QPR's intercontinental lineup

Looking at the players that have arrived at Loftus Road in the last couple of seasons, it’s easy to wonder how QPR can find themselves at the bottom end of the Premier League.

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Can Atletico Madrid really challenge the Big Two in La Liga?

It’s a pattern that is more often than not set in stone. La Liga’s top two pulling away from the ‘best of the rest’ as Catalan giants Barcelona and capital side Madrid set the pace for the Primera Division. However, it isn’t the Madrid side that would historically spring to mind.

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Clarence Seedorf - The General (Video)

With a CV that boasts above the majority of professional footballers, Clarence Seedorf has continually impressed throughout an accomplished 20-year career.

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Bale wanted at Madrid... By Modric (Video)

Gareth Bale has accredited himself as one of the most valuable assets on the planet and has this week been the focus in an interview with Real Madrid star Luka Modric.

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Ronaldo prepares for landmark century of caps (Video)

Remarkably at the age of just 27, Cristiano Ronaldo is set to reach 100 appearances for Portugal in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland in Portugal. Such has been Ronaldo’s enduring brilliance at club level, it is easy to forget just how long the Real Madrid man has been on the international stage.

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CR7 to enter the ton club. (Video)

Love him or loathe him, Cristiano Ronaldo is actually going to pick up his 100th cap for Portugal tomorrow night. 

How in cats hell has he managed that?! I hear you cry. Probably the same way Lukas Podolski has surpassed the century marker for Germany.

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Are Bayern Munich becoming a Celtic of the Bundesliga? (VIDEO)

They have been and are still regarded as a European supreme in club football. Bayern Munich year in year out are seen as one of the best teams in Europe. In my eyes in the Champions League Bayern Munich are as much of a threat to English teams as Barcelona and Real Madrid are.

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Unbelievable Tekkers! (Video)

If you want to see a fantastically finished goal courtesy of Romania then step this way…

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Did he or didn't he? (Video)

Tom Cleverly probably wasn't being that honest in his post-match interview when he told reporters that he 'had a look up' and fired in Manchester United's third goal against Newcastle on Sunday, as opposed to what is closer to the real truth; he was sending in a cross for van Persie.

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It’s time for Christian Eriksen to produce on the big stage (Video)

Christian Eriksen is undoubtedly a fantastic talent. You would not be scoring eight goals and producing 21 assists in a title-winning side, even in the Dutch league, without being a superb technician. Indeed, his form, which is shown in the video below, has rightly captured the attention of Europe’s biggest clubs, most notably it seems Manchester United in their search for a creative midfield spark that isn’t Paul Scholes.

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Why Jose Mourinho would be perfect for Manchester United

So Jose Mourinho has announced that he is to return to England and the Premier League when he leaves Real Madrid and while he may deny that he plans to replace Sir Alex Ferguson when he eventually retires at Manchester United, consensus is growing that the “Special One” will take up the reins at Old Trafford.

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I’ll always have a soft spot for Guti (Video)

A conversation emerged on Twitter early on Friday evening about understated capabilities of a former Real Madrid star.

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Remembering "Il Fenomeno" (Video)

The news broke this week that Ronaldo, the “old” Ronaldo, or the “fat” Ronaldo as he is now known was joining a Brazilian reality TV show centred on weight loss. The man who was nicknamed “Il Fenomeno” or the Phenomenon while at Inter Milan openly admitted upon his retirement that he ‘had lost control of his body’. It appears that since hanging up his boots, the Brazilian has been unable to retain much of that lost control.

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Does a “right way” of playing football exist?

One of the most interesting aspects of the modern day game is how different managers implement different tactics and styles of play.

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Have Real Madrid handed Barcelona the title? (Video)

Many would think it would be crazy to talk about Real Madrid’s poor start to the season having already cost them the La Liga title so early on into the season. But with the force of Barcelona and the fact that they rarely falter once they frequently start picking up points, Madrid’s defence of the title has gone before it has even started.

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