What makes Genk the best team in Belgium? Why does Gillingham struggle to score? Who is the 18-year-old player that Barcelona is interested in?

 

the reason Gillingham fail to score goals, the 18-year-old desired by Barca, and Zurich’s table-topping strategies. Genk’s secret ingredient that makes them the best in Belgium.
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Karim El-Sheiny examines what Gent does and how it functions in set plays to explain why they are now leading the Belgian league.

last night’s TFA Arthur Vermeeren, a young star from Antwerp who caught Barcelona’s (and our) attention, was the day’s top prospect scouted.

Gillingham haven’t exactly been full of goals under Neil Harris and that issue could come back to haunt them again this League Two season says Jack Manship in his weekly EFL piece.

Over the weekend, we released our most recent issue of TFA Scouted Magazine, which features a detailed scouting report on 14 under-the-radar players along with cutting-edge data visualizations, xGOLD, and our distinctive TIPPSTER model.

Kheira Hamraoui has moved from PSG to Club América in Mexico. We examined her modest but crucial position in Barcelona’s midfield back in 2019–20.

In Burnley’s 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest last night, Zeki Amdouni scored his first Premier League goal. Will it be the first of many? In this post analyzing five savvy summer transfers from England’s top flight, we highlighted the 22-year-old attacker.

Athletic Club nearly missed out on playing in Europe this season, but they are off to a solid start in 2023–24. We looked at Ernesto Valverde’s additions to Marcelino’s plan to make the Basque team serious challengers for Europe the previous year.

After six games, FC Zürich leads the Swiss Super League standings, albeit several of the teams below them do have a game still to play. We described how Bo Henriksen was restoring Der Stadtclub earlier this year after they had struggled under Franco Foda.