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2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Lamine Yamal’s hat trick

28Feb

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2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings after Lamine Yamal’s hat trick

Lamine Yamal had a performance for the ages on Saturday afternoon, as Barcelona shredded Villarreal 4-1 behind the first hat trick of the 18 year old right winger's career, dominating the third best team in Spanish football in the process. Here are the latest updated 2026 Ballon d'Or Power Rankings after Yamal's fleet footed, clinical goal fest against the Yellow Submarine. 5. Real Madrid CF Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe is currently out with a left knee injury that has been slowing him down for several weeks, and after aggravating the injury further, Real have shut the Frenchman down. But he is still having an incredible season as the star man for Madrid, scoring 23 goals with 2.7 dribbles completed and 2.3 key passes per game, ranking him second behind only Ya...

Dortmund want to bring Inter Milan star back to relevancy as Nico Schlotterbeck replacement

28Feb

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Dortmund want to bring Inter Milan star back to relevancy as Nico Schlotterbeck replacement

Nico Schlotterbeck has been central to Borussia Dortmund's success this season but is fully expected to leave for a bigger club, so BVB are monitoring center back options with Inter Milan owned defender Benjamin Pavard on their transfer radar. Per a report from German outlet Sport Bild, Dortmund are eyeing Pavard as a summer 2026 transfer. Although he is on loan at Marseille this season, it is highly unlikely for OM to sign him permanently from the Nerazzurri, and he clearly has no future in Milano. Pavard was a star in the Bundesliga before moving to Serie A in the fabled Inter back three, which is his best fit as a player in that wide center back role. He was a phenom for Stuttgart, shining brightly with his technical quality on the ball, and then he was a key part of Bayern Munich...

Inter Milan could try to steal one of Liverpool’s biggest gems

27Feb

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Inter Milan could try to steal one of Liverpool’s biggest gems

In addition to center midfielder Curtis Jones, Liverpool's young breakout center back Giovanni Leoni is another talented player Inter Milan are eyeing as a possible summer 2026 transfer target. According to a report from Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport, the Nerazzurri are not ruling out a move for the young Italian this summer, as they remain interested in the former Parma phenom despite an awful injury this season. Leoni was dazzling for Liverpool in central defense at a time when veteran Ibrahima Konate was struggling in a contract year, but he tragically suffered a torn ACL in his debut against Southampton in the League Cup. Liverpool fans are high on Leoni, and the club undoubtedly is, too. They signed the 19-year-old for a hefty 26 million pounds this past summer at a tim...

Inter Milan eyeing 3 big names in midfield to transform their squad

27Feb

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Inter Milan eyeing 3 big names in midfield to transform their squad

After losing to Bodo Glimt in the Champions League, Inter Milan know they have a lot of work to do if they want to be Champions League winners again, and they have designs on transforming their squad into a younger, more explosive version - and that starts with rebuilding the midfield. New manager Christian Chivu, a former Inter midfielder himself, has done a wonderful job of taking over from former top manager Simone Inzaghi, and Tuttosport reports that for the 2026/27 season, he is eyeing changing the formation to a 3-4-2-1. To facilitate that transition, he wants to sign his guys in midfield. And he is looking at three dynamic box-to-box options in coveted Atalanta star Ederson, reclamation project Leon Goretzka of Bayern Munich fame in free agency, and another underrated Serie A ...

Inter Milan ambitiously want to upgrade team with two of Spanish football’s future superstars

27Feb

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Inter Milan ambitiously want to upgrade team with two of Spanish football’s future superstars

Inter Milan are by far the best team in Serie A this season, but after getting humbled by Bodo Glimt in the Champions League after last year's debacle vs. PSG in the Final, the Nerazzurri want to add more star power - and they are already eyeing Nico Paz and Nico Williams for summer 2026. According to Italian outlet Tuttosport, Inter want a major summer overhaul this coming market. They want to be more physical and athletic with high intensity, quick players to bring in a new phase of football, and they may even switch to a 3-4-2-1 formation as they look to back Christian Chivu to the fullest. Nico Paz would be the dream signing to end all dream signings, but he would be almost impossible to sign. Real Madrid are guaranteed to buy him back for just a few million euros from Como, as P...

