Romelu Lukaku’s departure from Chelsea leaves this fan with mixed feelings. It seems like more than 3 and a half years ago that most of us including me first heard about Romelu Lukaku, an exciting young talent at Anderlecht. He was scoring for fun, and his age brought him somewhere near the level of excitement
Back in the summer of 2012, Mathieu Debuchy had just been named in the Ligue 1 Team of the Year after a superb season for Lille which earned him a place in France’s 23-man squad for the European Championships. Manager Laurent Blanc trusted Debuchy, still a relatively unknown talent despite winning a league and cup
It appears increasingly likely that Alexis Sanchez will be leaving Barcelona in this summer’s transfer window. Having spent three relatively successful years at the Catalan giants the impending arrival of Luis Suarez from Liverpool has seemingly left him surplus to requirements. His arrival from Udinese in 2011 had been billed as somewhat of a coup
Well, that was a disappointment. And that’s putting it lightly. Russia bowed out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil without a victory to their name, and it’s a tournament that all Russian fans want to forget immediately. Pedestrian football with a toothless approach doesn’t sound like a recipe for success, and so it
It may be something of a surprise to those with Premier League connections that Brazil now find themselves heading into a World Cup semi-final led by David Luiz. With captain and Luiz’s central-defensive partner Thiago Silva suspended and Neymar, the poster-boy of this World Cup, recovering from a tournament-ending fractured vertebra, a lot now rests
With Adam Lallana’s move to Liverpool sealed, I have taken the time out to give my thoughts on a move I have struggled to have a consistent opinion on. Liverpool are proving that they are not standing still as they have already made three major signings so far this summer, in the form of: Rickie