Dream Team FC

FRONT LINES

The Man United-ification of Man City set them on the path to world domination

FRONT LINES

Wait, hang on... is this a League Two club actually being run well?

TUG OF WAR

Real Madrid and Barcelona's power struggle should be entertaining, not toxic

In recent times, Los Blancos have been the best team in Europe without being the best team in Spain

MEH

Lionel Messi is winning La Liga on his own - and it's not even a big deal

HARDENED

Three of football's fiercest rivalries gave Erik Lamela a unique competitive edge

BRÖTHERS

Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund are more inherently linked than ever before

Will the underdogs prevail in both title races?

FACTORY

Oleksandr Zinchenko is the latest midfielder to be converted under Pep Guardiola

CENTURY

Mateo Kovacic might well be the most confusing footballer on the planet

GOOSEBUMPS

Remembering 19-year-old Lionel Messi's first career hat-trick in El Clasico

The look on Ronaldinho's face said it all...

BACKHEEL

Sadio Mane is better than Mohamed Salah and no statistics can tell me otherwise

MIRROR IMAGE

AC Milan's latest heroes are giving us a dose of nostalgia

SMILE

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the would-be Golden Boot winner who always put United first

Did the baby-faced assassin's playing days give him the perfect footballing education?

EXPIRING

Watching Luis Suarez miss chances is painful because legends decline differently

OLD HABITS

How a £92m world beater effectively went missing for the last five months

BANTERSNATCH

Choose your own Premier League winner and endure the terrible consequences

Liverpool, Spurs and Man City's fate is in your hands...

IGOTSOL

Marcus Rashford closing the gap on Kylian Mbappe is credit to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

PUNISHED

Chelsea's treatment of Hudson-Odoi since January is exactly why he wanted a move

LEGACY

Even when Ajax lose they win, such is their influence within football

You can always count on Ajax to come up trumps in some shape or form

RIMPIANTO

How Inter allowed Italy's most exciting prospect to slip through their fingers

COME ON DOWN!

The Mid-Table Riddle — which teams from 7th to 12th are actually good?

SPLASH

Man City need to spend another £80million on full-backs to reach the next level

Kyle Walker, Benjamin Mendy and Danilo all arrived in the summer of 2017 but Pep Guardiola's full-back problem still lingers

GOAT HERDER

From Lionel Messi's natural heir to Cristiano Ronaldo's shadow

SERB STAR

The Bundesliga youngster outscoring Robert Lewandowski and impressing Barcelona

BLOCK

Can Atletico Madrid recreate their unprecedented chess game of 2016 against Juventus?

Don't expect fireworks to fly when two of Europe's best defences meet in the Champions League round of 16 tie

VENGEANCE

From Man United 'f****' to seeking sweet Old Trafford revenge

SIX-YARD BOX

Man City have mastered the devilishly difficult art of scoring open goals

BYE

Farewell to Marouane Fellaini: the most triggering footballer in Premier League history

You thought you were better than him. We all did. Well who's laughing now?

ZEHN

Marco Reus' reinvention as a No10 suggests he could have been a more-loved Mesut Ozil

Capitán

An ode to Dani Parejo - one of football's most undervalued talents

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

In celebration of Diego Godin; the ACTUAL best defender of the 2010s

"There is a subtle distinction between best defender and best centre-back..."

DNA

In De Jong to Barcelona the universe has managed to produce the perfect transfer

UNIQUE

Jesse Lingard should be cherished for making the beautiful game even more glorious

LE ROI

Remembering Thierry Henry's record-breaking season of Premier League assists

Plenty have tried but no player has matched the Frenchman's tally of 20 assists in one season

TEMPO

The disrespect shown towards Jorginho is exactly why we didn't deserve Paul Scholes

30+

Dani Alves moves into PSG's midfield as Marcelo finds himself on Real Madrid's bench

GOAT

Mousa Dembele was the world-class midfielder who couldn't really pass, shoot or tackle

Mousa Dembele may well be the most unorthodox footballer ever to grace the Premier League

THE HANG OVER

What on earth has happened to the World Cup's breakout star?

TOUGH LOVE

Diego Simeone's school of hard knocks can unlock the Alvaro Morata enigma

BLEAT

31-year-old Lionel Messi has reached a new peak — a look at illogical brilliance

What else should we expect from a player who has always raged against impossibility?

BONJOUR

Bayern Munich could boast the most exciting defence in Europe next season

GIANTS

How Real Madrid should line up next season if they want to be a force once more

LUXURIES

A tale of two lost geniuses at the biggest two clubs on the planet

Perhaps the two most eye-catching midfielders on the planet are currently warming the bench

DON

A letter of appreciation to Cesc Fabregas as Mr Reinvention reinvents himself again

HUNGOVER

These England stars World Cup hangovers might just be normality from now on

?

How does a country with a smaller population than Oman keep producing brilliant strikers?

Alvaro Recoba, Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Cristhian Stuani and now Maxi Gomez. What do they feed them in Uruguay?

BITTERSWEET

Marcus Rashford blossoming into a number nine could be bad news for England

RISKY

Will Mario Balotelli ever find footballing peace?

