Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual award in world football. We will take a look at the club teams and leagues which have been most heavily represented in the top three of the award
Barcelona stalwart recently reached another milestone as he made his 500th appearance in Blaugrana colours in last year’s final game against Real Betis. The little magician came to Barcelona as a 13-year-old from Rosario in
The hosts of Euro 2016 will be amongst the favourites to win the tournament. Didier Deschamps has assembled a strong unit that is littered with quality players across all areas of the pitch. Tottenham Hotspur
Although goalscorers take all the plaudits for scoring a goal, most strikers won’t be able to get on the scoresheet all that often without the presence of that guy in behind – mostly – feeding
Wales created history last year as they qualified for their first ever European Championship. Their last participation at a major tournament was way back in 1958 when they qualified for the World Cup in Sweden.
Since winning the World Cup in 2006 under the stewardship of Marcelo Lippi, Italy have been abysmal at world football’s highest stage, going home at the first hurdle from the last two editions of the
Spanish national team were quite abysmal at their last major tournament – the 2014 World Cup. The team lost their first two group stage fixtures – an astonishing 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands which was
Last week of action in Europe saw several records being broken. In the Premier League, beleaguered Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney finally found the back of the net as he turned in a pass from
If there is one thing that has remained consistent for England on the biggest of stages in the recent past, it is that they have been poor. England have consistently failed to live up to
The draw for the group stage of the European Championship in France next summer has been made. There are five teams making their debuts at the competition. We will take a look at their chances