As the FIFA World Cup comes to an end, I am still searching for that dark knight — that Abhimanyu-like warrior who moves swiftly down the flanks cutting into the enemy camp alone and attempts ...

Now every team has played once, BBC Sport take a look at who has been the best and worst players so far according to the stats.

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Attacking midfielder Filip Djuricic has claimed Sassuolo teammate Jeremie Boga ‘is the best dribbler I have ever seen’. The former Chelsea player arrived at Sassuolo in July 2018 and has impressed ...

Barcelona ended 2025 with a 2-0 win over Villarreal, which helped the team maintain their solid lead at the top of the league. It marked an end to an extraordinary year for Barcelona, who have once ...

A driver has been arrested over the death of a man who was hit from behind by a pick-up truck while dribbling a football from the US to Brazil for charity. Richard Swanson had planned to dribble the ...

PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye has revealed that Lionel Messi is the best finisher in the squad while Neymar stands out in terms of his dribbling ability. The Parisians have an enviable squad of a ...

“Today, without players who dribble, you can’t do anything,” Pep Guardiola said a couple of years ago, right around the time Manchester City started stockpiling take-on specialists like they were on ...

“If you mark him closely, he will use his body. If you mark him from afar, he will destroy you.” For a defender of Roberto Carlos’s pedigree, this analysis about Vinicius Junior is neither emotional ...

Crystal Palace star sits in the top 20 in all of Europe for his dribbling proficiency, up there with the likes of Lionel Messi ENGLAND will look to take on the world in slightly more attacking manner ...