JACKPOT

Here's why Juventus are paying indecipherable Aaron Ramsey £400,000-a-week

The Welshman divides opinion like few others, but the Old Lady are clearly convinced

Déjà vu

Guendouzi's confidence has teleported me back to watching a young Fabregas

BENCH BOYS

Alexis Sanchez leaves Mesut Ozil in the dark in showdown of the alienated

TIMELY

Dele Alli is the man for the big occasion when the doubters start circling

And he's still feelin' 22...

TAKE YOUR PICK

Which of these 7 strikers is the answer to Chelsea's most obvious problem?

;-o

The Champions League knockout rounds are going to double up as an epic audition process

MO

Mesut Ozil is suffering the same fate most great playmakers eventually go through

Running the side one minute, distrusted the next. That's just the way of life for a playmaker

#DEBATE

How many of Liverpool's current invincibles would get in Arsenal's invincible side?

BITE

Is the best midfielder in La Liga this season going to be Arsenal's ace in the hole?

UTILITY MAN

Roberto Firmino is an irreplaceable 24 carat gold Swiss Army Knife

You could play Roberto Firmino at right-back and he'd probably be the best in the world

GAME CHANGER

More football clubs need to start taking an interest in esports

Gaming

SOLO MISSION

Ranking every Premier League club by how much of a one-man team they are

WENGBACK

Remembering Arsene Wenger's spell as interim Man United manager

Life has a funny way of coming full circle

Comedy

ALL SMILES

Paul Pogba hospitalised with a broken jaw after laughing for 12 hours straight

Comedy

OVERHAUL

A three-point plan which can restore Man United to their former glory

PIG HEAD

A reverse Luis Figo could give Isco the fresh start his talent deserves

The 'next Andres Iniesta' was booed by Real Madrid fans on Wednesday... are you thinking what we're thinking?

JOYPAD

Ousmane Dembele is the playground footballer in the PlayStation team

OVER

Both Raheem Sterling and Thorgan Hazard missed Panenka penalties in the exact same way

STARMAN

Josef Martinez's MLS redemption after failing to make the grade in Europe

The Venezuelan tore MLS apart this season

SWOOP

Frenkie de Jong is the latest transfer target to swerve Man City — but do they care?

GOATOFF

Let's take a moment to dissect Pele's brutal takedown of Lionel Messi

SHADOWS

Thorgan Hazard's career path is starting to look a lot like Kevin De Bruyne's

Out of Eden's shadow and into KDB's

NEW MAN

From rock bottom in Spain to making the Premier League look easy

'SCUM'

A fierce and historic rivalry is set to be reignited — what does it mean to fans?

THANK YOU, NEXT

Re-ranking the 30 nominees for the 2018 Ballon d'Or so it's not a shambles

Football is a game of opinions but sorry, there have not been four players better than Lionel Messi this year

IN(IESTA)FLUENCER

Luka Modric has Andres Iniesta to thank for winning the Ballon d'Or

TURNAROUND

Remembering when Luka Modric was named worst signing of the year

CLUTCH

Didier Drogba's legacy is inflated by goals we remember - and that's absolutely fine

The man for the big occasion, but not every occasion

WHAT NOW?

Mesut Ozil - the biggest loser in Unai Emery's Arsenal revolution

R11

What was it like playing with Rivaldo during the latter stages of his sparkling career?

DECORATED

Paulo Lopes ended his Benfica career with more trophies than appearances

All for the club he spent his life supporting

OUTKAST

Dmytro Chygrynskiy explains what it's like to get on Pep Guardiola's bad side

2-7-2

Here's how PSG would look if Thiago Motta implemented his revolutionary tactic

BOY WONDER

Wrighty Meets... Fulham's 18-year-old sensation Ryan Sessegnon

In the first episode of Dream Team's Wrighty Meets series, Ian Wright chats to Fulham starlet Ryan Sessegnon over a game of pool

Videos

GOAT

Diego Maradona is the style icon all Hypebeasts should bow down to and worship

Exclusive

GUNNER FOREVER

Luis Boa Morte exclusive: 'Arsenal is the only club in England for Wenger'

MIND THE GAP

The Premier League has lost the very thing that once made it so entertaining

Upsets are rare these days, 6-0 thrashings are far more common

TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO

Brahim Diaz's imminent exit means it's Phil Foden or bust for Man City

FINE MARGINS

How Alvaro Morata's late miss won this man Dream Team Weekender

MADNESS

How Andre Villas-Boas went from Porto's invincibles to rally driving in Peru

The Portuguese hot-shot was once Europe's most promising manager, but now he's a rookie racing driver

GAME CHANGER

Arsenal have uncovered the next N'Golo Kante and they've needed him for years

SPRAY

How many current Premier League no.10s have a worse range of passing than Ederson?

SKY IS THE LIMIT

How Christian Pulisic is guiding Sancho's development into a world beater

The Borussia Dortmund trailblazer expects Jadon Sancho to become a star of European football

120

Forget the faux outrage, football send-offs are a right of passage in most countries

MISSED CHANCES

David Brooks is the latest promising talent to slip through England's net

FEUD

Dejan Lovren's obsession with Sergio Ramos is evidence of a wicked inferiority complex

The Croatian centre-back does himself no favours...

COTTAGED

Fulham's dream promotion has fast unravelled into a Premier League nightmare

MAKING GAINS

The 11 most improved players on Dream Team so far this season

FINE WINE

The amount of quality centre-backs France can call upon right now is ludicrous

Has Gareth Southgate checked if any of these lot have an English grandmother?

