Whether you’re a casual or avid football fan, chances are that you’ve seen a popular football move that made you go, “OMG! What was that?!” and probably elicited a few curse words even though you’re normally religious. Yes, you’re not alone. I know the feeling too. We all know the goal of the game is goals at the end of the...

Potential ability is becoming a bigger part of today’s game with more clubs willing to pay over the odds for quality young players with a lot of potential. Some young players go on to surpass their potential and become global superstars. Others have solid careers even if they never become ‘the next Messi’ or ‘the French Ronaldo’. There are...

The transfer window closed some days ago, and it was a weird one. It is being called the year of the comebacks with players going back to their previous employers. Today, we examine players who should have moved but decided otherwise unfortunately.   Bastian Schweinsteiger You may look at it from the angle of the allure of staying in a team rich...

Here is a short list of transfers that had me and probably you too rubbing your eyes in disbelief.   JOE HART TO TORINO We know you needed to go out Joe and no disrespect to Torino but really?! Englishmen are not really known to play outside England but this one is especially strange despite the circumstances surrounding the deal JACK WILSHERE TO...

Genoa, Juventus, Sampdoria and Sassuolo keep their 100 percent record intact, Andrea Belotti enjoys an eventful Sunday while Inter Milan continue to labour.   Roma squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Cagliari. Luciano Spalletti rang some subtle changes , swapping out Edin Dzeko for Stephan El Shaarawy and the strikerless leading line, while at the rearguard he went with...

With the transfer window in the major leagues across the major European leagues coming to a close soon, summer transfer deadline day promises to be both frantic and frenetic.   Chelsea and Arsenal have had contrasting starts to the season. The Blues have a maximum 9 points from 3 games, while Arsenal struggled in their first game against Liverpool. They had...

After the draws on Thursday, it is safe to say the 2016/2016 season of the UEFA Champions League has finally commenced. Outside one or two newcomers and a few exciting matchups, the draws served up nothing really surprising. Most notable however, is the number of absentees from this season’s edition.   AC Milan:   NOTHING WAS THE SAME in Milan after the departure...

After every international tournament clubs try to sign top performers from the tournament and the Olympics is no different. A lot of top quality players were on show and here is a list of 5 that not only excelled at the tournament but will also be open to transfers before the current window closes. Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa Almeida A powerful forward...

Here’s a poser. What wins trophies for teams, big spending or financial discipline? We suddenly have the most extravagant spending spree witnessed in the Premier League. Paul Pogba, Gonzalo Higuain, John Stones, Leroy Sane & Samuel Umtiti have all made big money moves. Does that mean the team which spends the most will win the league or most trophies? For starters,...

“Josep Guardiola can be intense, quixotic and hard to please – pesado they say in Spain.” Graham Hunter the British Spanish based journalist said of the current Manchester City manager. “Pesado” when translated from Spanish literally means heavy but in the context of describing a person means difficult, extremely annoying. Guardiola is a brilliant coach and has results to back...