With Game of Thrones now a month off our screens, I am sure many of you are getting withdrawal symptoms just as I am. Thankfully, we have the start of the new football season to fill the gap. But it got me thinking, in a bizarre Game of Thrones football crossover, who would play who?
Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomes has officially been unveiled by Barcelona after completing a €35 million switch from La Liga rivals Valencia. The 22-year old- who was formally introduced during a short ceremony at Barcelona’s mini Estadi- becomes the club’s fourth signing thus far after the acquisition of: David Suarez from Villarreal, Samuel Umtiti from Lyon
India is slowly emerging as a rather profitable market for football, with the Indian Super League attracting names like Robert Pires and top Premier League clubs attempting to woo their Indian fans during festivities such as Diwali and Holi through the social media. The subcontinent’s new crowning achievement comes in the form of Premier Futsal,
Leicester City have apparently placed a £45 million price tag for winger and Algerian international Riyad Mahrez, according to reports by BBC Sport. Intricate role in title triumph Jamie Vardy may have stolen all the headlines last season for his goal scoring capabilities, inspiring grass to grace story and not forgetting the simple fact
Days after confirming interest from the Liga BBVA, Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas verified on July 1 that he had reached an agreement with Barcelona over the sale of highly-coveted defender, Samuel Umtiti. He is Barcelona’s second signing of what should be a quiet summer for the club. Background In the wake of Marc
Over the past season, Hector Bellerin has emerged as the undisputed number one right-back for Arsenal. The Spanish fullback played 36 of out of 38 Premier League games last season, contributing with one goal and five assists. At 21 years of age, there is no doubt that the young Spaniard has huge potential. With Dani
Below is the seventh installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “The Russian Review” by Russian football expert and sports journalist, Shaun Nicolaides. After a slow start, Euro 2016 has burst into life, and football fans all around the continent were treated to a thrilling group stage. Footballing giants such as Germany, Spain and hosts France
Dani Alves will leave Barcelona this summer after a successful eight year stay at Camp Nou with Juventus looking to be his likely destination although the deal has yet to be completed. The Brazilian has won no less than 23 trophies during his time in Catalonia, but has clearly come to the decision that a
Antonio Sanabria’s debut with Roma back in 2015 wasn’t quite as impressive as he would have hoped, but the subsequent season on loan at La Liga’s Sporting Gijon would be remembered fondly by him. After all, the 20-year-old has attracted interest from Spanish champions Barcelona as well as Premier League winners Leicester City. Sanabria struggled
Below is the fifth installment of a Euro 2016 column titled “Footé in France” by O-Posts mainstay and top football writer, Adam Gray. The pressure may be on manager Vincent Del Bosque to deliver after Spain were eliminated from the 2014 World Cup at the group stage, but little could be derived from their friendly
As sure as Stéphane Guivarc’h is now a swimming pool salesman, we will see a number of players emerge from relative obscurity at Euro 2016 and go on to secure giant transfers following their endeavours at the Championships. So looking beyond your Ronaldos and Pogbas, who are the key players to watch in France over
Saturday’s Champions League final between Real and Atletico Madrid marked the close of European club competitions for the 2015/16 season. As focus now switches to the UEFA European Championship to be hosted in France, here are the leading goal scorers in the top five Leagues in Europe; majority of whom will take part in the
Barcelona had to wait four months for Luis Suarez, the suspension for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup not dissuading the Catalans from forking out £65 million amid the doubt and mistrust borne from his long list of previous. Having signed him in July, Barcelona waited until October for the Uruguayan to make
There has always been something special about a free-kick. One of the hardest techniques in football and a speciality which only a few players can pride themselves on having. But what makes a free-kick so perfect? And which techniques have been the most effective over time? In regards to style, there has been a variation
Since the rise to dominance of Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, the club has not endured a fortnight as torrid as the one they have just gone through. Dreams of a repeat of last season’s treble have gone up in smoke courtesy of a Champions League exit to Atletico Madrid while three straight league defeats have blown
The footballing world has lost a star, A brilliant player - the best by far. A Dutchman who was a genius, and he was so very skillful, A fantastic talented footballer - who was so very mindful. He dazzled on the pitch and flirted with the ball. Every game he played in - he always
When everybody is competing to be noticed in the jumble of the social media age, obituaries can often be ostentatious affairs designed to exaggerate in the search for maximum impact. However there are not many more deserving of all the tributes attributed to him than Johan Cruyff who on Thursday sadly passed away at the
Arsenal again played fantastically only to lose their fifth game in seven on Wednesday night. Though fans ruled out an overturn even before it became a topic of discussion, their performance highlighted everything right and wrong with them of late. Here are the five things we learned from the inevitable defeat to Barcelona. Addressing
David Beckham Beckham is a Manchester United, Real Madrid and England legend, who deserves his name in the highest honors in the FIFA series. The midfielder has won six Premier League, one La Liga, one Ligue 1 and two MLS Cup titles. Individually, he has been runner up for 1999 Ballon d”or and 2001
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In the build up to Arsenal’s Champions League second round game with Barcelona, Arsene Wenger spoke of the importance of his team avoiding the concession of an away goal, calling it a “knife to the heart”. In the end he saw his team slashed twice by the imperious Lionel Messi who put the Catalans in
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Barcelona took a 0-2 first leg win away from the Emirates on Tuesday evening and although Arsene Wenger believes the tie is 95% finished, Luis Suarez warned against complacency. “We are very happy as we got really nice score but we know that it is still not done,” he said, “there are another 90 minutes
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