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Man City dribble machine Doku stars in U21 Team of the Month

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Man City dribble machine Doku stars in U21 Team of the Month Manchester City star Jeremy Doku is the U21 player of the month having excelled for the Premier League champions in November. Lille are the dominant side with three players, while Luton, Verona, Bayer Leverkusen, Gladbach, RB Leipzig, Frosinone and Monza are also represented.Lucas Chevalier (Lille) ...

Inter sensation Calhanoglu among Serie A mid-season award winners

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Inter sensation Calhanoglu among Serie A mid-season award winners At the midway stage of the Serie A campaign, Inter end 2021 top of the table as they seek to defend their Scudetto. A summer signing has been crucial in their efforts to ensure Inter aren't pipped by AC Milan and Napoli to top spot come May.As such, WhoScored run through the mid-season award winners...

Bellingham, Greenwood and the 10 top youngsters in Europe this season

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Bellingham, Greenwood and the 10 top youngsters in Europe this season Football fans are often scrambling to discover the next world class superstar among the best up and coming talents. That said, there are those who, despite their age, shine in the biggest leagues, taking to the rigours of the senior game with ease. With that in mind, we have picked out the top 10 be...

Messi and Ronaldo together at last in Premier League free Golden Oldies XI

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Messi and Ronaldo together at last in Premier League free Golden Oldies XI There is often plenty of intrigue and fanfare surrounding a top performing young player in Europe's top five leagues, but those the wrong side of 30 can often be neglected. Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo will see their careers wind down sooner rather than later, but t...

League Focus: Why the Headed Goal is a Dying Art in Serie A

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League Focus: Why the Headed Goal is a Dying Art in Serie A No one has scored more headed goals in the history of Serie A than Alberto Gilardino and so when Palermo sold Paulo Dybala to Juventus last summer and signed him as a replacement, it was evident that how they attacked would have to change. A little less interplay between the lines and players taking...

Player Focus: Age Proving No Object for In-form Luca Toni

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Player Focus: Age Proving No Object for In-form Luca Toni Luca Toni has thought about hanging up his boots more than you might think. The first time happened when he was only 20. He was playing for Fiorenzuola in the third division. Toni scored just twice all season. They were relegated. It was the worst moment of his professional career. “Cavasin [t...

Player Focus: Rômulo's Remarkable Rise to Azzurri Call-Up

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Player Focus: Rômulo's Remarkable Rise to Azzurri Call-Up Chapecó isn’t too far from the Paraguayan border. And so when Rômulo wasn’t playing for the town’s club, he would make the crossing. “I bought perfumes, creams and other things,” he revealed to La Gazzetta dello Sport, “then I sold them again in Brazi...

Player Focus: Iturbe Proving European Pedigree on Second Chance

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Player Focus: Iturbe Proving European Pedigree on Second Chance Juan Manuel Iturbe was born in Buenos Aires in 1993. He grew up in Villa 21, a slum in the Barracas barrio. His father, also called Juan, was a bricklayer. His mother Miriam helped out in a local pharmacy. They were from Paraguay and had moved to Argentina for a better life.These were hard times. Th...

Player Focus: Queue Forming for In Form Jorginho

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Player Focus: Queue Forming for In Form Jorginho Stories like Jorginho’s remind you of the lengths kids across the world go to in order to realise their dreams of becoming professional footballers. Here was a boy from Brazil, who used be taken to the beach in Imbituba by his mother Maria Tereza so he could train for hours on end. It wasn&rsq...