Kiyan Sobhani
Latest articles by Kiyan Sobhani

10 European trophy-winning teams who were terrible domestically
By Kiyan Sobhani published
UEFA Champions League Manchester United might welcome a midweek break from poor league form - just as these teams all did...

7 La Liga players who could be on the move this January
By Kiyan Sobhani published
La Liga This January, some of La Liga's hottest talent is up for grabs. With Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United among the suitors, we look through the likely deals on offer

Can Antoine Griezmann ever thrive in Lionel Messi's Barcelona?
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Barcelona Despite being top of La Liga, Barcelona are in the midst of their worst start to a season in 25 years. Should Ernesto Valverde be getting more out of his major summer signing? Kiyan Sobhani takes a closer look.

How Gareth Bale and Zinedine Zidane reached the point of no return at Real Madrid
By Kiyan Sobhani published
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

9 bold transfer predictions that will DEFINITELY happen this summer
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Transfer news Every transfer window sees a few moves absolutely no one saw coming. Kiyan Sobhani gets out his crystal ball and makes a few big calls about who’s going where this time around

4 big things Zinedine Zidane needs to fix at Real Madrid this summer
By Kiyan Sobhani published
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…

Ranked! Every team left in the Champions League by how likely they are to win it
By Kiyan Sobhani published
UEFA Champions League The quarter-finals are here! And serving up some humdingers, too. Kiyan Sobhani sorts out the saps and serious contenders

Ranked! Every Champions League last-16 team by their chances of winning it
By Kiyan Sobhani published
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...

Rated! Europe’s biggest winners and losers from the summer transfer window… so far
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Transfer news Which smart cookies have done the best business on the continent so far? And who's left themselves short? Kiyan Sobhani rates the work of the elite clubs

9 bold predictions we're making for World Cup 2018
By Kiyan Sobhani published
FIFA World Cup Prediction time! We can always just delete this post-tournament, right?

How Zinedine Zidane reinvented Gareth Bale – but broke him
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Gareth Bale He may be the second-best goalscorer at the Bernabeu, but the Welshman's standing in Madrid is far from what it used to be. Kiyan Sobhani explores why

How Jurgen Klopp became Pep Guardiola's kryptonite
By Kiyan Sobhani published
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...

8 big questions for the Champions League quarter-finals
By Kiyan Sobhani published
UEFA Champions League Ooo, it's getting tasty now. As two Premier League clubs prepare for battle against one another in the final eight, Kiyan Sobhani ponders the questions we'd like answering over the next fortnight

How Barcelona lost Neymar – but retained their greatness
By Kiyan Sobhani published
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

Barcelona’s sorry summer so far: a tragic timeline of despair
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Barcelona The Catalans are used to getting most things their own way – but this has been a period where almost everything that could have gone wrong has. Almost...

15 bold predictions for 2017/18: Spurs miss top four, Barça finish third and more
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Premier League Kiyan Sobhani turns Mystic Meg to make some gutsy forecasts ahead of the new campaign

5 big questions around James Rodriguez's shock move from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich
By Kiyan Sobhani published
James Rodríguez From new galacticos to the Ancelotti impact, Kiyan Sobhani examines five questions posed by James Rodriquez's loan move from Real to Bayern

The making of N'Golo Kante, by those who witnessed his incredible rise
By Kiyan Sobhani published
N'Golo Kante Watching the almost-freakish Frenchman now, it's scarcely believable that he didn't play his first top-flight match until 2014. Just three seasons later the pint-sized force of nature is edging closer towards winning back-to-back Premier League titles – but how on earth did the quiet lad from a Parisian suburb get here?

12 bold predictions for 2017: Simeone leaves Atletico, Poch to Barcelona
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Atlético Madrid Kiyan Sobhani turns Mystic Meg to speculate about what might happen in the world of football next year

How Real Madrid can beat Barcelona without Gareth Bale
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Real Madrid Los Blancos might be riding high in La Liga – but they won’t have their Welsh wizard for Saturday’s Clasico. Kiyan Sobhani assesses Zinedine Zidane’s options for the big ‘un...

FIFA's transfer ban provides the perfect opportunity for Real Madrid to grow up
By Kiyan Sobhani published
Real Madrid Kiyan Sobhani explains why a lack of transfer market activity at the Santiago Bernabeu wouldn't exactly be a negative thing
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