In 2016, The Guardian posted its list of the top 60 wonderkids that could go on to dominate world football – and it makes for fascinating reading nearly a decade on. The outlet covered across world football in order to compile a definitive list, with the list leading on a player dubbed the ‘Bosnian Luis … Read more
The expanded Club World Cup begins in 100 days, with the 32-team tournament taking place in the United States from June 14. It is the first time the club edition of the World Cup will mirror the national team version of the tournament. There have been worries about the additional workload on players — FIFPro … Read more
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson was the toast of football on Wednesday, but a key statistic suggests he’s not the best in the world. The Brazilian gloveman was in imperious form for Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie away to Paris Saint-Germain. 5 Alisson repeatedly thwarted PSG with a string … Read more
Xabi Alonso has followed Jurgen Klopp in downing Bayern Munich, but now he’s learning the dark side of taking on the German giants. The Liverpool legend led Bayer Leverkusen to their first Bundesliga title last season, becoming only the second man in a quarter of a century to do so after Klopp. 4 Leverkusen may … Read more
Arsenal take on PSV Eindhoven this evening aiming to get off to the best possible start in their Champions League last 16 tie. As the Gunners finished in the automatic qualification places in the League Phase, this will be their first European game since January 29. 3 Arsenal are back in action in Europe as … Read more
Kylian Mbappe will follow in Ronaldo’s footsteps and become the world’s best player. That’s the view of former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon, who is predicting Mbappe to get even better than he already is. 6 Mbappe has been banging the goals in for fun since moving to Spain where he plays with the very … Read more
Kylian Mbappe had Manchester City on strings and got manager Pep Guardiola doing stuff he’d never experienced before. The phenomenal French forward was in a class of his own as his stellar hat-trick sealed Real Madrid a comfortable Champions League win over City, Los Blancos winning 3-1 on Wednesday night and 6-3 on aggregate in … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo holds a lot of records in world football but his scoring exploits in the Champions League are among his most impressive feats. The Portuguese icon leads the way in top European scorers ever with a staggering total while his legendary rival Lionel Messi is just behind. 13 Ronaldo’s goal record under the old … Read more
Celtic head to Germany this week to take on Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League play-off, live on talkSPORT. The Bhoys trail Vincent Kompany’s men 2-1 after the first leg at Celtic Park, but the tie is definitely still in the balance. 4 Harry Kane’s goal sees Bayern start this match … Read more
Rod Stewart’s boozy admission ahead of Celtic’s Champions League clash went down a hit with the CBS Sports punditry team. The Scottish giants lost 2-1 defeat at home to Bayern Munich in their play-off clash, although that is unlikely to have dampened the rock star’s spirits. 5 Stewart joined Schmeichel pitchside to talk about his … Read more