After coming close to being eliminated from Euro 2020 in the group stages, Denmark has been in splendid form, registering comprehensive victories against Russia and Wales. The Danes defeated Russia 4-1 to finish second in Group B on goal difference, and progressed to the Round of 16, where they thrashed Wales 4-0 on Saturday. Now,…

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Benfica decided to go against the grain and reclaim what was rightfully theirs. After falling short to Porto in the league for the second time in three years, the club, in an attempt to curry favor with president Luís Filipe Vieira before the upcoming elections, engineered the biggest…

Dutch players have come and gone from the Premier League, some have been a roaring success like Dennis Bergkamp or Robin van Persie, some not so much like Nigel de Jong but in the summer of 2015 when Manchester United splashed out £25million on the Dutch sensation Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven on the insistence…

It’s Christmas 2019, and a man walks into a bar and opens his briefcase. He tells everyone in that bar that he has £50,000 to spend and wants to purchase something then and there. Every man and woman in the bar approaches him with an idea; however, only a few stick out to the savvy…

The group of death delivered. In a helter-skelter final group matchday France, Portugal, Germany and party spoilers Hungary tussled for qualification to the last 16 of the Euros. Questionable penalties, goalkeeper errors and midfield masterclasses were some of the subplots on Thursday night as the curtain was brought down on highly entertaining fixtures of group…

The Dutch Eredivisie has always been renowned for producing highly talented individuals over the years. It has acted as a feeder league for most of the other big European heavyweights. However, not all the promising young talents that come out of the Eredivisie have fulfilled their potential. In recent years, very few notable and productive…

The transfer market has seen some crazy times, and with the emergence of young talent around the world big teams are not afraid to spend the big bucks to get the player they want. Last year, the eyes were focused on Kai Havertz, a 21-year-old German attacking midfielder who played for Bayer Leverkusen and joined…

As Marcellus contemplates the future with Horatio, he proclaims that there is “something rotten in the state of Denmark”, whether that be a hint to some sort of fraternal backstabbing at the crown level or an overly pessimistic De rød-hvide fan, that decision is yours to make. Even those who are most opposed to a…

Poland will be opening its Euro 2020 campaign on June 14 when it faces Slovakia at the Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg, Russia and naturally most of the attention will be on star striker and captain Robert Lewandowski. Although the Bayern Munich striker has been scoring goals at an outstanding rate, one of the Biało-czerwoni…

Robert Lewandowski    Right, let’s get it out of the way quickly. Because, curiously, it seems like the rest of Europe hasn’t quite registered what Robert Lewandowski (who’s known for scoring goals, you know), managed to achieve this season.  In the last 365 days, across all big five leagues and in Europe, Lewandowski has the…