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One of Arsenal's most enigmatic characters this season has been right-back Bacary Sagna. He was once labelled 'Mr Consistency'. Nowadays, however, nobody has any idea which Sagna will turn up. Could it be the one who helped 10-man Arsenal to hold...read more »

Whilst Brendan Rodgers has inherited Kenny Dalglish's reputation for signing young British players, he seems more invested in signing young players with big futures, regardless of nationality. Yes he signed Joe Allen, but he also signed Philippe Coutinho. This is because...read more »

When UEFA first introduced a group stage to its fabled European Cup in 1992 few observers could have foreseen the evolution of the tournament into the monstrous Champions League to which we are treated today. The first dalliance with veering away...read more »

The Spanish giants Real Madrid ended last season’s Champions League campaign with a disappointing defeat to Bayern Munich on penalties in the semi-finals. Having won the title in nine occasions (the most recent one was back in 2001), Real Madrid...read more »

Manuel Almunia, Lukasz Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny, to name a few, have all tried and to a certain extent, have failed to replace the stalwart that was Jens Lehman between the Arsenal sticks, a little under 5 years ago. However, with...read more »

Love him or hate him, you just can't ignore him. Each day in Spain begins with rumours surrounding the "Special One". Reports in England and Spain come up with different sets of news suggesting his next action and how football is...read more »

Another season's worth of European disappointment for Manchester United may have Sir Alex Ferguson weighing up his transfer options. Of course, this blow has been tempered by Premier League success (surely City won't be able to catch them now?) But despite...read more »

Apologies for what is about to be, in all effect, a rant. I truly think I am going to persuade you that France's Ligue 1 is on course to be the next best league on Europe's footballing stage. Hold on...read more »

Another weekend and another defeat for this lackluster Arsenal side. But they weren’t only beaten by Chelsea, they were outclassed. Yes, they clawed back some dignity in the second half, but all in all, it was a thoroughly embarrassing showdown. Of...read more »

A new year and a new opportunity for Liverpool to pull themselves back into contention. Yes, Brendan Rodgers’ Reds have been an unbalanced mess thus far this season, but on the back of a 3-0 win over QPR and the...read more »