Diego Simeone: Tactical dinosaur or still Atletico Madrid’s man with the magic touch?
Atleti have spent approximately €190 million (£165m/$220m) in each of the past two summers and now risk having nothing but...
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Is Phil Foden finished at Man City? Homegrown hero may need to leave boyhood club behind to resurrect his career – and avoid becoming another Jack Grealish
The last time Foden started against a ‘Big Six’ opponent was in the derby at Manchester United in January, when...
Harry Kane has proven he is the best striker in the world – now Bayern Munich’s goal-machine must seize his golden chance at immortality
Kane's exploits are made all the more remarkable by the fact that there has been constant noise surrounding his future...
Man Utd player ratings vs Brentford: Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes keep producing the goods while Benjamin Sesko steps up to all-but secure Champions League return
Manchester United can almost hear the sound of the Champions League anthem after Casemiro and Benjamin Sesko propelled them to...
Premier League, take note: PSG and Bayern Munich’s flying forward lines are the future of football
Back in February, Mikel Arteta was genuinely astounded to learn that Arsenal had earned a reputation as the most boring...
Arsenal women’s player ratings vs Lyon: Olivia Smith comes up big! Gunners’ record signing punishes error-strewn OL to provide slender Champions League semi-final advantage
Arsenal will take a slender advantage into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash with Lyon, after the...
Chelsea player ratings vs Leeds: Enzo Fernandez keeps Blues’ season alive! Under-fire midfielder heads Calum McFarlane’s men into FA Cup final as Joao Pedro makes huge difference
Manager-less Chelsea earned the right to salvage something from their waning season by battling past Leeds in the FA Cup...
Bryan Mbeumo has hit the buffers – so should Man Utd be worried by £65m signing’s lack of goals?
Carrick's indecision as to who should be the central striker is part of the problem. Mbeumo has been less effective...
Man City women’s player ratings vs Brighton: Twist in the WSL title race?! Alex Greenwood and Rebecca Knaak run ragged as champions-elect suffer shock defeat
Manchester City's hopes of wrapping up the Women's Super League title with games to spare suffered a major blow as...
Liverpool player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz on target while Freddie Woodman becomes an instant Anfield hero – but Mohamed Salah’s farewell tour may have been cruelly cut short
Liverpool climbed up to fourth in the Premier League table with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Alexander...
