Andrea Pirlo and Xavi are of a dying breed. Midfielders more about technique than physique, their games seem suited to a bygone era, yet they have been able to dominate for a generation in the ...

The two finest midfielders of a generation meet for one last time at the highest level on Saturday, but which one of the two was the better player ... Xavi rightly leaves Barcelona with people ...

MILAN — When Andrea Pirlo and Xavi Hernandez face each other for the last time at the Champions League final Saturday, there will be more than a Champions League title at stake. For, lovers of the ...

Ronald Koeman has received a stay of execution as Barcelona boss for now, but the speculation over his replacement will not go away and an attractive list of candidates has now materialized. The ...

In hindsight, Xavi Hernandez seemed the logical choice for Barcelona as the Ronald Koeman era dragged to an end on the bench. Yet President Joan Laporta was set on Andrea Pirlo. According to Sport, ...

Both Xavi and Pirlo will be giving it their all in hopes of helping their respective sides not only win the Champions League, but to do so in treble fashion. The blaugrana side have won La Liga and ...

L'Équipe notes Spaniards still set the tone while Italy’s 2006 winners have laboured, though the intent is attacking. Xabi Alonso, 44, achieved the improbable at Bayer Leverkusen, unbeaten in ...

Football intelligence is among the most valued traits in the beautiful game. YEN.com.gh highlights the top six most intelligent players in football history.

Los Angeles Galaxy footballer Steven Gerrard, left, and New York City's Andrea Pirlo, right, have been blocked from featuring in Kuwait ©Getty Images The country was suspended by the International ...