Barcelona legend returns to homeland (Video)

After his miraculous recovery from a liver transplant in April 2012, and his return to playing first team football with Barcelona a year later, it was a huge surprise when the Spanish club announced that they weren't going to offer an extension to his contract at the end of this season.

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Is this the end of Spanish dominance?

As soon as the final whistle went at the Allianz Arena and Bayern Munich began celebrating their emphatic 4-0 win over Barcelona, the knives were already being sharpened and journalists were declaring that we were witnessing the end of an era. Spanish football, both at national and international level, has been leading the way over the last five years and 'tiki taka' had become a recognised style of play idolised by the rest of the football world. Could one game change all the believers into thinking that German football was now number one?

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The rise and fall: Dawn of a new era for the Bundesliga

Champions league semi-finals have been absolutely nail biting entertainment. Although neither of the results were expected by the fans of any of the four teams and yet, that does not stop the endless celebration for the first leg victories for the German teams. Each game shall be dissected and we can see exactly how Spanish football reign of terror in the Champions league has come to an alarming halt. 

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Top 3 left backs in world football

I'm sure many won't agree with the order or with the left backs selected in this list but here are what I consider to be the top three left backs in the world.

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Is Ashley Cole worth the money Chelsea are paying him?

Last week it was confirmed that Ashley Cole has signed a one year extension to his current contract with Chelsea, ending months of speculation that he would be following team-mate Frank Lampard out of the exit door at Stamford Bridge this summer.

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Barcelona Vs Real Madrid : At The Back

One of the hardest questions I have ever been asked, in terms of football, was this:

‘Who has the better squad, Barcelona or Real Madrid?’

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Euro 2012 dream team

There we have it, 31 games in 23 days, some great football, some red cards, some goal line controversy, an England Quarter Final exit on penalties and, of course, a Spanish victory.

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Not quite the Armada

Surprise, surprise, Spain are through to the quarter finals of Euro 2012, having qualified as group winners. They have amassed 7 points, but, perhaps ominously, they haven't played that well in 2 of the games, the Ireland game being the exception.

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