My Match-day Experience: Borussia Monchengladbach

On Saturday the 4th of May, I went to watch Borussia Monchengladbach vs TSG Hoffenheim in a race for the Uefa Champions League (UCL) in the Bundesliga, so here is my experience. But first some context. Going into this game Monchengladbach were 5th and 3 points off 4th, which would qualify them for the UCL. […]

Getafe: The Mid-Table team in the race for Europe in Spain

2 years ago, Getafe had just won promotion back to La Liga, after being relegated the year before. At the beginning of this season they appointed Pepe Bordalas as manager and he has led them to this incredible feat of possible European football. The last time Getafe were in European football was in 2010 where […]

Racism: The problem in football that will never go away pt.1

Ever since the breakthrough of Viv Anderson in 1978 for England against Czechoslovakia, racism within the sport has been taken centre stage. It could be thought that players such as Cyril Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson of the ‘3 degrees’ of West Brom in the late 70s, as well as John Barnes and Paul […]

Eintracht Frankfurt the team leading the Germans in Europe

On March 14 Eintracht Frankfurt beat Inter Milan 1-0 to qualify for the Quarter-finals of the Europa League, this result left Frankfurt the only German team left in any of the European competitions. This small resurgence of the team began at the end of last season where they beat Bayern Munich 3-1 to win the […]

Is the MLS really a retirement league anymore?

The MLS started 23 years ago, and only contained 10 franchises. However, in the current MLS season it is easy to see that there are still players who could be considered to be on the decline in their career. This includes players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wayne Rooney and Nani, the MLS has also seen […]

Ajax and Lyon, 2 Young teams on the unfortunate verge of success in modern football

Currently, in Europe’s top 5 leagues there are 3 teams who are averaging an age of less than 25.5. One of these is Borussia Dortmund, who are currently catching headlines due to their high position in the Bundesliga. Recently, however, Ajax have stood out more since their result against Real Madrid in the Champions League. […]