Gareth Bale and Dimitri Payet have emerged as stand-out performers at the 2016 Euros in France having inspired their respective teams to attain qualification into the last 16. Bale scored a goal apiece in each of the three group stage matches to advance his side’s hopes while Payet scored two goals as France finished top
The current Euro 2016 tournament has been shaping up as one of the most exciting in recent memory, not only in terms of the clash of national teams but also in terms of the performances of individual players. Expanding the finals to include 24 teams rather than the former 16 means more matches and more
Germany kicked off their 2016 European campaign with a 2-0 razing over Ukraine in the second match of Group C on Sunday night. Overall the World Champions exhibited a dominant performance over the Eastern Europeans- but that’s not to say their display was the final article. Shades of a work in progress were highly evident,
The Citizens are keen to add to their striking options, as a likely departure of Wilfried Bony would leave just Sergio Aguero and Kelechi Iheanacho. French-born Gabon International Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is thought to be valued at £60 million by the Bundesliga giants and was in fact the Bundesliga player of the season last term scoring
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
News that Henrikh Mkhitaryan has rejected Borussia Dortmund’s latest offer to open contract negotiations has made his departure this summer all the more likely given the player has just one more year to run on his contract in Germany. The Bundesliga giants may be keen to cash in now rather than lose him on a
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
Liverpool made their long awaited move for a goalkeeper this week with Loris Karius arriving for £4.7 million from Mainz. However, doubt still lingers as to whether he has been bought as Liverpool’s first choice goalkeeper for next season or as back-up to Simon Mignolet. The relatively low fee gives Klopp the opportunity to assess
Having finally confirmed Granit Xhaka’s arrival, Arsenal are currently weighing up a move for a defender and a striker. Even though the Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for younger prospects such as Kalidou Koulibaly and Kostas Manolas, a bid for Medhi Benatia looks likely. With Mats Hummels’ move to Bayern Munich confirmed,
Reports suggest Napoli’s central defender Kalidou Koulibaly hasn’t signed his contract extension, and there are various clubs interested in the 24-year-old’s services. Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chelsea have all been linked with the Senegalese international. The French-Senegalese defender had an absolutely brilliant season under coach Sarri which has naturally got him much attention in
With Chelsea possibly set to call time on captain John Terry’s Stamford Bridge career this summer whilst coming to terms with a miserable mid-table finish, a summer overhaul seems guaranteed to take place and a top quality central defender is likely to be top of new manager Antonio Conte’s wanted list. One man linked with
Bayern Munich celebrated a fourth Bundesliga title in a row on Saturday, albeit without beer, with a 1-2 win at Ingolstadt, but by Tuesday the work was being put in place to secure a fifth. Pep Guardiola, the manager who has delivered the last three triumphs, will leave for Manchester City this summer but the
The quarterfinals of both European competitions provided thrilling entertainment as Atletico Madrid toppled the seemingly impregnable Barcelona with a superb second leg performance, while Liverpool produced one of the most stunning comebacks in recent times to defeat a much-fancied Dortmund at Anfield. The stage is now set for an exciting finale as the biggest teams
“At the moment, no. We are starting to look at people who can strengthen our squad. But we are not on any particular case in a concrete way,” said an animated Arsene Wenger when the press quizzed him about the potential arrival of Granit Xhaka. Given the gaffer’s inclination to rubbishing speculations before making
The Reds have been involved in quite an interesting football season where they managed to reach the finals of the Football League Cup, are in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, and are sitting 9th in the Premier League table. Not a bad season for new boss Jurgen Klopp, who is a Kop favourite and
Joshua Kimmich has emerged on the scene in tremendous fashion at the Allianz Arena this season. The 21-year-old’s stunning display against Borussia Dortmund last weekend has got the footballing world talking. So how far can Kimmich go at Bayern Munich? The versatile midfielder, who began his senior career at VfB Stuttgart, made his Bayern debut
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With Mamadou Sakho, Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel out injured, Liverpool were in dire need of defensive reinforcements, but Jurgen Klopp, amidst rumours linking him with Schalke centre-back Joel Matip, bafflingly brought down Steven Caulker from Queens Park Rangers on loan in the January transfer window. However, the Merseyside outfit soon announced that Matip would
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The Gladbach captain made his 2016 debut for Die Fohlen vs Hamburg after serving a three-match ban for a red card given in Gladbach’s final game of the Hinrunde vs Darmstadt. In the lead up to this match, much of the discussion regarding Granit Xhaka revolved around not only this much anticipated start but also
Premier League leaders Leicester City along with other clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid are said to be watching French winger Ousmane Dembele. The player has been tipped to be the next big talent to emerge from France. The 18-year old joined Rennes back in 2010, but only signed his
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At 28 years old, Gonzalo Higuain is at his peak. So far this season the Argentinian has managed to find the back of the net 20 times in as many appearances in the Italian League. In all competitions he has scored 23 goals in 25 games, making him the leading goal scorer in all top
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