Top 100 Male Footballers 2019 (90-81)

It's almost the end of the year, so it's only fitting that we count down the top 100 footballers of 2019. Check out the start of the list (90-81) below. 90. EDIN DZEKO 33-years old now, Edin Dzeko is still scoring goal after goal game after game. The 2018-19 Serie A season wasn't the Bosnian's … Continue reading Top 100 Male Footballers 2019 (90-81)

The Winners and Losers as Zinedine Zidane Returns to Real Madrid

It was a season of trouble and turmoil for Real Madrid and following a disappointing Champions League exit to Ajax, Santiago Solari was sacked from his position as Real Madrid manager. Although Solari had a reasonably successful time with Los Blancos and a win percentage of 68% to match, there was just something missing all … Continue reading The Winners and Losers as Zinedine Zidane Returns to Real Madrid

Why Criticism Of Neymar’s “Diving Antics” Have Been Over-Exaggerated in 2018

2018 has been a year in which Neymar has received a heavy amount of criticism and most of it has completely ignored how well the Brazilian forward has actually played throughout the year. The majority of criticism revolving around Neymar this year has arisen due to his over-exaggerations to being fouled and targeted at the … Continue reading Why Criticism Of Neymar’s “Diving Antics” Have Been Over-Exaggerated in 2018

Paulo Dybala: Juventus’ Crowned Jewel

It's official, Paulo Dybala has become one of the world's best footballing stars. Not only has he been Juventus' most important player this season but he's also been better than nearly any other footballer in 2016-17 and continues to lead The Old Lady to better times. In our latest edition of The Mastermind Top 200 … Continue reading Paulo Dybala: Juventus’ Crowned Jewel

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)

The X Factor: What’s Been Missing For Borussia Dortmund: Marco Reus

Marco Reus has been outstanding for Borussia Dortmund since returning from injury at the end of November and it just leaves us asking the question: where would Borussia Dortmund be right now had he not been injured for the first three months of this season? Scoring goals has hardly ever been a problem for Borussia … Continue reading The X Factor: What’s Been Missing For Borussia Dortmund: Marco Reus