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"Gasperini took an average side and improved them dramatically, both tactically and physically, getting them to play at a ferocious pace, very uncommon in Italy" “Five years ago we were fighting to avoid relegation, now we’re battling for Champions League...

An incredible season ends in England while some crucial decisions await for teams in Germany, Spain, and Italy. Winners Manchester City A total of 98 points, 14 consecutive wins to wrap up the Premier League title, with no last-minute slip-up. http://gty.im/1143388868 Liverpool were the...

"Crumbling once can happen, twice is really terrible at this level. Never did it look like Barcelona were going to react after conceding the second goal, and there was plenty of time to do it" WINNERS Jurgen Klopp The man behind the...

The top European football leagues had a weekend that was not ordinary by accounts. Giants have fallen in England and minnows are a few steps from paradise in Italy and Spain. And Bayern Munchen... are doing what Bayern Munich...

Fresh after securing a league title, it seems, Barcelona have now virtually qualified for their first UEFA Champions League final since 2015. Ajax keeps on shinning like a bright star.... WINNERS Lionel Messi The Argentinian had the whole Camp Nou chanting his...

Barcelona clinched a league title, Manchester City took a huge step to theirs while PSG and Neymar found another way to reach a new low this season WINNERS Barcelona It is finally official - Barcelona are champions of La Liga. Their eighth...

Finishing in fourth and the Champions League is set to be make or break for Sevilla's future as the Spanish giant tries to find its way forward April 2019 fact: there’s no official confirmation regarding Sevilla’s head coach for the...

Despite bad news concerning a three-match Champions League ban next season, Neymar must stay focussed on the Copa America comeback trail Neymar's mega-money move to Paris Saint Germain has been ruined so far because of injuries. Just like last season,...

The Manchester Derby may have settled the Premier League title race, Barcelona were made to wait while Lazio fans dug a new hole for Italian football WINNERS Manchester City Silky, smooth, brilliant, lethal. The Manchester Derby at Old Trafford could have been...

From a couple of title clinchers in France and Italy to some big teams missing big opportunities in the Premier League, here are the weekend winners and losers Winners Juventus The best way to forget the Champions League failure is winning the...

Look at the performances, not the stats is the rule when looking at why Roberto Firmino is Brazil's best bet to lead the line in Copa America Roberto Firmino's numbers may suggest that the Liverpool-man is not as good as...

An epic week in the Champions League saw Pep Guardiola failing to step-up once again while Ajax upset the Old Lady - here are the winners and losers WINNERS Ajax Terrific. Unreal. Pure football magic. After demolishing Real Madrid at the Santiago...

With a floundering Real Madrid relegated to the Monday night doom zone, a set of demolition derbies stood proud in La Liga With the championship race already settled (it’s only a matter of when and how, even if Barça continue...

Liverpool keeps on keeping on while PSG and Juventus suffer double disasters to blow title-clinching chances. Here are the weekend winners and losers... WINNERS Liverpool A Mohamed Salah wonder-strike and another goal by Sadio Mane to get rid of Chelsea and overtake...

Cristiano Ronaldo made a case for the competition being named after his in as Barcelona did the business in Old Trafford. Here are the Champions League winners and losers WINNERS Cristiano Ronaldo Call it the Cristiano League. Now on 125 Champions League...

With Marcelo and Filipe now fading forces, an Alex Telles v Alex Sandro battle is brewing to run Brazil's left wing in Copa America One of Brazil's biggest problems in the past few World Cup tournaments has been the fullbacks....

Why Celta Vigo fans would fund a statue of Iago Aspas outside their stadium after this season's relegation-battling heroics The weather was awful on Sunday when Celta and Real Sociedad duked it out at a stormy Balaidos, with quite different...

From Bayern Munich's sign of superiority over their title rivals to a potentially season-ending display from Diego Costa - here are the weekend's winners and losers WINNERS Bayern Munich What looked like a terrible season for Bayern Munich has just turned...

The Champions League quarter-finals have arrived with the Premier League launching a five-team assault on the the final four - but how many will succeed? Our Vieri Capretta predicts... Tottenham v Manchester City A Premier League special, as Spurs show off...

A decades-long dream come true was announced by Florentino Perez and Real Madrid this week - a stunning new signing for the club...but it wasn't a star player  In a sense, it resembled the proverbial cutting of an inauguration ribbon,...