The league has ended, the Copa America is over, there’s no other international tournaments and friendlies are an absolute bore – for football fans everywhere, the only thing we can do now is follow the transfer window. Here’s a list of the biggest news in the window and some Alessandro Benedetti...

I may be a football fanatic but that doesn’t mean that I don’t get a little caught up with the impending hype and excitement that surrounds Wimbledon. As with all sports, I am interested, and make it my business to watch most of the matches and find it interesting watching the form and predicting...

The French Open started a week ago, the second grand slam of the year and the only one to take place on clay. Alessandro Benedetti Offside has been glued to the screen as this slam also promises to be one of the most exciting tournaments in recent years, due to what is at stake for several of these...

Losses are something every fan has to deal with. At their best, they’re expected, and their worst – heart breaking. For me, the 2005 Champions League final was definitely the latter. Looking back on it now, time hasn’t healed any wounds. In fact, as the following decade has passed and these...

Pirlo is by far my favourite football player of all time and is quite unlike any other player who ever lived. As well as being a total demon on the pitch, he just oozes coolness and unlike a lot of names in the football world is rather suave and sophisticated. He is known for his deep-lying...

I, Alessandro Benedetti, self confessed football fanatic but general sports enthusiast do not claim to be an expert in the field just a died-hard fan of sport and the watching of sport. Discussing football is always controversial; everyone has their say, their favourite team and their strong...