Starting out as a powerful right-winger at Wigan Athletic, since moving to Manchester United Antonio Valencia has gradually become one of the Premier League's best right backs. This is a transformation that few would have seen coming when he left Wigan Athletic for the then title holders Manchester United but thanks to something Louis Van … Continue reading How Antonio Valencia Became One of the Premier League’s Best Right Backs
Category: World Football
Ousmane Dembele Is The Best Teenager In World Football
This is an article that is long overdue. Ousmane Dembele has quickly become one of The Mastermind's favourite footballers this season in such a short span of time, taking to his new club better than anyone could have ever hoped for. Nobody expected Ousmane Dembele to have this big of an impact for Borussia Dortmund … Continue reading Ousmane Dembele Is The Best Teenager In World Football
UEFA Champions League Team of the Week Round of 16 (Feb. 21-22)
What an amazing week of UEFA Champions League fixtures. February 21st and 22nd saw one of the best games you'd ever see in your life as Manchester City narrowly edged out AS Monaco by a score of 5-3 and the other three games also all had incredible moments of action. Through all the enthralling fixtures … Continue reading UEFA Champions League Team of the Week Round of 16 (Feb. 21-22)
Manchester City 5-3 AS Monaco Review: One of the Best Games of All Time
Manchester City's incredible 5-3 win over AS Monaco was one of the best UEFA Champions League encounters of all time. The match had everything anyone could have asked for with both teams fully invested with attacking intent all game long. These are all the big talking points from this incredible fixture. Sane and Sterling The … Continue reading Manchester City 5-3 AS Monaco Review: One of the Best Games of All Time
UEFA Champions League Team of the Week Round of 16 (Feb. 14-15)
What a surprising week of results in the UEFA Champions League's Round of 16. The beginning of the knockout stages saw Paris Saint Germain crush Barcelona, Benfica stun Dortmund and Bayern Munich roll over Arsenal as if they weren't even there. Through all the surprising and intriguing results, these are the best 11 players from … Continue reading UEFA Champions League Team of the Week Round of 16 (Feb. 14-15)
Mastermind Player of the Month (January 2017): David Luiz
If you haven't watched a minute of Premier League action this season you may be surprised to see this name claiming the number one spot in the world of football as The Mastermind's Player of the Month for January. But in truth, David Luiz has been arguably the best defender in the Premier League this … Continue reading Mastermind Player of the Month (January 2017): David Luiz
German Bundesliga Team of the Season Halfway Through 2016-17
Interesting and entertaining does not even begin to describe how incredible the first half of the German Bundesliga season has been. Instead of Dortmund challenging Bayern Munich for the title, it's been a club of unknown youngsters in the form of RasenBallsport Leipzig who have been Carlo Ancelotti's greatest title challengers this season. But Dortmund have … Continue reading German Bundesliga Team of the Season Halfway Through 2016-17
Memphis Depay and the Ten Biggest Manchester United Flops
After a £25 million move from PSV Eindhoven to Manchester United in the summer of 2015, Memphis Depay's career at Old Trafford never took off and even the manager that adored him so much in Louis Van Gaal, began to become frustrated with the Dutchman in his first season at the club. Jose Mourinho's arrival at the … Continue reading Memphis Depay and the Ten Biggest Manchester United Flops
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