The late great Sam Cooke sang that ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ and that is exactly what is expected at Arsenal this summer. Regardless of where Alexis Sánchez or Mesut Özil play next season, Alexandre Lacazette’s arrival is unlikely to be enough to push the Gunners into the top four. More signings are expected, but that also means there will be players leaving the Emirates this summer. One prob...

“We were like The Beatles,” Luis Figo once remarked as he looked back on the Real Madrid team he was a part of almost 15 years ago. “We were like kids playing out on the pitch.” Forever known as the Galáctico era, that time in the club’s history will always be remembered fondly, a lineup containing the likes of Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham winning the 2002 Champions Leagu...

It could turn out to be a very good season for Real Madrid. They could be Champions League winners for the third time in four years and also win their first title since 2012. But it could also all go wrong. A slip up in their final few LaLiga games and Barcelona could pounce, while Juventus will not be an easy prospect to face in the Champions League final. Whatever happens this season though, it...

Carlo Ancelotti returns to Real Madrid tonight as Bayern Munich manager, 696 days after he last sat in the dugout at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. On that day, May, 24, 2015, the Italian’s Madrid side beat Getafe 7-3, with Cristiano Ronaldo getting a hat-trick, and Javier Hernández, James Rodríguez, Jesé Rodríguez and Marcelo also finding the net. Martin Ødegaard also became Los Blancos‘ yo...

If Asmir Begovic got his way in the January transfer window, he would have very likely been between the sticks for Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, hoping to shut out his former club Chelsea in Saturday’s late kick-off match of the league’s 31st round. He was on the Blues bench, however – again – as the Antonio Conte’s men marched on to a 3-1 away win. The Bosnian goalkeeper...

Keylor Navas’ role as Real Madrid’s first-choice goalkeeper has always seemed a temporary one. No matter how impressive he looks, it just feels like the Costa Rican is not a No.1. The 30-year-old joined Los Blancos in 2014 in the middle of the row over whether Iker Casillas should start or not, and played second fiddle to the Real Madrid legend. He started the subsequent season as first choice, pr...

Real Madrid are top of La Liga, one point clear of second-placed Barcelona with a game in hand, but with their transfer ban coming to an end this summer, they will surely want to reinvigorate the squad at the Bernabéu. While there will be a number of incoming transfer targets for Los Blancos, you will expect them to also freshen up their plantilla with departures. So with Madrid fighting on two fr...