
Barcelona’s reaction to their Champions League defeat to Liverpool has been remarkable. The La Liga champions, having already signed Frenkie de Jong, have aggressively pursued Matthijs de Ligt, are favourites to land Antoine Griezmann and, according to reports in Brazil, are working on a package to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou. If all three potential signings become reality, Barcelona will...

There is an old, fairly well-worn, cliche in football regarding goalscoring: it is, according to all those who have played the game, the hardest thing to do. And that’s why those who have the knack of finding the net are the most revered players in world football. Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the best example of this. The Portuguese superstar is considered one of the game’s greatest,...

Often it is the goalscorers in Europe’s top leagues who get the bulk of the plaudits. When Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo smash the 50-goal mark in a calendar year, they are, understandably, lauded. Creativity is slightly less appreciated. But without those players who can play an incisive pass in the final third, the likes of Harry Kane and Sergio Agüero would be unable to rack up so many goa...