​ Top 11 revealed  ©TM/IMAGO The Champions League is considered by many football fans and players alike to be the pinnacle of sporting achievement in football and in many ways surpassing all domestic success and even the glory of winning a World Cup. Much of that is down to the history and prestige of the European…

​ Exclusive interview  ©IMAGO Celtic were in fine form at the weekend, when they made short work of an Aberdeen side that had rose to second in the Scottish Premiership with a remarkable 6-0 win in the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup. While the result may have come as something of a surprise to fans of the…

​ 3rd in Premier League  Nottingham Forest are the surprise package of the Premier League season with Nuno Espírito Santo’s men currently occupying third place. The bookmakers installed Forest as one of the favourites for relegation in pre-season but they’ve defied those expectations by losing just once in their opening ten games. Forest were widely derided for…

​ 10th in table  ©TM/IMAGO While the weekend’s Premier League action certainly offered up plenty of drama and even a few notable upsets, the matchday isn’t quite finished. This evening, the English top-flight has even more in store for fans, as Fulham welcome Brentford to Craven Cottage in what should be a fascinating clash between two mid-table clubs…

​ 20 years of market values  ©IMAGO In 2016/17, Real Madrid, with a squad value of €783m, became the first team in history to defend the Champions League with a win over Juventus in the final. Pep Guardiola took over Man City (squad value: €553m), and a young Kylian Mbappé emerged at Monaco. As part of…

​ Top of the league  ©IMAGO Napoli’s transformation under Antonio Conte is perhaps no surprise given the Italian’s incredible success in Serie A. But the alacrity of the Neapolitan’s rise under the 48-year-old has perhaps raised a few eyebrows, especially after an alarming 3-0 defeat to Hellas Verona in their league opener. Napoli, however, have responded magnificently…

​ 7th after 8 games  ©TM/IMAGO Confirmation of Borussia Dortmund’s dreadful start to the new season was more or less clear for all to see on Wednesday night when club sporting director Sebastian Kehl provided the dreaded vote of confidence to his head coach Nuri Sahin, following a 1-0 defeat to Wolfsburg in the German Cup. When…

​ Ipswich v Leicester Saturday  ©TM/IMAGO Last May, for the first time since 1998 in the Premier League, all three teams that were promoted from the Championship the previous season were relegated. Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton all went straight back down, and the former two put up little fight. Those three teams finished on 16, 24 and…

​ 16 games unbeaten  ©TM/IMAGO Aberdeen’s incredible start to the season under new manager Jimmy Thelin reached its pinnacle on Wednesday night when they beat Rangers. There was a magnificent atmosphere at Pittodrie as the Dons extended their unbeaten record under Thelin to 16 games since his appointment in the summer. Impressively, Aberdeen have won 15 of…

​ Three goals in first two starts  ©TM/IMAGO Ethan Nwaneri blew away the record for the youngest ever Premier League player when he came on in Arsenal’s 3-0 win at Brentford in the 2022/23 season, aged just 15 years, five months and 28 days. The previous record was set by Harvey Elliot for Fulham, who was aged 16…