Nuno Mendes

  • Champions League
    Best players in the Champions League? OCTOBER 26: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona competes for the ball with Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 26, 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

    Best u23 players in the Champions League this season

    The U23 crop in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League is simply absurd. From Kazakhstan to north London, this season has thrown up a set of young players who are not just ones for the future but actual, functioning main characters in the biggest club competition on the planet. Some are…

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  • Soccer
    STUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 05: Desire Doue of France is challenged by Lamine Yamal of Spain during the UEFA Nations League 2025 semifinal match between Spain and France at Stuttgart Arena on June 05, 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany

    Football isn’t dead; Lamine Yamal and Desire Doue have proved that

    Football’s obituary has been written a thousand times. Too many passes. Not enough flair. The game’s gone soft, they say. But then Lamine Yamal and Désiré Doué step onto the pitch, and suddenly the doomsayers are eating their words. These two young guns—17 and 20, respectively—are tearing up Europe with…

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  • Soccer
    Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring a goal, during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25

    Champions League Review

    The UEFA Champions League semifinals just dropped a double dose of drama that’ll have you buzzing like a kid who snuck an extra espresso shot. On Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain rolled into London and nicked a 1-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates, leaving the Gunners with a mountain to climb…

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