SAT DOWN

The exact moment Joe Hart's career started to unravel before his eyes

HE'S BACK

Wayne Rooney's England recall is the perfect send off for a legend

DOWN IN STYLE

Adam Lallana has mastered the art of being beautifully counterproductive

The Liverpool midfielder is struggling to fit into a system that has outgrown him

SACKED

Who is really to blame for Real Madrid's disastrous start? Not Julen Lopetegui...

REHEARSE

Barcelona can learn from Real Madrid's start to life after Cristiano Ronaldo

OUTCAST

Ousmane Dembele and Barcelona were a match made in heaven - so what's gone wrong?

The Frenchman has been linked with a January move away from Camp Nou, so what's happened to the youngster who was signed as a replacement for Neymar last year?

PREDATOR

How Mauro Icardi ignored the modern way to become Europe's best poacher

GRINTA

Why Fernandinho is, for me, the most underrated footballer in Premier League history

FALSE 9

Trick-or-treaters terrify locals by dressing up as 'Romelu Lukaku's first touch'

Many Mancunians are already calling it the 'scariest costume all time'

Comedy

SUCCESSOR

7 players who could eventually replace Fernandinho in Man City's midfield

CLARIFICATION

Here's what you're getting terribly wrong about player comparisons

HERMANOS

How a sibling rivalry was the real story of Inter's famous win over Barcelona

During the 2009/2010 season, two brothers - Diego and Gabriel Milito - faced off against one another for a place in the Champions League final

Quiz:

Can you name these countries' sole Premier League representatives?

F*** OFF MOURINHO

Have Chelsea fans forgotten who their greatest manager of all time is?

GRAVEYARD

Everton are acting as a rehabilitation centre for Barcelona's unwanted stars

The Toffees were laughed at for signing Barca's three worst players in the summer

WIZARD

If you think Mesut Ozil isn't world-class then perhaps football isn't for you

MES-MERIC

Has Mesut Ozil put himself back on your Dream Team radar?

CLIQUES

How many of Pep's current Man City squad would make his iconic Barcelona 08/09 XI?

Carles Puyol or John Stones? Sergio Busquets or Fernandinho? Decisions, decisions

OVERLOOKED

9 Premier League legends you won't believe never won Player of the Month

STICKY

Reliving the moment David De Gea went from Man United flop to world class superstar

NOT HAD ANUFF YET

Jobi McAnuff: From shirt swaps with Messi to Maidenhead away

Few players can claim to have had the longevity of Leyton Orient captain Jobi McAnuff... and he insists he's still got time on his side

LOVE OF THE GAME

Leyton Orient documentary: Watch part two of Dream Team’s exclusive series

NON-LEAGUE DAY

Ominous pigeons, free beers, and the worst haircut of all time

REGRETS

Neymar's hopes of a Barcelona redemption are desperate and tragically futile

You can't turn back time, no matter who you are.

LEGACY

Which current players have a decent chance of becoming their country's top scorer?

REDUCED

7 forwards who scored loads at club level but surprisingly few for their countries

TEA

Football is a game of opinions but if you don't rate Sergio Busquets you're just wrong

Sergio Busquets was good enough for Andres Iniesta and Xavi, which is good enough for us

TRANSFORMATION

The 'next Steven Gerrard' is now a centre back close to an England call up

VA VA BLIMEY

Remembering Thierry Henry's first season as Arsenal manager

LACABANG

Dream Team's Star Men of 2018/19 so far: Alexandre Lacazette

Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has been in whirlwind form in front of goal

FINISH

Remembering when a beach ball outscored Robinho in the 2009/10 Premier League season

MERCI

Remembering the Arsenal Champions League starting XI that should have ended football

DROPPING SOON

Mesut Ozil, Luis Suarez, and other football rap albums

Is this a productive use of our time? Hard to say...

ICONIC

Which Premier League club had the best 'banter era'?

UNLIKELY HEROES

How Sevilla accidentally stumbled across a winning formula to top La Liga

XI

Building a Frankenstein's monster Ligue 1 side that could actually rival PSG this season

PSG look to be running away with the Ligue 1 title once again

I PREFER NOT TO SPEAK

Remembering Jose Mourinho's first season at Wolves

FARCE

There has been a huge change to this year's Ballon d'Or... and it's an absolute joke

BLANKS

Edinson Cavani's first full season in Europe is a reminder not to give up

Edinson Cavani's first full campaign at Palermo was far from prolific

TELEPATHIC

Luis Suarez brilliantly proves why the law of assists needs changing

PACE SETTER

We spoke to the Dream Team Weekender winner from Game Week 7

BRASILIEN

The good, the bad and the ugly of Hoffenheim's Bundesliga Brazilians

Brazilians have been the foundation upon which Hoffenheim's Bundesliga success has been laid

EMPTYHAD

Lyon say playing behind closed doors 'still better atmosphere than the Etihad'

Comedy

FANTASY

Meet the 'fraud' footballer whose career was cut short because of a machete attack

ZIZOU

What would Man United look like under Zinedine Zidane?

The serial Champions League winner is being strongly linked with Jose Mourinho's job

THROWBACK

The last Liverpool team to play in Napoli is enough to give anyone nightmares

RELEGATION BOUND?

Monaco are currently doing a West Ham 2002/03 in Ligue 1

FACING UP

From Man United's next 'greatest ever' to English football's favourite punchline

"Jones, arguably the way he is looking," Ferguson said, "could be our best ever player."

