Two outstanding and world-class players versus a 1.69m 22-year-old and a €69m engima: has the momentum irrevocably shifted in the Real-Barca battle?... (Continue reading)
Jonathan O'Shea on this summer's top signings, from Leeds to Werder via (inevitably) Real Madrid.... (Continue reading)
The immediate impact made by Elano Blumer on his arrival in Manchester at the start of City’s all-too-brief Sven-Göran Eriksson era was striking. Hitting the ground running upon his move from the relative obscurity of Shakhtar Donetsk, the creative midfielder... (Continue reading)
Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo are exceptional footballers - but their off-the-field ideals are poles apart.... (Continue reading)
Lionel Messi scored a stunning goal to secure Barcelona's glory in the Champions League - and he now stands as the world's best.... (Continue reading)
Jonathan O'Shea on a startling new young Brazilian talent, Anderson Hernanes.... (Continue reading)
Manchester City have endured a tough January and their lofty ambitions are struggling to be realised.... (Continue reading)
Mike Martin on the future of the World Cup, the red herring of Chelsea's new zonal marking system and why he's far from convinced that Kaká's future lies at Manchester City.... (Continue reading)