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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

Spain Spain began their Euro 2016 campaign with a narrow win against the Czech Republic after a masterful performance from Andres Iniesta. Kiyan Sobhani explains why the Barcelona midfielder will be crucial to La Roja's title defence...

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

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