TICK

If you wear anything other than Nike or adidas you probably aren't winning this season

SHINING

The Carabao Cup is the best finishing school for young British talent

POGLA

There's still plenty of time for Paul Pogba to transform into a modern Frank Lampard

Paul Pogba and Frank Lampard's careers are currently more similar than most fans would presume

FARCE

Six Mohamed Salah goals from last season that are better than his Puskas winner

WHAT HAPPENED

Is Alexis Sanchez the worst Man United signing in the post-Fergie era?

EL MAGO

How Pablo Aimar went from stunning Man United to changing Nemanja Matic's position

Pablo Aimar has had a profound impact on Man United past and present

MJ23

PSG's collaboration with Jordan should be the start of a more exciting future for kits

GAME RAISERS

7 players who have laughed in the face of big summer signings this season

MESMERISING

Lionel Messi makes football look stupidly easy for five seconds against Girona

Those defenders had families, Leo...

EL NINO DOS

Is misfiring Alvaro Morata turning into the new Fernando Torres at Chelsea?

NEW AGE

Do you actually need to score goals to be a great centre-forward these days?

EAGLE

Is any team as reliant on one player as much as Crystal Palace are on Wilfried Zaha?

You only have to look at Palace's win percentage with and without their best player...

TOWNSEND'D

Which footballers' names need to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary?

拍击声

The story of Jackson Martinez, untold riches and the crushing weight of expectation

GET RID

5 potential replacements for Riyad Mahrez in your Dream Team

Almost 10% of you are making a huge mistake by sticking with him

TRIO

How the £10k Dream Team Weekender was SHARED last weekend

SIBLING RIVALRY

Real Madrid signed the wrong brother from their rivals last summer

WEEKEND KICKS

Which legends from the last 10 years would make your club's 7-a-side team?

Harry Kane and Gareth Bale in the same team? Yes please

CHANEL NO.5

5 players you NEED in your team for Game Week 5 in the Premier League

TEN AND OUT

Is football's most iconic position in danger of dying out?

GOLAZOS

Marco Asensio and nine other players who ONLY score incredible goals

Everyone loves a golazo

BRONZE HEROES

Which current Premier League stars are good enough to become 'club legends'?

DER RECORD

In 2013 two German sides completely and utterly dominated European football

ON THE MOVE

All of these in-form Premier League players' Dream Team prices have risen

The first player price changes of the season have happened, so which stars have rocketed?

SAINTS

Southampton almost gatecrashed the top four despite losing all their best players

WHO ARE YA?

Who is the 'Chosen One' to complete Gareth Southgate's England midfield puzzle?

KOZA

Aleksandar Mitrovic's current form stands up alongside any striker in world football

Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored more goals than anyone in England's top four divisions since joining Fulham in February

RÉUSSIR

Kylian Mbappe is on track to seamlessly succeed Karim Benzema for club and country

FALLEN

How Kieran Gibbs went from future England star to the Championship in four years

MC RIO

The rise, fall, rise, fall and rise of Ryan Babel's international career

Ryan Babel's 13-year international career has lurched from the sublime to the ridiculous

MOM JEANS

Why UEFA Nations League D is perfect for all of you football hipsters out there

SCOUTING FOR GOALS

What does it take to become a scout for Man United?

FLEETING FANCY

7 players we will probably appreciate a lot more once they've retired

You never know what you've got until it's gone, so perhaps we should enjoy the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Sergio Aguero now instead of later

CREDIT

Luke Shaw has overcome physical and emotional torment to get back where he belongs

RENAISSANCE

How Marcos Alonso and Rodrigo went from Bolton to bossing it against England

SYNTHESIA

Is the brightness of English football a major reason why it's so popular?

A viral tweet posed an interesting question about the brightness of English football compared to other leagues around Europe

MAESTRO

Wesley Sneijder was the pure embodiment of the last brilliant Holland side

YIN AND YANG

5 iconic partnerships that shaped my experience of football

JEEPERS KEEPERS

Why do England have such a weird history of calling up random goalkeepers?

Marcus Bettinelli has joined the long list of strange faces to join the national squad down the years

CRAQUES

Who are the new faces in Brazil's first post-World Cup squad?

SMILE

The key difference between England's 'Golden Generation' and Gareth Southgate's boys

BLACK CASH

Sunderland still have FIVE players earning ridiculous wages in League One

The Black Cats' dramatic decline in recent seasons has been well publicised, so can they stop the rot this season?

QUEDA

Samuel Eto'o had such a good pre-season Pep Guardiola couldn't sell him to Uzbekistan

SQUARE PEG

Is there no room in the England side for the best right back in the world?

ACID

Arsenal players in the 'bruised banana' Adidas kit will make you yearn for the '90s

Hector Bellerin has never looked so good

SENTIMENTAL?

