De Gea blunder against Chelsea, Craig Burley examines the Man United keeper’s struggles and ponders his frame of mind. The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but you
Eintracht Frankfurt hung on in the Bundesliga but have established themselves as a consistent developer of young talent and a team to be reckoned with. “Best football team in Germany,” read the Eintracht Frankfurt supporters’ banner and over the course of the game, it went from being vaguely funny to painfully ridiculous. Their side were
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but you can click here to review all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer. Jump to: De Ligt to lead exodus? | Insigne in demand | Rangers eye strikers | Bakayoko
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but you can click here to review all the deals. Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer. TOP STORY: “Manchester United have stepped up their pursuit of Portuguese duo Joao Felix
Join the Exploding Heads as they reflect back at April’s highlights, including Chris Hughton’s April Fools’ fallout, Tottenham’s new stadium tilting London and more. The best way to deal with Lionel Messi is to treat him like football’s version of The Incredible Hulk: Don’t make him angry and you might just be spared an ordeal
With the football season winding down, and the Africa Cup of Nations barely two months away, Nigerian players have been making performance statements all over Europe and beyond. Freshly minted Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu was the pick of the bunch in a month of fine offensive and defensive displays. 1. Paul Onuachu (FC Midtjylland)
Gareth Bale was ineffective once against as Real Madrid lost to Rayo Vallecano. Real Madrid’s woeful season took another pitiful turn as they lost limply 1-0 in Sunday’s short La Liga trip to relegation-threatened neighbours Rayo Vallecano. Positives Zinedine Zidane‘s side have just three games left now in what for them is an excruciatingly long