Barcelona absorb another Alessandro Bastoni transfer blow

25Feb

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Barcelona absorb another Alessandro Bastoni transfer blow

Inter Milan star center back Alessandro Bastoni is every elite club's dream transfer option in defense this summer, but Barcelona, in need of a player of his caliber at the back, are realizing how difficult it is to sign the sweet left-footed Italian international. According to a report from Diario Sport, via barcacentre, Bastoni is making it his priority to re-sign a new contract with Inter and is thus moving away from the idea of a big ticket transfer to Barcelona in summer 2026. Although Barcelona are continuing to put out feelers for Bastoni and see him as a more finesse, world-class option at center back than what they currently have, it is becoming increasingly clear that neither Barca nor any other top club like Liverpool in England are going to make inroads here. Bastoni f...

Inter Milan publicly address Diego Simeone rumors

24Feb

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Inter Milan publicly address Diego Simeone rumors

Inter Milan have been linked with a move for Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, but president Giuseppe Marotta has publicly rubbished the rumors, speaking to the media prior to the Champions League games pitting Atleti against Club Brugge and Inter against ultimate underdogs Bodo Glimt. Simeone survived his underdog scare against Brugge, dominating the Belgian side in the second leg to skate into the Round of 16 of the Champions League, and we will have to see what happens to Inter after their 3-1 loss to Bodo in the first leg. Atleti are not in the La Liga title race, though. Meanwhile, in his first season at the club as a manager, Nerazzurri manager Christian Chivu, who was a top midfielder for the Serie A giants in the preceding decade, has Inter clear frontrunners in the leag...

Inter Milan will let one of their declining stars leave this summer transfer window

24Feb

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Inter Milan will let one of their declining stars leave this summer transfer window

Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer was crucial to the club reaching the Champions League Final last season, but his play has fallen off a cliff this season. Per a report from Sky Sport Italia's top transfer insider Gianluca Di Marzio, Inter will not be re-signing Sommer this year and will let him walk in free agency this summer 2026 tranfer window. Sommer is one of the best goalkeepers of his generation. He was a secret superstar for years with Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga and the latest shutdown Swiss goalkeeper. He memorably set a record for the most saves in a Bundesliga game in yet another upset of Bayern Munich and once stopped a clutch Kylian Mbappe penalty in the European knockout stages. After a brief stint as Manuel Neuer's emergency replacement with Bayern ...

Ranking the 25 best Serie A players of the 2025/26 season so far

14Feb

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Ranking the 25 best Serie A players of the 2025/26 season so far

Briefly, Serie A was bucking the trend of being a league known for its top-notch defensive quality by having high-scoring games and open play, but that period has ended almost as quickly as it began. Although there are a few attacking standouts in Serie A these days like Lautaro Martinez and Nico Paz, the best players in the league right now are defenders. The Italian top flight, pound for pound, has the best central defenders and goalkeepers, and these players make up the majority of the list of the best footballers in the league in the 2025/26 season. Here are the top 25 players of the current campaign thus far, and while Inter Milan predictably dominate the rankings, the rest of the spread is pretty even among the other European contenders in Calcio. 25. Cremonese GK Emil Auder...

Ranking the 10 most clutch players in world football in 2026

11Feb

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Ranking the 10 most clutch players in world football in 2026

Defining the most clutch footballers in the world is a difficult task nowadays, because the titans of the past like Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, and Kevin De Bruyne are no longer as vital or as exceptional as they used to be. There is a new crop of stars in world football, and some of them are still trying to learn the ropes or make a name for themselves at the end of games. But a few others are already showing that they can change the complexion of games in an instant when it matters most. Here are the 10 most clutch footballers in the world today in 2026, ranked all the way from 10th to 1st. 10. Borussia Dortmund CF Maximilian Beier Maximilian Beier kicks off the list as the most surprising name on it, but the Borussia Dortmund center forward has...