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Manchester City welcomed Chelsea in Gameweek 20 of the 2025/2026 Premier League season. The affair ended in a 1-1 draw as Tijjani Reijnders’ 42nd-minute strike was equalised by Enzo Fernández at 90’+4. This was Chelsea’s first outing after head coach Enzo Maresca’s dismissal, which rendered it a crucial fixture to bolster...

Arsenal continued their winning streak by defeating Aston Villa in Gameweek 19 of the 2025/2026 Premier League season. With this victory at the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners have held onto top spot in the table. From Aston Villa’s perspective, this result brought their winning run to an end. However, their...

Chelsea were defeated by Aston Villa 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in Gameweek 18 of the 2025/2026 Premier League season. It was a game of two halves, where Chelsea controlled the first 45 minutes, having a lion’s share of ball possession (71%). They had 10 shots compared to none from their opponents, out...

Medon Berisha is a Lecce player who has been putting on some very promising performances this season while showing several signs that he will most likely become an instrumental midfield player for US Lecce and his Albanian national team. If he continues to progress and perform well this season, Berisha is expected...

Barcelona secured the top spot in La Liga after defeating Atlético Madrid in Gameweek 19 of the 2025/2026 season. The Blaugrana hosted Atleti at the Spotify Camp Nou, in its new look, aiming to extend their winning streak. With a 3-1 victory, Barcelona not only recorded their fourth consecutive win...

The 2025 Copa Libertadores Final crowned Flamengo as four-time continental champions after defeating Palmeiras 1–0 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima, a match that encapsulated the current challenges of South American football: strategy, spatial control and defensive pragmatism. Both teams, two footballing and economic powerhouses of the continent, arrived with...

Anis Mehmeti (born 2001) is an attacking midfielder whose rise through English football has been shaped by resilience, sharp technical quality, and a mentality that refuses to settle. Now a key figure at Bristol City and a full Albania international, he represents the modern creative midfielder who thrives through intelligence,...

Liverpool hosted PSV Eindhoven in the fifth fixture of the UEFA Champions League at Anfield, and the match ended with a 1-4 loss for the Reds. The painful loss comes to aggravate Liverpool’s already existing issues as they have been suffering locally and on a European level this season. It...

Italy were defeated at home by Norway 1-4 in their FIFA World Cup Qualifier, which saw them lose out on their chance for direct qualification, as Norway advanced, undefeated. Although the Azzurri had more of the ball, they were outplayed by a hard-working Norwegian side led by Erling Haaland. With...

Something unprecedented is happening in the Scottish Premiership right now.  The Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers has dominated Scottish Football for far too long.  The last team other than Celtic or Rangers to win the Scottish Premiership was Aberdeen in 1985 under the direction of Sir Alex Ferguson.  In fact, since...

Aston Villa hosted Bournemouth for Gameweek 11 of the Premier League, and the game ended with a huge 4-0 win for the hosts against one of the in-form teams to start the season. This win saw the Villans climb to sixth, with 18 points, equal to Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United,...

Liverpool finally ended their 4 game Premier League losing streak, securing a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at Anfield in gameweek 10 of the 2025/2026 EPL season. Both sides were level on 15 points entering the game. However, their respective form this season has been in stark contrast. The Reds...

Sunderland could not have dreamed of a better start to their Premier League season.  The Black Cats currently sit fourth in the table after their 2-1 stoppage time win over Chelsea, making it three wins in their last four matches.  It’s an incredible rise considering in October of 2020, they...

The DFB-Pokal has its own set of rules, which is a very popular saying in Germany. While in the Bundesliga, only one or two teams typically compete for the championship, the German Cup has been open to everybody over the last couple of years, with four different teams winning the...

After a period of inconsistency and managerial changes, Villarreal have re-emerged among La Liga’s elite under the familiar guidance of Marcelino García Toral. The Yellow Submarine, now third in the table, have rediscovered their essence. They are a team defined by compactness, controlled aggression, and a clear tactical identity. Marcelino's...

A Copa night, in every sense of the word, opened the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores. The Maracanã witnessed the first leg of the semifinal between Filipe Luís’s Flamengo and Gustavo Costas’s Racing Club, two teams with very different paradigms and playing approaches, further contrasted by the context and the...

Real Madrid faced Juventus for the third game of the UEFA Champions League group stage, and Los Blancos won three points to join the four leading teams of this phase with nine points each. Real Madrid did the job and secured the win, but their performance was not that satisfying...

Liverpool came into Wednesday on the back of a 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Anfield.  It was their fourth straight loss in all competitions for Arne Slot’s side, so they were in desperate need of a positive result.  Eintracht Frankfurt came into the match having lost three of their...

While most of the attention in the Bundesliga fell onto "Der Klassiker“ between FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund this Saturday, a couple of exciting other games were taking place earlier. One of those games happened in Heidenheim, where the home team 1. FC Heidenheim faced off against Werder Bremen in...

In a past interview, Nuno Espírito Santo explained his defensive philosophy: “I think, but maybe I am the only one, that the defensive process can take care of the game. Why is that? Because teams wait to defend. If you create something where you go to defend, to steal the...