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Top 10 Best RB Leipzig Players of All Time: Club Legends and Rising Stars

1Nov

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Bundesliga

Top 10 Best RB Leipzig Players of All Time: Club Legends and Rising Stars

RB Leipzig's rapid ascent from the lower leagues to competing with Europe’s elite is nothing short of remarkable, and it’s a story shaped by extraordinary players whose impact continues to resonate. The club's journey has been marked by fierce ambition, precision scouting, and a roster of individuals who have not only met but raised the standards of German football. This list of the 10 best players in RB Leipzig’s history isn't just a tribute to individual talent—it’s a testament to the strategic and athletic evolution of the club itself. Whenever they lost a star player, they had a handful maintaining the ideals and overall structure of the club with one or two additional true breakout stars ready to rise the occasion in the case of a departing attacking standout. From the rel...

2024/25 Champions League Predictions for Matchday 2

30Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Champions League, Features

2024/25 Champions League Predictions for Matchday 2

Arsenal vs. PSG PSG don't feel like a legitimate Champions League threat in an era without Kylian Mbappe, who seemed to be the only reason why the Parisians were threats to reach the semifinals after Neymar was fully washed on the beach like a sullen hermit crab without a shell. Joao Neves gives PSG reason for optimism, but when your standout attacking player is Ousmane Dembele heading into the year 2025, you don't really stand much of a chance against a Premier League title contender. Arsenal have their own problems after a surprisingly complacent summer transfer window from an attacking perspective, but, then again, you don't need much more than Bukayo Saka and the Champions League version of Gabriel Jesus to dismantle PSG's defense. Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 PSG Aston Villa vs....

Ranking the 9 best goal-scoring Bundesliga seasons of the 2020s decade so far

10Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

Ranking the 9 best goal-scoring Bundesliga seasons of the 2020s decade so far

Even though the Bundesliga season is actually the shortest of any top five league since there are only 18 teams in the first division, meaning every team plays four fewer games per season, the German top flight has become known for gaudy goal-scoring statistics. But in case anyone keeps trying to apply the "Bundesliga tax" to downplay the accomplishments of top strikers in German football, Erling Haaland quickly dispelled that notion by breaking the single-season Premier League goals record in his first season with Manchester City, scoring more goals (36) than he ever did with Borussia Dortmund. Haaland is actually the only Dortmund player who scored at least 20 goals in a single season in the 2020s decade, and while there's only been four completed seasons in the 2020s, that speaks ...

Liverpool want to sign another world-class Bundesliga defender

24Aug

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Liverpool want to sign another world-class Bundesliga defender

Liverpool have one of the best center back pairings in world football when both Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are fully healthy and at their best. Over the years, they have had great success with making signings from the Bundesliga, with Konate, formerly of RB Leipzig, standing out among them. He wasn't the first Bundesliga center back to make it big at Liverpool either, as former Schalke free agent Joel Matip is one of the biggest examples of Klopp's brilliant scouting eye. Even last summer, Klopp found a couple of great deals from the Bundesliga, with midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo playing starring roles in Liverpool returning to the fore as Premier League title contenders. Now, according to a report from Sky Sports Germany's Philipp Hinze and Florian Plett...

Arsenal interested in signing striker valued at £75 million

24Aug

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Arsenal interested in signing striker valued at £75 million

Throughout the summer 2024 transfer window, Arsenal have been linked with big name strikers in their pursuit of a true No. 9 to replace the well-rounded Gabriel Jesus as the regular starting striker in pursuit of more goals - and the Premier League title over Manchester City. Arsenal pushed hard for Benjamin Sesko, but he decided to stay with RB Leipzig. An even bigger star, Napoli's Victor Osimhen, remains on the Gunners' radar, but his price has been set onerously high by the Partenopei. As an alternative, Arsenal could go with someone younger, slightly less expensive, and with a less extensive injury history. That player is actually a man who started over Sesko for Leipzig last season, Lois Openda. According to a report from Kicker, Arsenal are now interested in signing Openda,...

Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga left backs for the 2024/25 season

6Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga left backs for the 2024/25 season

The left back position is one of the most talent scarce in world football by virtue of the fact that fullbacks are difficult to find, and especially left-footed fullbacks who can fulfill all the duties a modern-day LB is expected to perform. Although the Bundesliga don't have a great left back for every team in the league, they have quite a few talents at the top who are among the best left backs in all of European football. So here is a look at the 10 best Bundesliga left backs heading into the new 2024/25 season, with breakout stars joining familiar faces like Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies and RB Leipzig's David Raum. 10. Phillipp Mwene, Mainz After two seasons of starting in the Europa League for PSV, Phillipp Mwene returned to man the left back position for Mainz. The 30-year...

Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga goalkeepers for the 2024/25 season

4Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga goalkeepers for the 2024/25 season

Perhaps no league in the world is more famous for creating quality goalkeeping talent than the Bundesliga, and that goes beyond the obvious fact that the literal GOAT of goalkeepers, Manuel Neuer, was made in the Bundesliga at Schalke and became a legend at Bayern Munich. Keepers like Kevin Trapp, Koen Casteels, Peter Gulasci, Lukas Hradecky, Oliver Baumann, Yann Sommer, and now Gregor Kobel have been operating at the highest level for years in the Bundesliga, ranking themselves among the best on the continent. But who are the best Bundesliga goalkeepers heading into a fresh season? Here is a ranking of the top 10 shot-stoppers to know. 10. Alexander Nubel, Stuttgart Alexander Nubel is a pretty recognizable goalkeeper in German football because he was Schalke's captain before movin...

The 10 most underrated center backs in world football in 2024

3Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Champions League, Features, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A

The 10 most underrated center backs in world football in 2024

As a position, center backs are underrated in general, because they have to do so much heavy lifting to stop the opposition's best attackers and are being tasked with more playmaking and on-the-ball ability under pressure - even moreso in modern football than ever before. Here are 10 center backs who are especially underrated. These are young players who haven't yet been picked out as top transfer targets, or they are more experienced players in their primes who have somehow flown under the radar, largely because they star for clubs outside of the spotlight. Joachim Andersen, Crystal Palace Even though Joachim Anderen has been operating at the highest level while starting for Crystal Palace in the Premier League, the vast majority of fans around the world don't know how good he is. ...

Ranking the 11 best young center midfielders in world football right now in 2024

7Jul

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Champions League, Features

Ranking the 11 best young center midfielders in world football right now in 2024

It isn't easy for a young player under the age of 23 to make a major impact in the center midfield positions, because it's a position that requires a combination of technical quality, tactical intelligence, defensive grit, energy, work rate, veteran know-how, and all-around footballing quality. Here are 10 young players under the age of 23 who have been standouts for their clubs in midfield. To be considered one of the best young center midfielders in the world, a player must be a 6 or an 8 and cannot only play as a 10. Players who are No. 10 playmakers but have a past history of success as a 6 or 8 are able to qualify for this list, because they have shown a history of success in this role. 11. Johnny Cardoso, Real Betis Johnny Cardoso is the least-known name on this list outside ...

Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga goalkeepers of 2023

18Nov

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Features

Ranking the 10 best Bundesliga goalkeepers of 2023

Out of all of Europe's top five leagues, the Bundesliga is perhaps most famous for producing top-caliber goalkeepers. Aside from the most obvious star, Manuel Neuer, the league has produced great keepers in other leagues, such as Barcelona superstar Marc-André ter Stegen. Neuer remains a star in goal for Bayern München, but is he No. 1 on our list of the best Bundesliga goalkeepers? And which players join him on the list? Because the Bundesliga's keepers are about so much more than Neuer, as fans saw when Yann Sommer made sensational stops to help Switzerland upset France in the last Euros. 10. Péter Gulácsi, RB Leipzig RB Leipzig will hope Péter Gulácsi returns to top form after recovering from an injury. The Hungarian goalkeeper was once viewed as a sure-fire, top-three player at th...