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Mike Ashley

Newcastle, a club on the brink of catastrophe, face a crunch 48 hours

Sitting fifteenth in the Premier League table, Newcastle United aren’t an obvious crisis club. Their points tally may place them perilously...

Bologna

Controversy rages in Serie A, but is VAR actually changing football for the better?

This weekend in Serie A was the most challenging for VAR since its introduction in Italy. It wasn’t just the number of mistakes but the variety ...

Lucas Moura

Can Lucas Moura finally turn promise into reality at Tottenham?

Behind every success story there is usually a bit of failure somewhere along the way – and sometimes the reverse can be true, as well. Tottenha...

Mauricio Pochettino

Pochettino must start getting more from Tottenham’s fringe

One start, twelve substitute appearances, and 216 Premier League minutes; now six months into his Tottenham career, Fernando Llorente’s contribu...

Ronaldo

Why Manchester United should not re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid

Whenever Cristiano Ronaldo’s life isn’t perfect, rumours quickly begin circulating that he is ready to return to Manchester United. The s...

Eusebio Sacristan

Real Sociedad’s slump bears the hallmark of a lack of forward-thinking recruitment

Eusebio Sacristan is adept at steering a ship along its due course. The former Barcelona coach has his ideas, his methods and the principles required ...

Claude Puel

Assessing the success of the Premier League's pre-Christmas managerial appointments

Only last week we discussed how short a manager's lifespan is this season for teams not among the top six or newly promoted. With Marco Silva leaving ...

Pele

Pele prefers Messi to Ronaldo - but perhaps he himself was more like the Portuguese

Talk of a collapse and a hospital stay would appear to be exaggerated. Pele’s spokesman is adamant that the great man is merely suffering from t...

Pogba

Paul Pogba now looks like the £89m player Manchester United signed

Paul Pogba put in another great display for Manchester United on Monday as his team beat Stoke 3-0 at Old Trafford. His form continues to go from stre...

Malcom

Tactical analysis: What would Bordeaux forward Malcom bring to Arsenal?

For months now, speculation has been rife over the future of Bordeaux winger Malcom. The 20-year-old Brazilian has been linked with big-money moves to...

Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez is heading to the right side of Manchester

Something about Manchester City’s pursuit of Alexis Sanchez always seemed ill-considered. The Chilean remains an outstanding player, of course, ...

Verdi

Simone Verdi faces a huge decision: stay at Bologna, or join Napoli?

A manager going over to placate a group of supporters angrily demanding an explanation to some decision or other is an all too familiar scene in Italy...