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Why RC Lens fired Dino Toppmöller after just six matches
RC Lens sacked Dino Toppmöller after only six matches. Inside the Pierre Sage shadow, the staff dispute, and why Yannick Cahuzac is now on the bench.
Raphinha’s record start to the 2026/27 season for Barcelona
Raphinha has opened the 2026/27 season with eight goals in Barcelona’s first five games, a captain’s run that already has him rewriting the club’s record books.
Coventry’s brutal Premier League return, explained
Coventry City are back in the Premier League after 25 years, but their return has begun with four straight losses and zero goals, the club’s worst start in 106 years.…
Tottenham’s nightmare start to the 2026/27 season, explained
Tottenham have opened the 2026/27 Premier League season with zero goals in four games, the worst attacking start in the club’s history. Here is how Roberto De Zerbi’s expensive rebuild…
El Clasico: a complete history of soccer’s biggest rivalry
El Clasico is soccer’s fiercest rivalry, pitting Real Madrid against Barcelona in a feud built on trophies, politics, and generational talent. Here is the complete history, from the first match…
Pierre Sage : come from nowhere
Just a few years ago, Pierre Sage was far from being a recognizable name in professional soccer. No major playing career, no prestigious coaching job, no obvious path toward the…
Keith Andrews, from nowhere to containder in Premier League
Just a few years ago, Keith Andrews was hardly the kind of name anyone would have expected to see on the bench of a Premier League club. A former Irish…
How Manchester City used its numerical disadvantage to beat Manchester United
Manchester City pulled off one of the most unexpected results of the early season. Reduced to 10 men in the 23rd minute after Phil Foden was sent off, Enzo Maresca’s…
Yes Mbappe has every right to think he is the best player in the world
It was bound to happen. Kylian Mbappé spoke, and once again, French soccer rushed to dissect every single one of his words. This time, the crime is almost unforgivable: the…
How Arsenal becoming a hated winning team ?
For a long time, Arsenal was a paradox. A massive club, a team capable of playing beautiful soccer, but also one that had become accustomed to falling short when it…