Here's why Barcelona will NEVER retire the No.10 shirt to honour Lionel Messi

HAND OF JORD

One of England's World Cup heroes still has negative points this season

GOLDEN BOY

Leverkusen's Paulinho is ready to emerge from the shadow of Vinicius Junior

The story of the best Brazilian you've never heard of

STAR AGENT

7 players we'd completely forgotten shared a pitch with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

GET WITH THE TIMES

How attacking left-backs have lit up the Premier League this season

FANTASTISCH

Celebrating ten seasons of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery's glorious double act

One world-class winger is a blessing... two is a miracle

DIGIT

Mariano and a brief history of 'average players' taking iconic numbers at Real Madrid

ESSENTIAL READING

5 players you NEED in your team for Game Week 4

ROBOT

The Man City documentary proves something we've always suspected about Sergio Aguero

The Argentine striker might just be a cyborg from outer space sent to Earth with a sole mission to score goals

ESCAPE

Turkey has become a retirement home for Premier League flops in the last few years

ON THE JOB

Alex Iwobi and the fast learners who played for their country before their club

IMAGINE

Pep Guardiola's all-time XI vs Jose Mourinho's all-time XI — which team is better?

Xavi, John Terry, Manuel Neuer, Xabi Alonso... it's legend after legend

TWISTED FATE

Berahino could have been Kane and Kane could have been Berahino

BIG SAM

What did the England squad look like in the first game after Euro 2016 disaster?

BOSSMAN

Which OG footballing legend would you choose to own your club?

The news has emerged in Spain that 'O Fenomeno' is planning to invest in Real Valladolid

SURPRISE PACKAGE

Marcos Alonso is currently the joint-highest scorer on Dream Team

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

Monaco's latest wonderkid is the perfect replacement for Kylian Mbappe

SAFE HANDS

Inside the tiny Portuguese club that developed both Jan Oblak and Ederson

Ederson and Jan Oblak are two of the best in their position right now, but where did it all begin?

UGLY

Looking back at all the other times Jose Mourinho was on the brink of self-destruction

GOING DOWN

How to go from a £25m signing to a Championship loanee in two years

THE OLD LADY

What does Cristiano Ronaldo have to do to break records at Juventus?

Cristiano Ronaldo broke several records at Real Madrid, but what does he have to do to enter the record books at Juventus?

PURPLE PATCH

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should be transferred into your team right now

RIP

Remembering when Geoff Shreeves harvested Branislav Ivanovic's soul live on Sky Sports

DUTCH GRANITE

Defending ugly in the Premier League is sexy again thanks to Virgil van Dijk

Virigl van Dijk's impact at Liverpool has been as brutal as it has been stylish

SNAILS

Arsenal's defence somehow looks even slower after Per Mertesacker's retirement

ROTATION

Pep Guardiola is officially a fantasy football manager's worst enemy

LEGEND

Claudio Marchisio's departure from Juventus was surprisingly understated

The midfielder played for the club for 25 years but agreed to have his contract terminated this summer

SACRE BLEU

Benjamin Mendy is just two games away from smashing his points total

IN FROM THE COLD

5 players who will 'be like new signings' for their clubs this season

POWER OF TWO

Do Man City have the most complete squad in Europe?

Kevin De Bruyne's injury would have been devastating for most sides but Man City's deep squad has softened the blow

CHANCES

Ruben Loftus-Cheek needs to leave Chelsea but what would be his ideal next club?

BUS DRIVER

What if Jose Mourinho was in charge of the Premier League's other top clubs?

LE GOD

The 'sickening' Matt Le Tissier is proof that football is about more than trophies

Ladies and gentlemen, Le God...

GLOVE ISLAND

99.9% of you are ignoring the best goalkeeper on Dream Team

M.O.T

Marcelo Bielsa has transformed three Leeds players into Barcelona impersonators

N'GOLINHO

Maurizio Sarri is preparing N'Golo Kante for the exact same role as Allan

The French midfield tyro is good enough to play most positions, probably.

Quiz

QUIZ

Do these players play for Brighton or Huddersfield?

RIVAL

What will Lionel Messi's season look like without Cristiano Ronaldo for comparison?

CONTRAST

Fulham and Spurs should be equally applauded for their respective transfer markets

Fulham and Spurs took two very different approaches to the transfer market this summer

GALACTICNOS

The weird and wonderful history of Real Madrid signing rejects on loan

MAGNIFIQUE

Remembering the unexpected brilliance of Monaco's accidental Galacticos

NO-TAMENDI

Why you should AVOID last season's best defender on Dream Team

Fantasy football is taking centre stage again ahead of the Premier League's return

HITMEN

Must-have bargain strikers who will guarantee 10+ Premier League goals

RESPECT

The brilliant reason why new Wolves keeper Rui Patricio will wear #11 this season

MAGIC

Will Bernardo Silva be Man City's best player as they seek to defend their title?

David Silva was a class act last season but is a new magician set to take his spot?

RUN, FORREST, RUN!

Adama Traore's dribbling stats are so ridiculous they sound fake

what?!

Real Madrid are flogging a shirt for £132 for a player that doesn't even exist

Gaming

EL LOCO

Marcelo Bielsa's methods have transformed Leeds but are they strictly legal?

Did the Argentine gaffer send coaches to the stands on Sunday?

FLASH

Welcome to a parallel universe in which Spurs have spent £200million this summer!

RELICS

6 players who you completely forgot still play for Premier League clubs

CITY SLICKERS

Everything we learned from the Community Shield about fantasy football

What did we learn from the Community Shield ahead of the new fantasy football season?

