Who Is Lamine Yamal? Lamine Yamal displayed his quality to the world in a major way when Spain faced Italy in the second fixture of UEFA Euro 2024 group stage. His performance in that game left many positive thoughts and evaluations of the player. He was called up for the...
Even in a transitional period, at least by their lofty standards, Spain enters Euro 2024 as one of the favourites. Featuring a blend of players in their final years with the squad, a strong presence of La Liga’s peak-aged players, and exciting youngsters, this Spanish team may not be the...
Who Is Samu Omorodion? As we approach the end of 2023 and the start of 2024, football has reached something of a saturation point. The easy access to leagues from around the world, accelerated by the investment in the Saudi Pro League, has meant that there are simply fewer hidden...
After a summer of football, the FIFA Women's World Cup came to a close on Sunday as the final played out at Sydney's Stadium Australia. The two teams facing off in this year's final were a Spain team subject to constant rumours of unrest, up against European Champions, England who...
We’re one day away from the highly anticipated 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, where Jorge Vilda’s Spain will take on the reigning European Champions, Sarina Wiegman’s England. The path to the big game in Stadium Australia has not been an easy one for either side, with both demonstrating a...
After a month of excitement in major stadia around Australia and New Zealand, the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is on the home straight, with the semi-finals currently taking centre stage and providing fans with great anticipation and enjoyment. The first nations in the last four to go head-to-head were...
After a thrilling ending due to Trafford's save from Abel Ruiz's penalty kick in the 98th minute, England secured their first U21 European Championship title in 39 years. The Young Lions showcased an outstanding performance throughout the tournament, maintaining clean sheets in every match — the first nation since Spain...
Alejandro Balde has emerged as a relief for Barcelona as the veteran Jordi Alba seemed to be nearing the end of his career. Alba put up a fantastic display at the World Cup, but his future at Barcelona has become more uncertain. Due to his ability to rise to the...
After moving from the Basque Country to Valencia as a kid, Hugo Guillamón has been at Valencia CF since 2009. Guillamón made his first-team debut off the bench against Real Sociedad in February 2020 and has remained in the Los Che squad since. The last few years have been underwhelming...
Who Is Carlos Soler? Carlos Soler is on the cusp of a big career move. A born Valencian, Soler has spent his entire professional life at ‘Los Che’. Now 25 years old, the midfielder has become vital to the Valencia team, and his performances are attracting the attention of some...
Spain put on perhaps the most technically accomplished performance of EURO 2020 so far. Still, they were unable to make their dominance count and ultimately could only deliver a goalless draw against Sweden in their Group E encounter. Luis Enrique provided a welcome surprise by including 18-year-old Pedri in his...
Luis Enrique made several surprising calls regarding the Spain squad for EURO 2020, with Sergio Ramos' omission leading the way. It was quite notable that among all the discussion around who should and shouldn't have made the squad, it was hardly any surprise that Pedri of Barcelona had been included. This is perhaps...
Despite turning just 18 years old less than two months ago, Ansu Fati has been one of the most spoken about names in football in 2020. Despite his inexperience and his innocent look, Fati became one of Barcelona’s best players last season and was one of the few good news...
After an eye-opening night for Barcelona last week against Bayern Munich, in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, the club is now looking to make a complete change to the squad. This wake-up call has forced them to make a lot of changes to the team which includes putting...
For the first time in many years, 4-4-2 has returned as La Liga's formation of choice in 2019/20. After years of domination from 4-3-3, which is still the case in the big teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, only two La Liga sides did not use 4-4-2 as one of...
