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1 week ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
Rasmus Hojlund staying to fight for his place at Manchester United is a sign of his mentality, no matter what many want to believe about the young Danish forward. News has broken in recent hours that the former Atalanta striker is content to remain at the club he loved as a boy, despite the lure of some huge clubs in a league he previously looked comfortable in, the Serie A.
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1 week ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
Manchester United need to make a new striker and a midfielder the absolute priority after their move for Bryan Mbeumo gets completed, if indeed they can find an agreement with Brentford over a move for the player. Recent reports suggest that Manchester United is still leading the race for the winger.
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2 weeks ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
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3 weeks ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
Football, at its essence, is a simplistic sport. Eleven v Eleven, with the eleven with the better individuals profiled in the correct manner more often than not being the one that runs out the winners in the end.
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1 month ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
● Kyle Walker’s pace and athleticism proved instrumental for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in their unprecedented domestic dynasty. ● Gary Neville’s tenacious defending and consistent performances helped transform Manchester United into a powerhouse both on the domestic and international front under Sir Alex Ferguson.
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1 month ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
For some, football is that beautiful escape. It’s the breakaway from reality, a 90-minute festival where nothing else matters other than the hush of the crowd, the ping of the ball and the jubilation, or even despair, of the result. For others, it’s an excuse to be the horrible people they are in their day-to-day lives, hiding behind the guise of being a “true fan.”Being toxic doesn’t help anybody.
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2 months ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Ogunniyi Abayomi
With just five games left of the 2024/25 season, each game comes with an added incentive. Manchester City are chasing the European places, and Everton are hoping to end their final season at Goodison on a high. Looking past the final result, this game was a clash of contrasting styles: Pep Guardiola’s possession-dominant football vs David Moyes’s more rigid counter-attacking style of play. There was a lot to analyse in this game, so let’s begin to unpack it.
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2 months ago | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
It has been eight years since Benfica claimed their fourth consecutive league title. Since then, no team has managed to win back-to-back championships in Portugal’s top flight, with Benfica, Porto and Sporting vying for supremacy. However, that may be set to change very soon with Sporting on track to claim yet another championship. But if they are to claim their second-straight league title, they’ll need Francisco Trincão to deliver the goods during the home stretch of the campaign.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
attackingfootball.com | Dylan Mcbennett
When Bruno Fernandes first stepped out onto that hallowed turf at the Theatre of Dreams on that baltic night during the first day February had to offer us in 2020, few in attendance could have predicted the true impact this man from Maia, Portugal, would go on to have in the years that followed.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
attackingfootball.com | Brian Corry
“It’s shameful letting us play such an important competition, where a lot of champions take part, with a ball like this”—Gianluigi Buffon. The World Cup in 2010 was one of the most incredible events in modern history. Taking place in South Africa, it would be the first time that an African nation hosted this major sporting event. From the moment it was announced that South Africa would be hosting the 2010 World Cup, preparations began, and FIFA ensured it would be one of the greatest tournaments.