Opinion

In the last few seasons, Everton and England forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin has started to establish himself as one of the most dangerous young forwards in the English top-flight.

When Sergio Aguero left the Etihad Stadium for Barcelona at the end of last season, it looked as though Manchester City would spend big to bring in a world-class striker.

For decades and generations after generations, the addition of South American teams to the World Cup mix has blown the landscape wide open with seven World Cups heading back to either Brazil or Argentina in the last 100 years.

For over a decade, Polish international striker Robert Lewandowski has caused havoc in Bundesliga defences, firstly with Dortmund and more recently with behemoths of the German game Bayern Munich.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time leading international goalscorer when he bagged a brace in Portugal’s 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Ireland last weekend.

As we head into the first international break of the 2021/22 season, the Premier League table makes for grim reading for everyone associated with Arsenal.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is set to be an international football event like no other both on and off the field.

The summer European transfer window shut on Tuesday and for Everton fans, it felt like an anti-climax. The Toffees only signing was experienced forward Salomon Rondon on a free transfer from Chinese outfit Dalian Professional.

Queens Park Rangers are now in their seventh straight season of playing Championship football. Over the course of the last six years, the Rs haven’t looked like gaining promotion back to the top flight.

Both teams managed to continue their unbeaten start to the season as Liverpool and Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday night. However, one team will come away delighted with a point and that team is Chelsea.

Cristiano Ronaldo was rumoured to be unsettled at Juventus and wanting to leave Italian football this summer.

One of the transfer stories that has dominated the English press this summer has been Harry Kane potentially moving to Premier League champions Manchester City.

Jack Grealish left Aston Villa this summer transfer window and leaves behind an abundance of goal involvements, the captain’s armband, and his boyhood club in a bit of trouble.

There are certain forward players in the Premier League that on their day are simply unplayable. One of those stars is West Ham’s experienced forward Michail Antonio.

In case we all needed reminding, Raphinha underlined his undeniable talent with a superb goal in Leeds United’s 2-2 draw with Everton last weekend.

The 5-1 win over Leeds United was supposed to be the start of a Premier League title challenge for Manchester United. The opening 25 minutes of the second match of the season at Southampton looked promising but Manchester United failed to take advantage of a nervy looking home team.

Harry Kane was named on the substitutes bench for Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League fixture at Wolverhampton Wanderers on the weekend.

We all know that Patrick Vieira was a world-class player. Best known for his role in Arsenal’s famous invincibles team, the Frenchman was one of the best midfielders of his generation.

On Wednesday, Tammy Abraham completed a £34m move from Chelsea to Italian club Roma. The move was not a surprise, as the striker was eager to play first-team football and it seemed unlikely he would get that in south west London.

Romelu Lukaku is a bit of an enigma in himself. The Belgian is his nation’s all-time top scorer, the 20th leading scorer in the Premier League, a Serie A winner, and the apparent fix to Chelsea’s title-winning pursuit. However, the striker still seems to lack complete acceptance as an elite forward around the globe.