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

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?)...

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

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...

Zinedine Zidane His audition is over and the Frenchman can proudly present a Champions League trophy to Madrid's president as he awaits his future. But how good a job has Zizou done over the past five months? Kiyan Sobhani investigates...

Cristiano Ronaldo The Madrid kingpin has suffered in an unfamiliar role and with some key team-mates injured, explains Kiyan Sobhani...

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

Barcelona The Catalans have looked unstoppable of late, but Kiyan Sobhani suggests a handful of methods that could lead to victory over Messi & Co...

UEFA Champions League The clubs from the Spanish capital met in the Champions League final two years ago, but both look rather different now. Kiyan Sobhani casts one eye back to Lisbon and one forward to Milan...

Real Madrid The inability to splash out on big signings for the next two windows could mean Madrid develop their own talent and build a more balanced squad, says Kiyan Sobhani...

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? 

Real Madrid As it stands, Los Blancos won’t be able to register new players for the next two transfer windows – but that’s not bad news for everybody, writes Kiyan Sobhani

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...

Real Madrid Kiyan Sobhani gives the lowdown on the Merengues' two emerging talents, who could eventually provide the support Karim Benzema desperately needs...

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.

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...

Marcelo The experienced Brazilian's shortcomings at the back might provide Rafa Benitez with his biggest headache this season, explains Kiyan Sobhani...

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 

Gareth Bale The Welshman wasn't at his best for the former European champions last season, but Kiyan Sobhani thinks he's cracked the way to do it this time around...

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