The Neymar Effect : A fantasy future based on the world’s record transfer fee

Neymar’s world record transfer is sure to have a ripple effect on football for years to come. However, if one were to speculate and build a fantasy world, what domino effect would this transfer really have on Europe’s top leagues? For a select number of clubs, we can only imagine…. The Transfer Window Real Madrid

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Did Carlo Ancelotti deserve to be sacked by Real Madrid?

Real Madrid had just won the European Cup but within days, the manager had been sacked. Despite it being the fourth European Cup on the bounce – and Luis Carniglia’s second – the Argentine born manager did not keep his job. His fault; he had refused to play Ferenc Puskas in the final of the

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Champions League Final: Real Madrid face Atletico in a Derby for the Ages

Down the Paseo do Prado stands two monuments that have been adopted as symbols by Madrid’s two fondest football clubs. To the north is the Cibeles fountain, where the goddess Cybele sits upon a chariot, majestically pulled by two lions. Further south is the fuente de Neptuno, the god of the sea watching over the

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The Sign of Four : Carlo Ancelotti

After the retirements of Jupp Heynckes and Sir Alex Ferguson, it seems that the most experienced manager left in the competition who can boast some level of Champions League success is Carlo Ancelotti. But far from experience, the Italian manager brings so much more to Real Madrid. His tactical awareness has meant that he is

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