CURSE

The stat that proves Jordan Ayew is the grim reaper of survival hopes

EVER-PRESENTS

Players who are guaranteed starters for their clubs this season

Revealed

AUBAME-BANG

The must-have player during this fantasy football season

We've done the number crunching and think we've identified the one player you all need this fantasy football season

TIKKA MO SALAH

This quiz will predict your fantasy football team name

GIVE & TAKE

7 fantasy football players likely to get BOTH 10 goals and assists this season

FLY THE NEST

Spurs' transfer market is far more concerning than just a lack of signings

Reo Griffiths is the latest highly-rated youngster to leave Spurs before making a first-team appearance

BATTLES

Should I pick Nicolas Otamendi or Jan Vertonghen?

GLORY

5 fantasy football things we learned from Man United's win over Real Madrid

WATCHLIST

Our extensive list of standout stars for your Dream Team this season

Fantasy football is rapidly approaching with the new Premier League season - so we've drawn up an extensive watchlist of players to look out for

IN THE MOOD

Liverpool and Arsenal stars shine ahead of new fantasy football season

BLUES

The best Chelsea players to pick in fantasy football

POKEMON

Winners and losers from some of the biggest transfer swaps in football history

Can you name the player Inter Milan swapped for Andrea Pirlo?

RELATABLE

11 things you only know if you're a Dream Team manager

FAME ACADEMY

Jose Mourinho has managed to insult Man United's proudest legacy

IN FROM THE DARK

How Liverpool's most unlikely source might hold the key to their season

Daniel Sturridge's resurgence has been as exciting as it is surprising, so how much of a role could he play?

ELITE GLOVESMAN

Why Chelsea's move for Rob Green makes complete sense

SEXTUPLE?

Remembering when Samuel Eto'o completed football with back-to-back trebles

CHOICES

Salah, Kane or Aguero - which forward will you choose for fantasy football?

We take a look at the three most expensive fantasy football attackers you can buy on the game

UP THE ANTE

Eintracht Frankfurt could pull off the best business of the summer

OPTIONS

What else could Everton have got for £50million?

HOWITZER

A collection of stunning goals that prove pre-season isn't just running up hills

It's a shame none of these pre-season goals counted towards official figures

MIDDLE WINNERS

Who are best goalscoring midfielders in fantasy football this season?

ADD NEW MANAGER

Monaco's transfer policy is real life Football Manager at its finest

YAH MESUT YAH

In defence of Mesut Ozil, the last of a dying breed

We're going to miss Mesut Ozil when he's gone

PLEASING

Perfectly symmetrical career paths are your new favourite thing about football

MAESTROS

Bargain midfielders to pick in fantasy football this season

ARE YOU READY?

Everything you need to know about the 2018/19 Dream Team game

The Premier League is less than a month away and fantasy football will play a massive part again

GOLF SALE

How did one-time world record transfer holders get on at their next club?

NEW HEROES

13 completely unlikely stars of the World Cup that you won't forget in a hurry

PREDICTIONS

7 players we're backing to dominate the Premier League this season

Time to make the step up, lads

20 YEARS

Luka Modric put Nike's World Cup curse to bed when he picked up the Golden Ball

GONE

Winning the Premier League comes with terrible curse for the manager

ALLEZ LES BLEUS

How France went back to the past to secure a brighter future

France's World Cup win bore several marks of the side that went all the way in 1998

FALSE 9

Spurs to organise open-top bus parade to celebrate Harry Kane's Golden Boot

Comedy

MOUSTACHE

France have the most bizarre pre-match lucky charm

PLATFORM

What lessons can England take from Germany's 2010 World Cup campaign?

Like England, Germany took a host of young players to the 2010 World Cup before winning the tournament four years later

MUDDLED

Croatia will go through the World Cup without wearing their first-choice home strip

UN, DEUX, TROIS

France's understated midfield trio are the real MVPs of the World Cup

HONOUR

We are not worthy of what this England team has achieved this summer

Gareth Southgate and the boys have united an entire nation and brought the fun back to watching England

REALITY

What is the point in being a supporter if football is only about winning trophies?

POSITION

Kyle Walker is a player of the highest quality but he's not a centre-back

OUT IN RUSSIA

What is it really like for LGBT+ fans at Russia's World Cup?

The decision to come to the World Cup in Russia was difficult for most people - but for LGBT+ football fans, the choice was even harder.

THREE LUNGS

There's a good chance N'Golo Kante is actually the best player in the world

FAIR

Thai cave escapees turn down Old Trafford invite as they've 'already suffered enough'

Comedy

NOD

Harry Maguire's head officially recognised as eighth wonder of the world

The England defender's head is so big and lovely that it's finally been given the recognition it deserves

Comedy

WAE'AYE MAN!

Sunderland keep popping up everywhere you look at the 2018 World Cup

LEAKED PICS

Gareth Southgate's iconic waistcoat could be getting a subtle upgrade

TO HELL AND BACK

Thiago Silva in Russia: From death's door to centre-stage

Brazil's talismanic centre-back nearly lost his life in Moscow... now the city could be the setting for his greatest ever achievement

MY TYPE IN PUMAS

Which members of the England World Cup squad would thrive on Love Island?

THROWBACK

What was every member of England's current squad doing before the 2014 World Cup?

HOME COMING

Inside England's incredible penalty shootout victory against Colombia

What was it like witnessing the whole spectacle inside the Spartak Stadium in Moscow? A blend of yellow dots and a lot of noise

VINDALOO

11 reasons football definitely ISN'T coming home

COMING HOME

7 fantasy football players you should pick for the World Cup quarter-finals

DEBATE

Let's talk about Neymar — overrated actor or future legend?

