I can assure you that there is no Barcelona bias here and the opinions here are from the viewpoint of a neutral. I myself was left heartbroken by Messi after the Champions League final of 2009 and 2011. The younger generation is unlucky not to witness many geniuses in the history of the sport. Only a few video clips and ...

On his 50th birthday in 1997, Hendrik Johannes Cruijff said: “really, I haven’t lived fifty years, but one hundred.” At age 68, the former Ajax and Barcelona great has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Holland’s finest Cruyff will always be regarded as one of the best of all-time. The legendary player and manager was one of the ...

Sir Alex Ferguson (in 2005): If you were looking for the player you would replace Keane with, it would be Gerrard, without question. He has become the most influential player in England, bar none. Not that Vieira lacks anything, but Gerrard does more. He’s got that unbelievable engine, desire, determination. Anyone would love to have Gerrard in their team. Steven ...

“Zidane has an exceptional coordination, an exceptional touch of the ball. Every area three yards around Zidane, you could give him the ball where you wanted. He puts it down and plays.”  — Arsene Wenger Zinedine Zidane won every possible major trophy with club and country. The former Real Madrid midfielder is ranked among the greatest players of all-time. The ...

Not many players in football history have endured as much hate as Cristiano Ronaldo. It is unthinkable how the 31-year-old performs at the highest level with so much unwarranted flak hurled at him. The former Manchester United winger once said, “Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable”. No one can deny the fact that Ronaldo has always ...

Diego Costa The Brazil-born Chelsea hitman chose to represent Spain at the international level amidst much rancour and went on to win play for La Furia Roja at the World Cup in his country in the summer of 2014. However, he failed to replicate his club form for his adopted nation as the team exited the tournament in the first ...

France When you have Hugo Lloris in goal, centre-back options include Laurent Koscielny, Raphael Varane and Kurt Zouma, in midfield you can call upon the likes of Paul Pogba, Yohan Cabaye, Blaise Matuidi and up front Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and Kingsley Coman, then no wonder you are likely to be amongst the top favourites to finish amongst the top ...

France The host nation is the pre-tournament favourites to win the Henri Delaunay trophy this summer. France are placed in a relatively easy group alongside Switzerland, Romania and Albania and are strong favourites to win all three group games on their way to the round of 16. A strong team under the management of a hard taskmaster in Didier Deschamps ...

Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal have been placed in a relatively easy group at the European Championship in the coming summer. They have the likes of Iceland, Austria and Hungary to contend with in Group F. Ronaldo has been in great form again this season, having scored 30 goals already this season, and he is odds on favourite to end the Euros ...

He was excellent in his three years at Barca. They said he was a translator. Rubbish. He was the assistant coach, someone who understood the philosophy of Barca