Latest articles by Lee Roden
Atlético Madrid Watford and Southampton-linked midfielder Thomas Partey has been likened to a certain Manchester City star after his emergence this season, explains Lee Roden…
La Liga With the battle for the title and the European spots finely poised, Lee Roden considers the biggest talking points for the remainder of the Spanish season...
Real Madrid The world’s richest club can’t sign anyone for a year after the current transfer window – and it’s music to the ears of this lot, writes Lee Roden...
Espanyol Espanyol have a new owner with cash to splash, but is he the man to lead them to future glory? Lee Roden examines where the Catalan club stand...
Alberto Bueno Alberto Bueno went from footballing royalty to being released by the Rams - but as Lee Roden reports, Alberto Bueno is working his way back...
Barcelona With Sergio Busquets sitting bruised on the sidelines, big games against Manchester City and Real Madrid make for a vital week where Javier Mascherano is concerned. Lee Roden weighs up each man's long-term chances...
Iago Aspas The on-loan Liverpool hitman is still finding minutes hard to come by in La Liga but is tearing up the King's Cup. Lee Roden reports...
Talentspotter Lee Roden evaluates the situation of Martin Montoya, a target for several European clubs after declaring his intentions to leave the Camp Nou...
Luis Enrique The Spaniard will have the best record of any Barca boss after 50 games, but Lee Roden says he may never be truly accepted even with a treble victory this season...
Andoni Zubizarreta This isn't the first time Andoni Zubizarreta has been shoved at Barcelona, writes Lee Roden - nor at the same time a key player's future is uncertain...
Talentspotter Lee Roden runs the rule over Mallorca youngster Marco Asensio, the teenage playmaker who's had Real Madrid and Barcelona all hot under the collar...
Valencia The Portuguese starlet could be the key to Valencia rediscovering the form of last season, explains Lee Roden...
FFT 50 Managers Lee Roden analyses the triple-winning coach setting new standards at Barcelona...
Pedro Rodriguez Lee Roden tells Blues fans what to expect from their new attacker after pipping Manchester United to the Barça attacker's signature...
Xavi Barcelona's midfielder linchpin for 15 years is set to leave the Camp Nou for Al Sadd at the end of this season, but Lee Roden says it's the national team that will need to hold auditions for his long-term replacement...
Real Madrid Lee Roden isn't convinced by Los Blancos' mixed bag under Benitez so far – and points out how he could get it right...
Sevilla Lee Roden explains why everyone wants a piece of Monchi, Sevilla's in-demand sporting director...
Talentspotter The young right-back hardly enjoyed his plunge into the deep end at Borussia Dortmund, but there are enough reasons to suggest he'll make the grade, says Lee Roden...
Valencia The club from orange county have been blighted with financial difficulties, but does a new owner mean the future is bright for the former Champions League finalists? Lee Roden investigates...
Talentspotter Lee Roden evaluates the no-nonsense stopper soon to be pitching up at White Hart Lane...
Stats Zone Lee Roden analyses the uprising of Barca's former Ballon d'Or winner after a difficult campaign for the Blaugrana under Gerardo Martino...
Real Madrid Lee Roden analyses the tactical dilemma facing Real Madrid's Decima-clinching boss this season, after an unbalanced summer of arrivals at the Santiago Bernabeu...
Gerard Deulofeu The former Everton man was shipped off to Sevilla after failing to impress Luis Enrique, writes Lee Roden, and already it looks like an uphill task for the 20-year-old to claw his way back...
