Author: Ivan Dougan

http://gty.im/458564098 He is fleet footed, great burst of pace, skillful, composed, mercurial finisher and has gone through one of the best Spanish football clubs youth set ups and he’s in the news once again. Well, if you’re thinking Spain have unearthed another gem, think twice. BIO: Name: Jack Harper Date of birth: 28th of February, 1996 Club: Real Madrid (Juvenal A) Position: Attacking midfielder/striker Nationality: Scotland The Harper family, from Barrhead in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, moved to Spain, where Jack was born almost twenty years ago. Having been influenced by his elder brother who plays football too. Jack’s potentials were…

http://gty.im/468586166 Football Express News presents you with the European Team of the Week, which features Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin and Manchester United’s Ander Herrera. It was a weekend of undiluted action from games across Europe as teams charged towards league titles, European places and starve off the threat of relegation. It was also a weekend of breathtaking goals, especially from the English Premier League. Once again, I present the team of the week. G.K– Asmir Begovic (Stoke City): The only reason why Stoke didn’t lose by a wider margin is all down to Begovic’s exploits on the day. His double save…

http://gty.im/468609456 Chelsea’s title charge continued as the league leaders played host to Stoke City in what was a tense game. The Blues were missing their top striker, Diego Costa who suffered a hamstring injury last time out, but he was fit enough to be named amongst the substitutes while Oscar and Cesar Azpilicueta returned to the starting line up. The game started brightly for the home side as Loic Remy missed three half chances inside the opening fifteen minutes. The Potters were organised for much of the first half, curtailing Chelsea’s advances. The trio of Eden Hazard, Willian and Oscar…

http://gty.im/467904218 Chelsea have emerged as favourites to sign Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale this summer, jumping ahead of Manchester United. It promises to be an interesting summer for Real Madrid and Welsh wing wizard, Gareth Bale. The former Tottenham player scored a brace for Wales against Israel yesterday, but has endured a torrid season in Spain and it’s very likely Real Madrid will be willing to do business with prospective suitors. Bale is believed to have had a £75M buy out clause included in his contract and that has alerted English clubs, Chelsea and Manchester City. However, Chelsea look to…

http://gty.im/466740686 Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to the Champions League quarter-finals at the hands of Manchester City on Wednesday evening. The last English team left in the UEFA Champions league before tonight’s game was Manchester City and even at that, they were huge favourites to join Arsenal and Chelsea in crashing out. After another impressive 90 minutes by Barcelona, it was all clear why almost everyone thought they couldn’t do the impossible. Expectedly, Barcelona started the brighter side and an early interchange of passes presented Brazilian, Neymar, the opportunity to draw first blood. However, he struck the post. Manchester City were…

http://gty.im/466393526 Football Express News brings you their pick of the bunch as 11 players take up their positions in the European Team of the Week. The last round of weekend matches were completed last night, with the biggest upset happening at the Stadio Olimpico were Roma suffered a 2-0 loss to Sampdoria. Having seen match winning saves, crunch tackles, creativity and precise finishing, I have compiled my team of the week. The best 11 players in the top five European leagues. G.K– Emiliano Viviano (Sampdoria): When you’ve been linked with Arsenal at some point in your career, you’ve definitely got…

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is prepared to sell Cristiano Ronaldo, according to El Confidencial. All seems not well between Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid as news coming out from the Spanish captial has it that club President, Florentino Perez is entertaining thoughts of selling the current FIFA Ballon D’Or player of the year. This won’t be the first time Ronaldo has been linked away with a move from Real. However, since the start of the year, Ronaldo’s form has taken a dip, he’s suffered from disciplinary issues and broke up with his long term girlfriend and Russian super model,…

Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard has signed a new five-and-a-half year deal with Premier League leaders Chelsea. The 24-year-old, signed for a reported £32m from Lille in 2012, has impressed on all fronts this season, gaining interest from the likes of Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain. However, his new deal with Chelsea is now likely to put such talk to bed and will earn him a reported £200,000 per week to remain at Stamford Bridge. This new deal is set to calm some nerves at Stamford Bridge after interest from elsewhere. Hazard has been in scintillating form this season, having…