Michael Yokhin

UEFA Champions League Crossing paths continually on Europe's biggest stage has forged these modern epics. As Barcelona and Chelsea clash once again in 2018, Michael Yokhin runs through the great club rivalries that mainly exist because of the Champions League

100 Best Teenagers Has a player ever progressed so quickly? 2016/17 was Mbappe's first full professional campaign – but so good it was that France couldn't ignore him and PSG were happy to shell out €180m to get him

100 Best Teenagers Athletic, with an eye for goal and a killer pass, Havertz is showing all the signs of becoming a complete midfielder. When he's not missing Champions League games because of exams, that is...

100 Best Teenagers He's currently plying his trade on loan at Girona, but Douglas Luiz is being watched closely by parent club Manchester City – who have high hopes indeed for the Brazilian

100 Best Teenagers It wasn't all near misses and woe for Ajax last season – in large part thanks to their record-breaking Holland international who's just getting started

100 Best Teenagers Two of England’s rising stars feature here – including the kid who spurned Pep Guardiola and grabbed Ousmane Dembele’s vacant No.7 shirt at Dortmund

Bundesliga From a super-sub with an astonishing goal return to a record-breaking young goalkeeper, Michael Yokhin picks the top transfer targets from the German league

Premier League Sure, it’s exciting to splash millions on a star you think will haul your club to new heights – but there’s value to be exploited in these out-of-contract stars

Talentspotter Brothers go toe-to-toe in the Europa League on Thursday when Manchester United host Saint-Etienne in the last 32 first leg at Old Trafford. But who is the Other Pogba at Old Trafford? Michael Yokhin’s on hand to fill you in 

Talentspotter The 23-year-old found game time hard to come by at the Euros, but he's still one of Portugal's most talented youngsters. Michael Yokhin provides the lowdown…

Talentspotter Michael Yokhin introduces the speedy, unpredictable winger who's been linked with a move to a host of top European clubs this summer...

UEFA Europa League With both a trophy and a place in the Champions League on the line, Michael Yokhin reveals the reasons for cheer as Europe's secondary club competition gets set to resume...

Lokomotiv Moskva Premier League clubs are monitoring the Lokomotiv star after a superb season so far, and Michael Yokhin thinks he deserves the chance to play at the top level...

Héctor Moreno Ahead of their sides' Champions League meeting at Old Trafford, Michael Yokhin charts the curious jinx that has shadowed the Manchester United manager and PSV defender in recent years...

CSKA Moskva Michael Yokhin introduces the tight-knit troop on a high, and gunning for Louis van Gaal’s side with their speedy frontmen...

Lists They aren’t in the European super-coach bracket, but these 10 up-and-coming coaches are among the continent’s best, as Michael Yokhin explains

Premier League From Iran’s wing wizard to the Real Madrid academy product who’s scoring for fun, Michael Yokhin picks out the rising stars in the Dutch league

Talentspotter Introducing the 22-year-old Freiburg stopper who's being hotly linked with a Premier League switch this summer – as profiled by Michael Yokhin 

FourFourTwo Van Persie's last stand, a huge game for Arsenal legends, and Spain's finest backlines on shut-down – these and more in Michael Yokhin's weekly world preview

FourFourTwo A storyline nobody wants to see in Brazil is just one of several to keep tabs on this weekend, brought to you by Michael Yokhin 

Boca Juniors Scores to be settled, trophies to be won and presidential derbies to be played out: plenty to keep fans occupied over the next few days...

Journeying from Guinea to France as a teenage footballer brought rejections, setbacks and challenges – yet Liverpool’s new signing fought through them all, as Michael Yokhin explains

Premier League Featuring a South American World Cup star and the best in young Dutch talent: Michael Yokhin on the Eredivisie stars who Premier League clubs should be investing in

Croatia Croatia are in a World Cup semi-final, but that hasn't been a cause for mass celebration back home. Michael Yokhin on a nation divided between their admirable football team and behind-the-scenes turmoil

FIFA World Cup England’s breakdown bother, Antoine Griezmann’s ultimate challenge and Brazil’s missing man – Michael Yokhin outlines a key query hanging over every team still at Russia 2018