European Player of the Month October 2016: Anthony Modeste

The Mastermind's European Player of the Month for the month of October is FC Cologne's surprise new star Anthony Modeste. The French-born 28-year old was absolutely incredible in the month of October, netting a goal in every single match he played in and more bagging 7 goals in Bundesliga 4 matches to help Cologne lose … Continue reading European Player of the Month October 2016: Anthony Modeste

UEFA Champions League Team of the Week Gameweek 3

Finally being able to watch the UEFA Champions League in full this week, has inspired me to do a Team of the Week for this week in the world's greatest club tournament. As per usual in a typical UEFA Champions League group stage phase weeks, there were several blowout victories. However, this week's Team of the … Continue reading UEFA Champions League Team of the Week Gameweek 3

European Player of the Month: Gonzalo Castro

The European Player of the Month for the month of September is Borussia Dortmund's surprise star this season, Gonzalo Castro. The German midfielder has been incredibly good this month, scoring 3 goals with 5 assists to help Borussia Dortmund end with just 1 loss in 6 matches this month. Borussia Dortmund have been flying high this … Continue reading European Player of the Month: Gonzalo Castro

European Player of the Month: Alexandre Lacazette

With all the Premier League clubs interested in Alexandre Lacazette this summer, one might have thought he'd finally end up in England. Arsenal and West Ham United both put in a massive offers for the French forward but Lacazette decided to stay with Olympique Lyonnais and is now reaping the benefits. In the first three … Continue reading European Player of the Month: Alexandre Lacazette

German Bundesliga Team of the Week Gameweek 1

The Bundesliga is back for another season and the opening round of fixtures were highly entertaining and included goals galore as always! This is the first ever German Bundesliga Team of the Week on The Mastermind! Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno Bernd Leno may have conceded 2 goals against Borussia Monchengladbach and may not have been able to … Continue reading German Bundesliga Team of the Week Gameweek 1

Clinical Bayern, German Bundesliga Opening Day Bayern Munich 6-0 Werder Bremen

The German Bundesliga's opening day went exactly as planned for Bayern Munich as they were able to get off to a flying start and easily win 6-0 over an absolutely terrible Werder Bremen side. Carlo Ancelotti's side were quick in getting off the mark as in the ninth minute, after completely dominating nearly 100% of … Continue reading Clinical Bayern, German Bundesliga Opening Day Bayern Munich 6-0 Werder Bremen

West Ham United Knocked Out Of Europa League, Did They Dodge A Bullet?

On Thursday, August 25th, 2016, all eyes were not on West Ham. Cristiano Ronaldo had just won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, Manchester City signed Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo and the Champions League draw took place. But eyes certainly should have been on the Hammers. They had played a fantastic season in 2015-16 to … Continue reading West Ham United Knocked Out Of Europa League, Did They Dodge A Bullet?

If Footballers Competed in Olympic Events

If footballers were to change sports, many of them would make for excellent Olympic athletes. But who would be the best in each event? Would Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang be able to give Usain Bolt a run for his money? Would Nani's backflipping skills help him in the sport of gymnastics? Would Tim Cahill or Wayne Rooney … Continue reading If Footballers Competed in Olympic Events