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Neville Out of Luck at Valencia but Justifiably Sacked

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Neville Out of Luck at Valencia but Justifiably Sacked “I would have liked to continue the work I started, but I understand that we are in a business based on results and in 28 games we have seen 10 wins, seven draws and 11 defeats, which is not the level demanded by me or by this club,” Neville said in the wake of his sacking as Valencia ma...

Bale and Madrid Must Improve Away Fortunes in Saturday's Clasico

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Bale and Madrid Must Improve Away Fortunes in Saturday's Clasico It’s ironic that Barcelona’s first match following the passing of club legend Johan Cruyff will be El Clasico. The Dutchman is heavily credited with changing the fortunes of the club, helping them to domestic glory in his debut season at Camp Nou, before returning as manager in 1988 to o...

Player Focus: Majestic Modric Essential in Zidane's Real Madrid Setup

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Player Focus: Majestic Modric Essential in Zidane's Real Madrid Setup When the famous Champions League music rung out ahead of PSG’s welcome of Chelsea and Benfica’s win over Zenit St. Petersburg, it was a welcome reminder that the top club competition in Europe is indeed back. With European football gracing our screens for the next two weeks, the best pla...

WhoScored.com now available in Spanish

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WhoScored.com now available in Spanish WhoScored.com is pleased to announce the website is now available in Spanish.As part of our ambition to become multi-lingual, WhoScored.com is also planning to diversify and have the website accessible across other languages in the near future.You can choose between the English and the Spanish versi...

Player Focus: Will Roberto's Playing Time Drop After End of Barca's Transfer Ban?

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Player Focus: Will Roberto's Playing Time Drop After End of Barca's Transfer Ban? Last week, when Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid’s transfer bans were confirmed, teams across Europe will have felt their heart in their mouth. While the ban prevents both teams from making new signings for 12 months, they still have the remaining two weeks of the transfer window to bring in ad...

Team Focus: Problems To Address For Neville As Pressure Builds on Winless Valencia

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Team Focus: Problems To Address For Neville As Pressure Builds on Winless Valencia Valencia’s latest performance under Gary Neville was so dire that it prompted Rayo Vallecano manager Paco Jemez to reveal he would’ve hung himself in the dressing room had they left the Balearic coast empty handedon Sunday. Paco Alcacer’s late strike ensured Valencia avoided furthe...

Player Focus: Are Football Fans Now Witnessing Lionel Messi at his Peak?

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Player Focus: Are Football Fans Now Witnessing Lionel Messi at his Peak? For a man surrounded by so many frantic people on Monday night in the Zurich Kongresshaus mixed zone, Leo Messi was conspicuously serene. He looked every bit like an athlete content with his latest conquest, even if he immediately insisted he still wanted more.The last year was perhaps the perfect d...

Player Focus: Ronaldo's Disappointing Outings Against La Liga's Best

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Player Focus: Ronaldo's Disappointing Outings Against La Liga's Best Real Madrid’s decision to dismiss Rafa Benitez came as a relief to many of the fans and the majority of the squad. Over recent months, a number of players had voiced their discontent at the Spaniard’s workings and while president Florentino Perez backed Benitez publically until the end, ...

Player Focus: Unassuming Busquets Crucial to Barcelona in Saturday's Clasico

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Player Focus: Unassuming Busquets Crucial to Barcelona in Saturday's Clasico As the minutes tick towards this weekend’s Clasico, it presents a number of players with the perfect chance to make himself an instant hero. The hotly contested meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona is the most watched football match in the world and Saturday’s installment could inde...

Player Focus: Neymar Now Rightly Considered Among Football's Elite

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Player Focus: Neymar Now Rightly Considered Among Football's Elite El Clásico. Arguably football’s biggest match returns for its latest installment this weekend as the top two in La Liga - Barcelona and Real Madrid - do battle once more. With this clash of the titans going down at the Bernabeu, it’s Los Blancos who hold home advantage, though tha...