Frenkie de Jong has to be a guaranteed feature in a discussion about the best midfielders on the planet on his day. The Barcelona midfielder is one of the best passers in the game right now and has built a reputation for being one of the most press-resistant footballers there is. De Jong did not …
Luis Suarez is undoubtedly one of the modern-day pioneers of the dark arts in the beautiful game as we know it. Be it his numerous counts of biting opposition players, the infamous handball in the 2010 World Cup against Ghana or the multiple allegations of simulation against his name over the years, Suarez has never …
Scotland put a brave front but were eventually knocked out of the tournament by the sheer genius of 35-year-old Luka Modric. The Real Madrid star stepped it up when it mattered as he put his side ahead with a jaw-dropping goal from 20 yards out and then assisted the third as Croatia progressed to the …
No one is safe when Lionel Messi is around as a couple of Paraguay players found out the difficult way when they tried to pin down the Barcelona legend at injury-time. Argentina extended their unbeaten record to 16 matches and booked a quarterfinal birth at the ongoing Copa America with a 1-0 win over Paraguay …
First-time, right-footed, from 30 yards out and on the volley. Andreas Christensen struck an absolute rocket that should not find it hard to win the goal of the tournament during Denmark’s crunch Group B clash against Russia. It was a thunder-volley of the highest standard as it kept rising until it hit the back of …
At the age of 43, Thierry Henry confirmed he’s still pretty much got it as he left a couple of current icons of the game in awe with a top bins free-kick from his weaker foot in Belgium training. Both Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne’s reaction to it just sums up how highly Henry …
Lionel Messi was at his sensational best when Argentina met Uruguay in their Copa America group stage encounter. Not only did he set up Guido Rodriguez for the winner in the match that ended 1-0 to the Albiceleste, but he also was a menacing presence for Uruguayan defenders all throughout the outing – the best …
Matthijs de Ligt put in a flawless shift in the Netherlands’ 2-0 win over Austria in their Group C encounter at the 2020 European Championships, but the only mistake from his night came in the post-match press conference when he accidentally forgot the name of his current employers. Currently, a player for Italian outfit Juventus, …
Robin Gosens announced himself to the world with a left-wing back masterclass at Allianz Arena as Germany became the first team of Euro 2020 to score more than 3 goals in a match. From Cristiano Ronaldo’s amazing box-to-box sprint to Robin Gosens’ thumping header, we can only hope that the rest of the matches in …
Cristiano Ronaldo was in his pomp during the Group F clash against Germany as the football superstar created and finished off a rambunctious counterattacking goal in the 15th minute. The Real Madrid legend then followed it up with an unrelentingly disrespectful piece of skill against Antonio Rudiger a few minutes later. Although Antonio Rudiger went …
At 36 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo still possesses the pace and desire to shine at the biggest of stages as he started and then finished off a lightning-fast counterattack goal against Germany. Die Mannschaft were sledgehammered by a sudden Portugal team goal in the 15th minute following a period of attacking possession at Allianz …
Thoughts go out with the poor lady on her pitchside desk at the Ferenc Puskas Arena as Hungary players deliriously celebrated their goal against France. Fans at the full-house Budapest arena went up in raptures after Attila Fiola gave Hungary the lead against tournament favourites France. It was one of the greatest modern moments in …
If Billy Gilmour had any nerves after being thrown in the deep end against England, he sure didn’t show them. The Chelsea lad was thrust into action at the biggest of stages as Scotland manager Steve Clarke put him on the team sheet to face their arch-rivals and the 20-year-old responded by winning the man …
Another game, another Lionel Messi assist, but this one turned out to be a record-breaking one as the Argentina captain became the top assist-provider in the history of Copa America after Guido Martinez guided his lavish cross inside Uruguay’s net in the first half. Even if you don’t count the assist, there was some of …
Belgium turned on the afterburners in the second half to come back from behind against Denmark to win their 2020 European Championship group stage encounter. Yussuf Poulsen scored early in the first half to give Denmark an early lead, but Kevin De Bruyne’s heroics in the second half meant that Belgium registered their second successive …
France’s 1-0 win over Germany in the group stages of the 2020 European Championship featured a number of noteworthy performances. While Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe stole the limelight with their brilliant displays to kick off EURO 2020 for the world champions, one particular performance that went under the radar was forward Antoine Griezmann’s. While …
Gareth Bale rolled back the years by producing a European Championship masterclass when Wales met Turkey yesterday. The Welsh wizard came up with two assists to sink Turkey 2-0 in their Group A encounter – the first of which was an incredible assist for Aaron Ramsey to open the scoring for Wales. Bale was at …