​ Scored twice vs Atalanta  ©TM/IMAGO It was a famous night in the Lombardy region of Italy for Club Brugge as the Belgian’s produced a first-half masterclass to shock Atalanta. Brugge entered the second leg of their Champions League play-off with a slender one-goal advantage after a 2-1 win at the Jan Breydel Stadium. Atalanta, however, were…

​Chelsea transfer news as Enzo Maresca squad decision made for him as failed January deals complicate matters 

​ Potential combined market value of €1.73b  ©TM/IMAGO Last week at the Etihad, football fans were treated to another enthralling Champions League spectacle between Manchester City and Real Madrid, as Los Blancos came from behind thanks to two late goals to win 3-2 in Manchester. It was the eleventh game the two sides have played…

​ Hernandez sent off   ©IMAGO AC Milan have crashed out of the Champions League after a shock 2-1 aggregate defeat to Feyenoord. The Dutch side traveled to Italy for the second-leg of their play-off with a 1-0 advantage but they were without a host of key first-team players and a caretaker manager in the dugout. And…

​ €173m of loanees  ©TM/IMAGO Juventus are one of only eight clubs to spend over €100 million on a single player in the history of football. And while the Old Lady remain the biggest spenders in Italy, they’ve also adopted a new approach in their attempts to avoid the financial peril that’s plagued the club in…

​Tottenham qualified automatically to the last-16 of the Europa League with a fourth-place finish in the league phase 

​ Top 20 nationalities revealed  ©TM/IMAGO 21st century globalisation has hit football like all industries in the past few decades, and managers, as well as players, from all across the globe have come to Europe’s top-five leagues to showcase their talents. The Premier League has never been won by an English manager, but been won…

​ February 18th  ©IMAGO The January transfer window is now little more than a distant memory in European football and as such clubs across the continent are already making plans for the summer window. Teams are working tirelessly behind the scenes on identifying targets and figuring out their budgets. Managers will be constantly assessing their…

​ 60 points in 25 games  ©TM/IMAGO Liverpool got back to winning ways on Sunday, when they welcomed Wolves to Anfield and duly dispatched of their visitors with a 2-1 win in the Premier League. To the annoyance of rival fans, the Reds put a notable dip in form behind them with all three points, following…

​ XI worth €600m  ©TM/IMAGO The idea of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ teams can frustrate some fans, but remains a very used term, and is still probably a valid turn of phrase when assessing the reach and worldwide fanbase of the club’s in question. On the pitch itself, there’s plenty of arguments for removing…