The Brazil forward's playacting has annoyed many neutrals

GONE

Who should replace Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in your fantasy football team?

UNFASHIONABLE ICON

Marouane Fellaini is an absolute b****** but he should be celebrated

O FENOMBAPPE

Kylian Mbappe's World Cup has been eerily similar to Ronaldo's 1998 showing

The similarities between Kylian Mbappe and O Fenomeno Ronaldo don't end at devastating speed

FALSE 9

Spain complain to FIFA as they are forced to shoot at goal in penalty shootout

Comedy

STAY PUT

Why are goalkeepers not being punished for coming off their line at penalties?

IN DEFENCE

Brazil are World Cup favourites because they are being like Burnley

The likes of Neymar and Philippe Coutinho may hog the headlines but their defence has been brilliantly solid so far

GUILTY PLEASURES

These are actually the 5 best moments of the World Cup so far

YOU'RE THE BOSS

You get to decide the exact route England take to the World Cup final

ALL THE WAY

7 players you need in your fantasy football team for the last-16 (and beyond)

It's time to get your fantasy football team in order as we reach the knockout rounds of the World Cup

PIVOTAL

Jordan Henderson has gone from 'useless' to priceless in the space of a few weeks

BATON PASSING

Lionel Messi fittingly outshone by his heir in last ever World Cup appearance

Don't take me home?

Why Kaliningrad was the perfect venue for England v Belgium

The warm, friendly locals have done their best to welcome football fans throughout the tournament, but what next for this peculiar Russian city?

Quiz

QUIZ

How well do you remember the 2018 World Cup group stages?

BEST OF THE REST

Who would win the World Cup of losers?

HOMAGE

Celebrating the surprises of Dream Team World Cup so far

Russia has been a joy to behold so far, but which stars have made a name for themselves from nowhere?

GRIM

These World Cup stars wearing their arch-rivals' kits will ruin the tournament for you

MEMORIES

Remembering England's embarrassing exit at the group stages of the 2022 World Cup

UNDER THE RADAR

Why is everyone underestimating the most impressive team at the World Cup?

Croatia are one of the best teams at the tournament but barely anyone is selecting their stars

STANDING STILL

How loyalty and comfort caused a ruthless World Cup winners' curse to emerge

NEW HERO

Neymar has been replaced as Brazil's hero by his childhood best friend

LEADER

Arsenal fans are all in agreement about who should be their new captain next season

Stephan Lichtsteiner has shone for Switzerland against Costa Rica

TEAM PLAYER

Which England player is most likely to take a red card bullet for the team?

GIVE US OUR TROPHIES

Using VAR to right the wrongs of England's painful World Cup past

GENIUS

Why did it take Argentina so long to identify their most important player?

Lionel Messi may have conjured the goalscoring magic, but Ever Banega's role in midfield cannot be understated

BATTLES

Uruguay v Portugal is set to be one of the spiciest games of the World Cup

S&M

Italian clubs love selling their best midfielders to arch-rivals

STARS

The five highest-rated fantasy performances of the World Cup

We have seen some brilliant individual performances in Russia - here are the highest-rated

JOURNEY

This is what England's routes to potential World Cup glory look like

SYMMETRY

Quintero and Rodriguez could be this generation's Ronaldo and Quaresma

PITCH PERFECT

Should women commentate on football? Yes, of course they should

Jason Cundy appeared on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain' and explained his issue with female commentators

ROLL THE DYCE

Remembering England's 2018 World Cup campaign under Sam Allardyce

HAHA

Try not to laugh as we remember Wales' 1-1 draw with Panama just last year

STONES > DEL PIERO

All the best stats after England's joyous 6-1 thrashing of Panama

What a time to be alive...

PANA-MANIA

What do Panama fans in Russia really think of their chances against England?

BURDEN

Lionel Messi was born into the wrong era of football despite defining a generation

MISSING

Dejan Lovren requiring surgery to have Lionel Messi removed from back pocket

He's in there somewhere

Comedy

NEWBIES

Fred v Fabinho v Jorginho v Torreira — how will the new CMs get on in the Prem?

PIMP MY PADS

Inside the weird and wonderful universe of World Cup shin pads

BRAND BATTLE

Adidas v Nike: Who won the opening round of World Cup games?

The first round of World Cup games are done and dusted. So who came out on top between adidas and Nike?

MAGIC

Last time Brazil tried to fit four attackers into a World Cup side it didn't end well

DON DIEGO

One Golden Boot contender is being overlooked on Dream Team World Cup

GET THEM IN

You need to pick these five bargain players right now

There were a lot of surprises from the first four days of the World Cup

GAME PLAN

Would it actually benefit England to finish as runners-up in the group?

MUST READ

Dream Team World Cup: Transfers explained and how best to use them

SCENES

The England v Tunisia game was as incredible inside the stadium as it looked

There was so much to enjoy about England picking up the three points, both on and off the pitch

Exclusive

ICONIC

We spoke to Masturbinho, the man behind the most legendary shirt in football

UNDERRATED

Barely anyone is selecting the second-highest scorer in the game

ENGLISH ROSE

Gareth Southgate needs to make one vital change if England are to progress

England looked bright in patches against Tunisia but a change at left back could revolutionise their approach

BEACH BALL

Liverpool send giant red ball onto pitch to test Alisson's ability

OVERLAP

Why this defender could be a hidden Dream Team World Cup gem

TIRESOME

The worst thing that can happen to this World Cup is a 'Messi v Ronaldo' debate

Football's grandest spectacle has already been tainted by a truly tedious narrative

PATRIOT

Why was Willy Caballero standing sideways during Argentina's national anthem?

