​ 6 managers with 27+ points  ©TM/IMAGO When long-serving manager Jürgen Klopp announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season last November, a fair amount of panic set in among some sections of the Liverpool fanbase. The German won the Champions League and the Premier League with the Reds, and consistently had Liverpool dining…

​ 82 goals and counting  ©TM/IMAGO On Sunday Manchester United beat Leicester City 3-0 in a rather inconsequential game in the Premier League. Although the visitors fought tooth and nail to win at least a point at Old Trafford, the home side effectively tried to kill time under interim head coach Ruud Van Nistelrooy, as…

​ Beaten by Atlanta United  ©IMAGO The shockwaves could be felt around the world, as Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF crashed out of the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. Despite a heavily skewed playoff format to favor the favorites, Inter Miami failed to get past Atlanta United, losing the final game of a three-game…

​ 2-1 in the final  ©TM/IMAGO Cavalry FC have won a historic first Canadian Premier League title. On Saturday, the Calgary-based club beat visitors Forge FC from Hamilton 2-1 in front of 7,052 spectators at a sold-out ATCO Field thanks to goals by Tobias Warschweski (32’ P.) and Sergio Camargo (38’). Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (52’) scored for Forge. Cavalry becomes just the…

​ 20 years of market values  ©DHA In the 2022/23 season Manchester City (squad value €1.05bn) won the treble and Lionel Messi the World Cup. Chelsea (€1.02bn) became the highest spending club in history, and Kylian Mbappé was once again the most valuable player in the world. As part of 20 years of market values on Transfermarkt, we look…

​ All 3 PL losses without Rodri last term  ©TM/IMAGO Supporters of other Premier League clubs have long been trying to manufacture reasons for a Manchester City fall off or drop in form, but any adversity Pep Guardiola’s team do face, usually gets shrugged off with little impact, as his winning machine of a team continues to deliver…

​ Compared to Phil Foden  ©TM/IMAGO Alfredo Di Stefano, Mario Kempes, Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Juan Riquelme, Lionel Messi. Just some of the superstar names from a certain South American country down the years. Throughout footballing history, Argentina have had the envious habit of producing world class talent. A football-crazy nation with a population of just…

​ 9 points behind Barca  ©TM/IMAGO Once the delirium surrounding Kylian Mbappé’s arrival at Real Madrid diminished, the attention switched onto how Carlo Ancelotti would fit the French superstar into his starting line-up. Ancelotti has adopted various systems but the scrutiny on Mbappe’s integration at Madrid has intensified in recent weeks with the Spanish giants struggling. Madrid have…

​ Ødegaard makes his return  ©IMAGO Arsenal’s unbeaten run in this season’s Champions League came to an end at the San Siro this Wednesday, as a controversial first-half penalty saw Inter Milan beat the Gunners 1-0. The hosts were awarded a spot-kick seconds before half-time, when Mikel Merino was deemed to have handled the ball, despite it looking there…

​ Since 2000  ©TM/IMAGO The Champions League is the biggest and most prestigious tournament in club football that aspiring players dream of competing in. From the history of the competition to the iconic pre-game anthem, the Champions League is the pinnacle of European football. A new league phase format has been introduced for the 2024/25 campaign…