There's a special guest on Ranks FC today as TikTok sensation Eli Quivey joins us to talk through his football trip-of-a-lifetime visit to England, and rank the things he loved most whilst across the pond!

In this episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie explore what's going at Manchester City, where in the absence of Rodri, the midfield appears to have fallen apart - but is this a failure to find solutions in the short-term or is something bigger going on?

Club football has taken a back seat for the time being, so we're taking a look back at the season so far to determine who have been the best performers across the European game!

In this episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie take a look at Arsenal and the current media storm that suggests Mikel Arteta is holding the club back from challenging for titles this season by being too defensively minded, and not playing the young talents in this squad...

It's time for Champions League Takeaway, taking a look at Sporting's big win over City, Liverpool staying perfect, Milan mauling Madrid at the Bernabeu, Inter's win over Arsenal, and everything else...

What makes a superstar? We go back to a more traditional ranking this week, examining the players we think are global 'superstars' in this age, and ranking them on that star power, as well as their form in the current campaign...

In this episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie take a look at Chelsea's Moises Caicedo, who has shaken off a sticky start at Stamford Bridge to show his true quality recently. Is Chelsea's British-record-fee starting to look like a sensible investment?

The big news on everyone's lips this week has been Manchester United, who finally pulled the trigger on ending the reign of Erik ten Hag, and have moved very efficiently to replace him with Sporting CP manager Rúben Amorim. We dig into how it happened, and what the future looks like under the Portuguese prodigy

In this episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie explore a polarising figure in Arsenal striker Kai Havertz, and examine if the German has now established himself as one of football's elite Number 9's.

It's time for Champions League Takeaway, taking a look at Barcelona rewriting history against Bayern, Real Madrid confirming it with a comeback win over Dortmund, Villa going top with three from three, and everything else besides!

We're at that point in the season where teams are already starting to think about how they improve for the second half, so we examine some of the January transfer dilemmas facing a few of the Premier League's biggest sides...

In this episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie look at Barcelona's famed academy, La Masia, and explore whether this new generation of talents is a marker that it's back in business as a talent factory...

It's that time again, where France Football hands out the most prestigious individual award in the modern game - the Ballon d'Or. We take a look at the runners and riders for this season's trophy!

In this episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie look into the future of Paul Pogba after his doping ban was reduced to allow him to return to the game in March 2025...

Who would be a manager, hey? We take a look at some of the gaffers already under pressure in terms of keeping their jobs this season, and analyse whether their current clubs should stick to the plan, or twist in the hope of improvements in the near future...

In this episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie answer a burning question about the relegation battle in the Premier League - is it becoming impossible for newly-promoted clubs to survive?

It's time for Champions League Takeaway, taking a look at Villa beating Bayern, Dortmund dismantling Celtic, Arsenal's dominance of PSG, and so much more!

Who is the player that Europe's biggest sides just could not do without? Star strikers, crucial keepers, metronomic midfielders and more feature as we debate the key piece of the puzzle for some of the most successful teams on the planet

In the first retrospective episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie take a look at the career of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. A maverick misunderstood genius, or better in his own head than on the pitch?

With City-Arsenal exploding into vintage Barclays at the weekend, we take a look at where that particular battle is right now and work our way back to explore the best of the PL's title-defining rivalries since its inception in 1992.

In the latest episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie dig into a debate that's been doing the rounds on social media for some time now - the idea that Pep Guardiola has either saved or ruined football. We discuss the ideas used to promote this viewpoint, and whether or not they have any merit whatsoever...

The UCL is back, and that means so is Champions League Takeaway. Here's Part Two from this week, talking about all the action from Wednesday and Thursday nights!

The UCL is back, and that means so is Champions League Takeaway, looking back at the Champions League action straight after the final whistles of the first set of games on the first Matchday of this new era.

In the second episode of The Truth, Sam and Dougie dig into the managerial topic of the day in the Premier League - taking a look at whether Erik ten Hag is the man to lead Manchester United forward, or if the Dutchman has already had too long in the hotseat and the Red Devils should look elsewhere...