Michael Yokhin

It's FourFourTwo’s La Liga Season Preview: Barcelona hope a watertight defence can help them regain the title, but can Jude Bellingham & Co deny them?

UCL Who's the best of the best since 1992/93? Michael Yokhin ranks every Champions League winner from start to finish

Lists How can you be great for France yet not convince the Manchester United fans? Michael Yokhin profiles nine other men who've starred at international level, but struggled with the day-to-day grind

STORY Before his rise as one of the world's great defenders, his career – and life – was nearly over. Big moments like this will always take the Brazilian back to his brush with death, as Michael Yokhin explains

FourFourTwo History to be made in Mexico, a personal feud for Mario Balotelli, and Jadon Sancho’s birthday brother out to stop him: don’t miss anything with Michael Yokhin’s weekly world preview

World Cup 2018 From the 'Iranian Ronaldo' to the flying Peruvian wing-back who helped upset Brazil, Michael Yokhin picks out these relatively low-profile talents who could become superstars by the end of Russia 2018

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...

UEFA Champions League It’s back – and with plenty of fresh faces in tow. Michael Yokhin picks out a selection of exciting stars making their first forays into the group stage

RB Leipzig ​Tottenham’s Champions League opponents are not your typical story of big bucks owners – they could actually be a model for sustainable success

Real Madrid Cristiano is gone at Real Madrid, and the search is on for the hapless sap who'll be tasked with trying to fill his boots. Send in the candidates...

Talentspotter Michael Yokhin offers the lowdown on the left-back who could be on his way to the Premier League

FFT 50 Managers He took Nice into a Champions League qualification spot in 2017 – but nobody should be too shocked, as Lucien Favre has form for overperforming

European Championship Some feared the Belgium midfielder would never be the same again after breaking his leg against Italy at Euro 1972, explains Michael Yokhin – but he bounced back to take his revenge eight years later

Premier League So they didn’t make it in England’s top flight. So what? Michael Yokhin profiles a clutch of stars whose moves away proved their making

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 

Anderlecht Michael Yokhin introduces the Pro League side who many Tottenham supporters will know all too well...

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

FIFA World Cup At Euro 2008, they looked like one of Europe’s most exciting emerging sides – yet their World Cup build-up has been a shambles, as Michael Yokhin explains

La Liga Great value is hard to find right now, but these stars from Spain could be intriguing to top-flight clubs says Michael Yokhin

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...

FourFourTwo The world's oldest footballer celebrates another birthday, Robin van Persie looks to inflict damage on the Eredivisie leaders, while Bosz and Rodri return to former stomping grounds – it’s all in Michael Yohkin’s weekly round-up

Talentspotter It’s taken him until the age of 26 to get noticed by bigger clubs, but the Pescara man’s story is about to have another chapter written, writes Michael Yokhin...

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…

FFT 50 Managers He helped overhaul the German style of football, won a World Cup and is cruising to qualification for Russia in 2018 with six wins from six matches

Primeira Liga Once upon a time, Porto were huge underdogs. And, as they prepare to face rivals Benfica desperately needing victory, Michael Yokhin remembers when it all came together for them – and changed a footballing landscape…