Matt Jones

After a festive period that sees some divisions wind down and other leagues ramp things up, domestic soccer gets back to the regular grind again this weekend. The FA Cup will take center stage in England and there are a couple of standout clashes to enjoy this weekend from that iconic competition. In addition, there […]

Just hours on from Real Madrid’s decision to part ways with manager Rafael Benitez and replace him with Zinedine Zidane, rumors started to gather pace about what personnel will be make up the Frenchman’s side at the Santiago Bernabeu. Intriguingly, various reports suggested the man who has arguably been Los Blancos’ standout player this term, […]

The top section of the Premier League makes for pretty remarkable reading at this late point of the calendar year, with surprise leaders and sluggish champions. This weekend, the last before the calendar becomes convoluted with festive fixtures, will tell us plenty about the credentials of this season's title challengers. Vibrant leaders Leicester City travel […]

When Quique Sanchez Flores took over at Watford in the summer, many expected the club's direction to change. He’s an exotic name, after all, and having managed Atletico Madrid to the UEFA Europa League crown in 2010, Flores came with a stellar reputation. Free-flowing, continental soccer was anticipated at Vicarage Road. But the former Valencia […]

Naturally, Real Madrid and Barcelona have hogged the spotlight in La Liga this term. The struggles of Rafael Benitez, the form of Neymar, the erratic play of Cristiano Ronaldo and an emphatic 4-0 win for Barca over their great rivals have been prominent in the Spanish press during the early stages of the campaign. The […]

Serie A takes center stage this weekend, with four of the top five sides in the Italian top flight squaring off in what’s likely to be a bumper Sunday of soccer. Aside from those clashes, set to make a big impact on which teams are to be considered genuine challengers for the Scudetto, there are […]

Romelu Lukaku is brilliant. There are few who will deny the fact now. You only need to delve into statistics surrounding the young to realize that. The striker scored 100 career goals quicker than the likes of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Earlier this term, he notched his 50th Premier League goal, with […]

“Eddie had a dream,” sung the hordes of Bournemouth fans tucked into the corner of Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening. And for many of the 3,000 visiting supporters, this would have been a fantasy realized, as they celebrated a shock 1-0 win over Chelsea. Regardless of the troubles endured by the Blues this season, this […]

The curtain will come down on another gripping MLS season on Sunday evening, with the competition finale capping off what’s going to be a wonderful weekend of action across the globe. It’s one which begins on Friday, with two of Italy’s most illustrious names facing off in what should be a cracking contest. On Saturday, […]

Anyone who has played soccer at any level will be familiar with certain truisms entrenched in the fabric of the game. At the highest levels of the game, though, the basic traits we're taught as we learn the game — closing down opponents, working as a unit, springing into shape — haven't always applied in […]

A Premier League record could be broken on Saturday afternoon, in a repeat of a fixture last season that produced one of the most thrilling games the competition has ever seen. That match is one of two from English football’s top flight, which feature on our list this week. The second also produced a storming […]

There's another stellar weekend of soccer in store from around the world, as domestic action returns for a significant spell after the final international break of 2015. And what better way to kickstart our weekend of action than with arguably the biggest club soccer game anywhere in the world, El Clasico. If that wasn't enough […]

It’s difficult to grasp many salient takeaways after under-21 international matches, but in the case of Everton’s Gerard Deulofeu, whose hat trick and pair of assists in Spain's 5-1 win against Georgia were followed by a brace in Croatia five days later, a pair of glittering showings were indicative of his very recent rise. As one […]

The season, so far Ninth place is probably where most would expect Everton to be come the end of the season, so the team’s current standing in the table, occupying the aforementioned spot, could constitute an average start. It merits some degree of progress. After the dreary 2014-15 term, Roberto Martinez has made positive strides as […]

Everton's best starting XI of all time allows us to choose from a number of names. This is our XI of the Merseyside club's best players. Everton's best starting XI of all time (GK) Neville Southall Undisputedly, the finest man to ever don the goalkeeper’s jersey for Everton, Neville Southall’s career with the club spanned […]