Thore Haugstad

Erling Haaland is on the move in the next 12 months – this is the story of striker's rapid rise, his astonishing exploits and what the future holds for Mino Raiola's prized asset

Thierry Henry Kevin De Bruyne is trying to record the most assists in a Premier League season, but the current record-holder was playing a whole different ball game...

Real Madrid Real Madrid now face life without their greatest ever goalscorer, but do they splash out on a direct replacement or is there another solution? Thore Haugstad explores the Liga giant's options

Premier League The Swede's ban might mean that Marcus Rashford can unleash terror on the Gunners' backline again, explains Thore Haugstad

Cristiano Ronaldo Nearly four months into the season, CR7 has more new children than he does La Liga goals. Thore Haugstad looks into why...

FFT 100 Greatest Aged 30, he’s broken all-time records while lifting a host of personal and club awards – yet it’s only in watching Messi you can appreciate a one-off genius

Manchester United The suspended midfielder is a big miss for the Old Trafford side, but Thore Haugstad explains how Jose Mourinho can adjust his gameplan with confidence

Real Madrid It's been a wretched season for Real Madrid, but Thore Haugstad explains that all is not lost - providing Cristiano Ronaldo has his shooting boots on for a crunch Champions League tie against PSG

Real Madrid David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo – and now Eden Hazard, too. The Belgian aside, Thore Haugstad ranks all of Real Madrid’s other Premier League signings over the last 20 years 

Cristiano Ronaldo As Liverpool gear up to face European champions Real Madrid, Thore Haugstad assesses how Brendan Rodgers can possibly hope to stop CR7 at Anfield...

Sir Alex Ferguson On this day in 1978, Fergie was told to clear his desk at Love Street. He lost his fight in court, with an industrial tribunal ruling he had "neither by experience nor talent, any managerial ability at all". Showed them, didn't he?

Stats Zone The 4-0 scoreline may suggest a thrashing, but Thore Haugstad explains why the Catalan's tactics were actually spot on at the Camp Nou on Wednesday

Premier League It's second against first in the Premier League this weekend, and Thore Haugstad believes the loss of the Belgian playmaker could prove costly for the visitors to White Hart Lane...

FFT100 The Uruguayan hasn't enjoyed his best year, reflected in a tumble down this list for 2017. But a brand new one – and a World Cup – is just around the corner...  

James Rodríguez The Colombian ace is set to leave Real Madrid, but Thore Haugstad explains why the Premier League club at the front of the queue might not be the best fit

Premier League Thore Haugstad explains why the former Atletico Madrid man is thriving in Antonio Conte's system - and why he's a particular danger to Spurs this weekend

Premier League Thore Haugstad uses Stats Zone to report four trends from the weekend’s big Premier League fixtures

Arsenal Thore Haugstad peers into an alternate reality where Pep succeeds Arsene; would he be doing better at the Emirates?

Barcelona Thore Haugstad evaluates the big changes Luis Enrique has made to maximise the havoc caused by his blistering Barcelona frontline...

Zinedine Zidane The enigma of Zizou has outsiders puzzled. As he takes aim at a hat-trick of Champions League titles as a coach, Thore Haugstad explores the ‘Zidane effect’

Premier League Ahead of Saturday's watchalong of the first Guardiola/Mourinho Clasico, we look at where it all went wrong for them: close during their early days together at Barcelona, but somewhere down the line, warmth became friction and a great rivalry was born

Premier League Liverpool have regularly dazzled in open play so far this season, but Thore Haugstad explains why corners and free-kicks could prove their downfall on Monday night

Zinedine Zidane Thore Haugstad was at the Bernabeu using Stats Zone to analyse the Frenchman’s first game in charge of Real Madrid...

FFT 50 Managers He's raised expectations to the point that anything less than ultimate triumph seems like failure. But make no mistake: the brilliant Simeone still has Atleti punching above their weight

Erik Lamela There have been plenty of promising signs in Erik Lamela's early performances for Spurs this season - Thore Haugstad outlines what it is the Argentine forward is finally doing right...