Michael Yokhin

Emanuele Giaccherini The Black Cats lost patience in his second season and sent him out on loan, but it’s not the first time the Italian has bounced back from adversity. Michael Yokhin tells his intriguing tale…

FourFourTwo The man who's big on both sides of the Rome derby, Benfica's Portuguese wonderkid who could seal the title, and the Turkish Puyol saving Fenerbahce’s season – all you need to know in Michael Yokhin’s weekly round-up

FFT100 The world's most complete midfielder is dropping jaws with his defence-splitting brilliance – and setting himself on the path to superstardom

Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane will get huge funds to spend in the summer, after a dismal year at the Bernabeu. But who should he bring in to overhaul an ageing squad?

FFT 50 Managers How does Emery do it every year? Michael Yokhin gives the lowdown on the three successive Europa League wins with Sevilla, following years of success elsewhere in Spain, that earned him a career-defining move to glory-craving PSG

Talentspotter The 23-year-old Nigeria international could have joined Ranieri's fantastic Foxes in January, but thank goodness he didn't. The Russian Premier League champion could join the English champions now instead...

FFT100 The Chelsea and Belgium net-minder has developed into one of the world's best at Stamford Bridge

Krasnodar Michael Yokhin fills you in on the stuff you need to know about FC Krasnodar, Russia's community club on the rise...

CSKA Moskva CSKA Moscow are perhaps most infamous for the fans determined to give them a bad name, but Michael Yokhin says there's much more to the Army Men than meets the eye...

FIFA World Cup The draw for the eight groups in Russia 2018 has been made – and this is how each team is shaping up. Bring it on!