51

There’s a spooky coincidence surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick against Spain

NEVER TOO LATE

Why signing up to Dream Team World Cup now is still a smart idea

Dream Team World Cup is the best fantasy football game to play this summer... and it's not too late to enter despite the tournament kicking off.

FOOLPROOF

9 ways to MASTER the Dream Team World Cup game this summer

ROUGH AND TUMBLE

David De Gea blames Sergio Ramos after transforming into Loris Karius

EYE ROLL

11 reasons the World Cup isn't worth even a second of your time

Are any decent players even going to be there?

JUDGE DREAD

Is Peter Crouch still public enemy no.1 in Trinidad and Tobago?

GALLOP

Saudi Arabia's Saeed Al-Owairan scored one of the best World Cup goals ever in 1994

OOPS

Tens of thousands of you are falling for the oldest fantasy football trick in the book

Need your fantasy football fix this summer? Then Dream Team World Cup is your answer

SWEEPING UP

Remembering when Manuel Neuer became an outfield player at the 2014 World Cup

TRUST US

11 amazing World Cup stats that sound like bull**** but are actually true

SIX AND OUT

The curious tale of the 1994 World Cup top goalscorer

All of Oleg Salenko's goals for Russia came in winning the 1994 World Cup golden boot

FIRST HURDLE

Thousands of you are making a HUGE mistake in Dream Team World Cup

El Matador

Dream Team World Cup: 94% of you are ignoring a potential Golden Boot winner

THREE LIONS ON A SHIRT

How to get the must-have tee for the World Cup

Pay your tribute to the greatest football song of all time

SWAPS

These 8 players will play in different positions than you're used to at the World Cup

SAY CHEESE

A player-by-player analysis of England's end-of-year school photo

SPACE INVESTIGATOR

Thomas Muller is the World Cup specialist who 'wasn't good at anything'

Muller will be hoping to extend his astonishing record at World Cups in Russia

VETERANS

An XI of golden oldies born in the same year as Egypt's no.1 made our bones creak

BREAKOUT

7 players who will be household names after the World Cup

El Pistolero

Will the infamous Luis Suarez be a World Cup hero or villain this summer?

Uruguay's No. 9 has made a career out of World Cup triumphs and villainy

POSTER BOY

How Aleksandr Golovin went from playing futsal to becoming Russia's talisman

ON THE SPOT

7 dead ball specialists you need in your Dream Team World Cup side

DARK HORSES

Serbia's squad is full of experience and one of Europe's best young talents

The Eagles were beaten just once in qualifying and will back themselves to make headlines in Russia

VDV

Why Zlatan was booed by his own fans in the game he scored his best Ajax goal

THROWBACK TWEETS

How did social media react to Frank Lampard's 'goal' in 2010?

ROYAL RUMBLE

Who would win the World Cup if it came down to nicknames fighting it out?

The Super Eagles would destroy The Cowmen. The Coffee Growers would be struck down by The Yellow Fever. But which World Cup side would be left standing at the end of it?

IN VOGUE

Bootlegs, Bulldogs & Beckhamania: A deep dive into the best of World Cup fashion

BANGING

5 bargain strikers who could be surprise stars of your Dream Team World Cup side

CALL THE DOCTOR

9 modern England players in classic kits will give you World Cup fever

Hello, Raheem Sterling in the Euro 96 kit, how are you doing?

ON THE BEACH

Can You Actually Remember England's Starting XI Against Costa Rica?

WASTED AT THE BACK

Who will be the best goalscoring defenders at the World Cup this summer?

DARK HORSES

Uruguay are lead by deadly strikers and have a defence marshalled by the best

Drawn in a favourable looking group, the team in sky blue will give any side a run for their money in the latter stages

STOIC

5 bargain defenders who can steer you to Dream Team World Cup glory

UNSHACKLED

Have Man United finally found the key to unlock Paul Pogba?

TRICKY TRIO

How to fit Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar in your Dream Team World Cup side

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are the most expensive players on the game

IT'S COMING HOME

World Cup fantasy football: Five things we learned from England v Nigeria

EL CEREBRO

Andres Iniesta looks set to right the wrongs of Zinedine Zidane's 2006 World Cup

NERVOUS ENERGY

The opening matches of recent World Cups have thrown up some crazy moments

There's always something to talk about the first match of these glorious tournaments

SIP AND PASS

Inside the never-ending relay that is the Brazilian captain's armband

ON FIRE

7 players in red-hot form going into Dream Team World Cup

NO MESSING

Man City's ruthless transfer business is blowing their title rivals away

The Premier League champions are on the cusp of completing deals for Riyad Mahrez and Jorginho

Revealed

TOP OF THE FLOPS

Appreciating the utter shambles of the last World Cup's worst player

REMEMBER HIM?

How Brazil's only striker at the last World Cup became the punching bag

TIME MACHINE

Who were the best fantasy football players at the last World Cup?

We've taken a look back at the biggest fantasy football heroes of the last World Cup

HIT AND MISS

Exploring the weird and wacky world of post-World Cup transfers