Category: Planet Football

Despite struggling for form this season, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked full of confidence during a recent Arsenal training session. Aubameyang has failed to live up to his own high standards this term, scoring nine goals in 24 Premier League appearances. He was also dropped to the bench for their north London derby win against Tottenham after reporting late to the Emirates […]

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Despite being renowned for his impressive work off the ball, Liverpool‘s James Milner showcased his impressive skills during Liverpool training. With the help of the Boring James Milner Twitter account, Milner has become characterised as steady and reliable rather than flashy.  “It’s typical of him that he sets another standard for a lot of other players,” Jurgen […]

Read More… from Watch: James Milner embarrasses Nat Phillips in training

For a couple of Zinedine Zidane’s five seasons at Real Madrid, the main camera angle for the coverage of the Spanish giant’s home games made the French midfielder look like he had gone for a trim with a picture of Friar Tuck in his hand, looked at the barber and asked, “One of those please, […]

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With their ability to prise open an opposition’s backline, top-quality creative players are currently in high demand from European clubs. Looking through the data on WhoScored, we’ve picked out the top 10 players who make the most key passes per 90 minutes in Europe’s top five leagues, filtering out any players that have played fewer than 500 minutes […]

Read More… from Europe’s top 10 chance creators 2020-21: Grealish, KDB & more

You can imagine Lionel Messi made up his mind about leaving Barcelona at some point during their humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich. It was difficult to look at the institutional and on-field crisis at Barcelona – not to mention Philippe Coutinho appearing off the bench and score twice against his parent club – and blame Messi for wanting […]

Read More… from No wonder Leo Messi loves Pedri when he can pass like this

Unable to get our fix of grassroots football for so much of the past year, there have no doubt been moments for us all when we’ve let our inner fantasies run wild. Whether it be volleying a scrunched up piece of work into the bin with the panache of Tony Yeboah or dribbling a stray […]

Read More… from FC Not Alone offering football to all to help improve mental health

The synergy, the interplay, the telepathic understanding of where the other is at all times. There’s something wonderful about a perfectly functioning strike partnership. They can come in many shapes and sizes, but a perfectly harmonious duo at the top end of the pitch can elevate a good team and make it thrilling. Especially, it […]

Read More… from Look away Chelsea: Lukaku & KDB are the scariest duo on Earth

Europe’s major leagues may have had a week off due to the international break, but there was still plenty of exciting action around the world. Robert Lewandowski and Harry Kane carried their excellent club form onto the international stage, while Didier Drogba’s son made us feel incredibly old. We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the […]

Read More… from 17 things we loved this wkend: Lukaku, Kane, Martial, Lewy

Kylian Mbappe was ignored by France teammate Anthony Martial after replacing him during their World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan. The world champions secured their first win of qualification but were made to work hard for their 2-0 success by a stubborn Kazakhstani side. Martial was recalled to the starting lineup after Thursday’s draw with Ukraine […]

Read More… from Watch: Martial ignores Mbappe during France substitution