Over the past four years Real Madrid have spent over £100 million on six Dutch players. Once all the rage at the Bernebeu, this week’s departures of Rafael van der Vaart and Royston Drenthe signal the end of Real Madrid’s Dutch experiment. Read more

We’ve never been ones to shy away from the big debates in football, so here’s one to sink your teeth into: Having watched Spain triumph in South Africa and witnessed their keeper win the final’s most valuable player award, is Iker Casillas now the best goalie in history? Read more…

Only twenty-seven days until the World Cup kicks off and the excitement is rapidly building. But before we turn our attention completely to South Africa, there’s still one last set of domestic fixtures to be played around Europe and anything can happen. Five questions for the last competitive weekend:

While the likes of Didier Drogba, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo spearhead FIFA’s World Cup 2010 campaign, one player whose impressive record this season has yet to be paraded around the world is Gonzalo Higuain. That’s all about to change in South Africa.

I have a simple question for all of you loyal Footy Factor readers. Is this the most exciting season of football ever? I think it very well might be – for three simple reasons. Read more

At the back of every football fan’s mind when hearing of their club’s latest big-money signing is the fear that it may just have wasted a ton of money. With several clubs splashing the cash last summer it was always going to be rich pickings when it came to selecting this season’s...

After last weekend’s embarrassing 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Barcelona, not only have Real Madrid relinquished their slender lead at the top of La Liga but several of this week’s Spanish press and Real insiders are questioning the importance of no less than five of the team’s star...

Put your money on Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful football manager of the modern era, stepping down as boss of Manchester United at the end of next season. It will surely be a sad day for football, with millions of United fans the world over weeping into their beer glasses and drying their eyes...

Every once in a while, a young lad bursts on to the scene and reminds us all why we love the beautiful game; a player who can dribble without fear, tackle with courage and grab your attention for the full 90. This time around, Sergio Canales might just be that player. Sixteen months after making his...

The January transfer season began in earnest this week with rumors flying that Manchester City and Barcelona were working on a deal involving Robinho. But chalk it up to pure speculation because this transfer doesn’t make sense for either club. Here are three reasons why: Barcelona Can’t...