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Jerome Boateng: Germany’s key man
Germany are the only team to have not conceded a goal in the European Championships and much of this is down to their defensive...
Julian Brandt: Bayer’s Blonde Bandit
Last season, Wolfsburg sold Kevin De Bruyne for a club record £55 million but could also regret allowing Julian Brandt to leave at youth...
Hakim Ziyech: darling of Eredivisie
Few players have been as consistent as Hakim Ziyech at FC Twente since joining the side from Heerenveen a few seasons ago. And no...
Tottenham’s Danish delight
In the hectic transfer window of two seasons ago when Tottenham tried to paper over the loss of Gareth Bale with ample young and...
Saul central to covering the loss of Tiago
If one was to peruse through Atletico Madrid's top scorer's list, they would find 21 year-old Saul Niguez third on Atletico's top scorer's chart....
AZ Alkmaar’s young guns making strides in the Eredivisie
It was always going to be a difficult season for AZ Alkmaar as they had a reshuffle of their squad to deal with, the...
Are Bayer Leverkusen the real pressing machine?
Pressing is one of the buzzwords in modern-day football lexicon and is frequently imbedded in playing styles around the world at all levels. Football's...
Preview: Feyenoord vs PSV
There is a three-team title goldrush in the Eredivisie this season which will continue this weekend with the eye-catching battle of heavyweights at De...
Mesut Ozil: from Arsenal’s most talented to most important
Mesut Ozil arrived at Arsenal smashing the transfer record on transfer deadline day with a reputation of being one of Europe's finest but having...
Jeffrey Bruma coming of age at PSV
Young Dutch players leaving for the greener pastures of more competitive European leagues at youth level has become an intriguing rhetoric in the development...
