Jack Rigelsford

With the Winter transfer window now shut we’re left pondering who has done the best business. January is a notoriously tough month to find and buy players but 2020 has proven prudent for many with an array of young talent earning interest from Europes elite. Today FootballManagerStory.com analyse the best wonderkids to land a big […]

Sports science has had a huge impact on soccer over the past few years, with its various strands changing many aspects within the game. The days were players would simply run around a pitch for hours on end to boost their endurance levels are long gone, with modern coaches taking a much more technical approach […]

The highlight of the women’s FA Cup fifth round draw on Monday saw fourth-tier giant killers Ipswich Town travel to holders Manchester City in February. Ipswich produced the shock of the fourth-round games with a win away to Huddersfield. This is the first time the club’s history that they have reached the last-16. The Tractor […]

Professional football is a very lucrative business, with many clubs at the top level generating massive revenues every year. According to Deloitte, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United are the three richest clubs in the world, with each pulling in revenues of more than €660 million in 2018. There are three main areas where clubs […]

Real Betis continued their disappointing start to the new La Liga season with a 5-2 defeat at Barcelona on Sunday. However, there were plenty of signs during the game that a return to winning ways should not be too far away. Having agreed a lucrative new sponsorship deal with easyMarkets during the summer, hopes were […]

The English Premier League has a history of a few top tier teams being dominant each year. Typically these teams rotate in strength, and in the standings. There is no doubt that Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool have been the consistent top tier teams that have dominated the Premier League during its existence. But […]

Ever since he arrived at Elland Road in June 2018, Marcelo Bielsa has hardly ever been out of the headlines. First there was the great run of success he brought to the club. Next, there was his notorious bucket that he chose to sit on pitch-side during matches instead of in the more traditional manager’s […]

The race to win this season’s Premier League Golden Boot is expected to be another thriller, with plenty of top players harbouring genuine hopes of winning the prestigious prize. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finished top of the pile last time around, each netting 22 goals during the campaign. Sergio Aguero finished one […]

Manchester City and Liverpool kicked-off the new Premier League campaign expecting to be at the forefront of the battle for this season’s title. City recovered from a 10-point deficit last term to deservedly overhaul Liverpool on the run-in and secure their second successive league championship. Both clubs had a busy summer, undertaking intensive training and […]

A single match in the Premier League can often be about 100 different stories, with drama unfolding in every substitution, every hard tackle and every cross and counter. You can see the fates of managers and players depending upon how everything falls into place and what is the eventual result. The pinnacle football tournament of […]

The 2019/20 Premier League season kicks-off in August with Manchester City aiming to win the title for a third successive year. City claimed last season’s title by a point from Liverpool, with Chelsea a further 25 points adrift in third place. Tottenham Hotspur claimed the final Champions League qualification spot, while Arsenal and Manchester United […]

Manchester United will head into the 2019/20 Premier League season eager to prove they remain a force to be reckoned with in England. United finished sixth last season, 32 points behind champions Manchester City after a hugely disappointing campaign. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already set about reshaping his squad, but he still has plenty […]

The African Cup of Nations, the continent’s biggest football showpiece, is underway in Egypt. It kicked off on June 21 after a spectacular opening ceremony. The hosts, Egypt, went on to beat Zimbabwe by a lone goal in the first game of the tournament. Matches continue to play across the six groups and now Nigeria […]

The 2019 Women’s World Cup promises to be an exciting affair, with a host of teams in with a genuine chance of lifting the prestigious trophy. The action gets underway in Paris on June 7 as hosts France go head-to-head with South Korea and will culminate in the final in Lyon on July 7. The […]

Football fans are set to enjoy an action-packed summer in 2019, with a plethora of tournaments taking place across the world. International football dominates the schedule, with UEFA Nations League Finals and Africa Cup of Nations amongst the upcoming events taking place. Read on as we look at what you can watch and where you […]