Bayern Munich have an appetite for developing fresh, young talent into world-class footballers and they’ve done that for years. The most recent addition to that list of superstars is 21-year old Joshua Kimmich who has gone from strength to strength in his fairly short spell at the Allianz Arena. ...
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How Paris Saint-Germain Can Defeat Barcelona
Embed from Getty Images The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw earlier this week set the matches for clubs around Europe aiming to advance to the quarter-final stage of the competition. One of the most intriguing of those encounters is Barcelona meeting Paris Saint-Germain. The Ligue 1 title-holders ...
Read More »The Sports Lowdown’s Top 25 of 2016: No. 5-1
As 2016 comes to a close, The Sports Lowdown brings its weekly feature of footballers who have risen to the occasion in the calendar year. After a year filled with high drama, intense action, successes and failures in the biggest and best competitions in the sport, this is the definitive ...
Read More »Arsenal Must Hand Arsene Wenger A Contract Extension
Two decades have passed since a relative unknown arrived at Highbury to oversee an unprecedented revolution in English Football, yet, the unbreakable bond between him and Arsenal has managed to excel the test of times and get even stronger. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Arsene Wenger has been at Arsenal ...
Read More »Zinedine Zidane insists Real Madrid are not in a ‘crisis’ after another stalemate
Embed from Getty Images Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane insists that his team are not in a crisis despite a fourth successive stalemate against mid-table Eibar at home. This is the first time since 2006 that the Madrid side has been on such a run, but Zidane remains defiant ...
Read More »Mixed start for British clubs in Champions League
It was a mixed couple of evenings for British clubs in the Champions League with two sides recording comprehensive victories, one side drawing and the other two losing out. For Premier League champions Leicester, it was a dream start to European life with a 3-0 win in Belgium, whilst Manchester ...
Read More »Arsenal fight back to earn a point in Champions League opener
Embed from Getty Images At half time it looked as though it would be yet another disappointing European night for Arsenal. The Gunners were outplayed in Paris against Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain for the majority of the match, but fought back late on to nick a draw. ...
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