Michael Rice

Julian Álvarez arrived at Manchester City before a certain Norwegian striker. Yet, all the Citizens, and the rest of the Premier League, gave the acclaim to Erling Haaland. This is by no means a slight on Álvarez. Rather, Haaland provides major news worldwide. Manchester City spent a fee around $17 million to River Plate in […]

There has been lively activity in the French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, with Ben Brereton Díaz among the possible names to join the club. The change this summer is both good and bad. Manager Christophe Galtier departed after guiding the club to the Europa Conference League qualifiers. In his stead, Lucien Favre takes over […]

After just one game, Southampton has the same concerns in this Premier League season. To be fair, it is one game, and the Saints faced a Tottenham side that finished third a season ago. This summer, Southampton acquired a number of replacements. Many of those newcomers started against Tottenham in the eventual 4-1 loss. Debutantes […]

After suffering relegation a season ago, Vincent Kompany arrives at Turf Moor to take Burnley back to the Premier League. However, as is so often the case, that race to the top flight for the 24 teams in the Championship is the most brutal challenge in the English pyramid. The reward is the most prosperous […]