Who is currently the top striker in the world? The stats are in.
It would take a brave (or stupid) man to suggest that Lionel Messi was not the greatest footballer on the planet right now, but is the Argentine the greatest goal scorer?
Taking into account goals scored in all league and European competitions, this article examines which stars have hit the net most… 

If you remember Michael Ricketts at all it will probably be for his forgettable 45 minute appearance for England in a 2002 freindly against Holland . It can safely be said that the striker has never been anywhere near the England shirt since and he forms part of the…
Cast your mind back to May 2000, Chelsea had won the last ever FA Cup final at the old Wembley, Billie Piper was topping the charts, I was a fresh faced eleven year old and Lazio had just clinched a Serie A and Coppa Italia double. The new…
The arrival of Roberto Mancini at Manchester City appears to be the continuation of an increasing Italian invasion of English football. The City boss joins fellow managers Capello, Zola and Ancelotti as well as players such as Alberto Aquilani, and Alessandro Diamanti . With this is mind I’ve decided to compile…
The careers of Pablo Aimar and Javier Saviola have been uncannily similar. Both emerged through the River Plate youth team in the late 1990’s helping the Buenos Aires side to win the Argentinean championship in 2000. Big money moves to Spain followed with Aimar joining Valencia and Saviola moving to Barcelona…
The recent struggles of Italian clubs in the Champions League have been well documented. Last season there wasn’t a single Serie A club in the quarter finals and following some largely unconvincing performances in this years group stages that worrying trend may well continue. However it isn’t…
Football FanCast columnist James Martin feels that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is half way there in silencing his doubters.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is like marmite, it seems you ever love or hate the big Swede. For each fan who admires the fine technique and audacious nature of Ibra’s game there is another who sees him…
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