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Cristiano Ronaldo is a record breaking goalscoring machine at one of the greatest clubs in the history of world football. That much is beyond debate. Due to this, the...

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 13 goals in 16 games for Real Madrid this season, which to the casual observer, seems like a decent return for the Portuguese superstar. It...

They say there’s no substitute for experience. With 48 year old former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura extending his record as the oldest scorer in Japanese football last week,  we...

Football is about the fans. There’s nothing that attracts supporters to the stadium and gets them on their feet like a game against their biggest rivals. In cities all...

The qualifying campaign for the newly expanded European Championships began last autumn, and there has certainly been some shocks along the way. Iceland and Albania have both qualified for...

When Barcelona sold Pedro to Chelsea in the summer, it was widely accepted that if they were to get an injury or two in their attack, they would be...

Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side scored a late winner from a Willian free kick against Dynamo Kiev last night to secure a welcome 2-1 victory and ease the pressure on...

Remi Garde was appointed this week as Aston Villa boss on a three and a half year deal after Randy Lerner decided the Frenchman was the man to lead...

When 21 year old Dutch attacker Memphis Depay arrived in Manchester to sign for United in May, for a fee in the region of £25 million, he brought with...

When Neymar finally arrived on European shores in May 2013 for an official fee of €57.1 million to much fanfare, it was fair to say many football fans on...

According to reports emerging in the press this week, Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy has incredibly been linked with a January move to Rafa Benitez’s Real Madrid. The story...

Robert Lewandowksi continued his fine form by scoring 3 goals in 2 games in the European Championship qualifiers to bring his incredible recent record to 15 goals in his...

Jurgen Klopp has had his first full training session with his new squad this week after taking control at Liverpool on a three year contract worth a reported £7...

Rafa Benitez was finally appointed manager of Real Madrid in June this year after often being linked with the top job at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Spaniard boasts an...

Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool reign came to an end after failing to beat Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday afternoon. Fenway Sports Group did not wait long to wield...

Argentine assassin Sergio Aguero returned to form with a bang as he scored five goals in an awesome 20 minute spell to extinguish Newcastle’s hopes at the Etihad. Newcastle...