Latest articles by Kiyan Sobhani
UCL Chelsea might welcome a midweek break from poor league form - just as these teams all did...
Martin Odegaard's Arsenal move highlights a worrying trend with Real Madrid's youngsters
Real Madrid The pressure is on all parties to find the Welshman a new club after the weekend’s slanging match – but how did we get here? Kiyan Sobhani explains
UEFA Champions League The quarter-finals are here! And serving up some humdingers, too. Kiyan Sobhani sorts out the saps and serious contenders
UEFA Champions League It's back! So allow Kiyan Sobhani to size up the competition and provide our guide to a thrilling first knockout round...
Premier League Kiyan Sobhani turns Mystic Meg to make some gutsy forecasts ahead of the new campaign
Atlético Madrid Kiyan Sobhani turns Mystic Meg to speculate about what might happen in the world of football next year
Real Madrid Kiyan Sobhani takes you through Cristiano's greatest match-winning moments (spoiler: they're all goals – but what else did you expect?)...
Real Madrid All of the sides to have triumphed in Europe's primary club competition this century have fielded at least one defensive-minded player in the engine room. Kiyan Sobhani examines whether los Blancos could be about to usher in a new era...
Danilo Kiyan Sobhani analyses the impact of Los Blancos’ athletic arrival from Porto in the summer – and why Dani Carvajal’s fighting a losing battle...
Jürgen Klopp Liverpool's stunning 3-0 first-leg win over Manchester City means the German has bested Pep seven times in their 13 meetings – and now twice this season. Kiyan Sobhani evaluates why the Bearded One has such a hold on the world's most revered boss...
Zinedine Zidane's side boast a formidable array of talent, but flaws in Real's system show the route Liverpool can take to a famous victory, writes Kiyan Sobhani
FIFA World Cup Prediction time! We can always just delete this post-tournament, right?
Real Madrid Nowhere in La Liga, knocked out in the last 16 of the Champions League – it’s been a dreadful season for Los Blancos. But there may be light ahead…
Barcelona Barça suffered a humbling summer – yet now sit five points clear in La Liga and beat Juventus to top spot in their Champions League group. Kiyan Sobhani explains how they’ve done it
Real Madrid Borja Mayoral is the latest Blancos academy star to be touted as the next Raul. Kiyan Sobhani takes a look at what happened to some of the other youngsters who were tipped for big things at the Santiago Bernabeu this century...
Real Madrid Even Zinedine Zidane knows the need for some midfield steel – but his current Brazilian probably isn't the long-term solution. Kiyan Sobhani picks out a handful of stars who could be targeted instead...
La Liga The off-season has been dominated by Euro 2016 and Paul Pogba’s return to Manchester United, but – for a change – things have been fairly quiet in La Liga. Scratch beneath the surface, though, and there’s some clever business
Stats Zone Seven years after his arrival, the Frenchman has arguably become the most important player at the Bernabeu. Kiyan Sobhani explains why Los Blancos need to address their over-reliance on him this summer...
Real Madrid The Bernabeu is restless place and recently began protesting Perez's presidency, but, as Kiyan Sobhani explains, it looks unlikely that anything will change at the top in a hurry...
La Liga There's been intrigue aplenty over in Spain since the start of the 2016/17 campaign a fortnight ago. Kiyan Sobhani picks out some of the key talking points
Real Madrid Kiyan Sobhani explains why a lack of transfer market activity at the Santiago Bernabeu wouldn't exactly be a negative thing
Toni Kroos A year on from the German's domineering display against Brazil at the World Cup, Kiyan Sobhani evaluates how Rafa Benitez can release the shackles imposed by Carlo Ancelotti at the Santiago Bernabeu last season...
