Football fans have a funny habit of linking seemingly impossible things with each other. This is never more evident than when they want to develop chants for players, with pop songs being used as templates to serenade popular players on the pitch. And this isn’t the only time that pop culture finds its way into …
By now, it is very clear that Reece James is an extremely important football player for his country and his club. The right-back was forced to sit on the sidelines during the Qatar World Cup after suffering a knee injury on October 11, playing a Champions League game against AC Milan. His energy and skill …
Among all the clamour for the Argentina win, the Messi GOAT status and the Mbappe talk, it is easy to forget that there were other French players that played and suffered after the defeat as well. It was possibly the last World Cup for Oliver Giroud, while players like Tchouaméni and Camavinga proved that the …
Messi Messi Messi. The clamour for the little Argentine since the World Cup victory is almost unprecedented. And it is deserved, might we add. The final match itself was a crazy 3-3, and the whole world must have thought Leo had won it for his nation with a goal in extra time to give the …
Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Sunday in a thriller. 4-2 on penalties after 3-3 in playing time against two-time champions France. Lionel Messi, the team’s captain, was the first member of the team to lift the World Cup trophy into the air. However, there were several others, like Sergio Aguero, present as …
Who really has benefited from Messi’s supremacy over the years? Argentina? Well, no question about it.Barcelona? Of course.PSG? Getting there.Friends, family, teammates yada yada yada. One organization that you may not mention is Adidas. Leo has long been associated with the German athletic wear manufacturers, first linking with them in 2006 and then signing a …
Unless you are living in a cave, you probably already know this by now. Argentina won the World Cup. Lionel Messi won the World Cup. And whoever thinks it was a cakewalk, here’s a reality check. It really was not. 2-0 up. 2 goals in 2 minutes and we’re level at a couple of goals …
The history of football in Argentina isn’t really based in the many corners of Buenos Aires’ barrios. It is one that may be linked to the large number of European immigrants that came to its shores throughout the 19th century, especially those from the British Isles. While some may view football as Britain’s greatest contribution …
Hundreds of articles and even more social media posts have been written in awe of Lionel Messi since he delivered a masterclass in attacking in the semi-finals against Croatia in the World Cup. The PSG superstar opened the scoring from the penalty spot before gorgeously setting up Argentina’s third goal of the game. The little …
The Argentina and Croatia semi-final was a staunch reminder to every football fan about what football really is. What the Argentine team did to Croatia was a dismantling, one that put Argentina as, by far, the favorites for this World Cup. Julian Alvarez, who earned the penalty before scoring a brace, was outstanding against the …
Amidst all the drama and action in Qatar, it is a player not participating in the tournament that has gotten Arsenal supporters talking. The leaders in the Premier League have been preparing for the second half of the league with some friendlies in the form of the Dubai Super Cup against some high-profile opponents AC …
Arsenal is statistically the most successful club in women’s football in England, with 15 league titles, and 14 FA Cups and have the distinguished honour of being the only English side to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League. However, Arsenal has hit a sort of roadblock. They last won the league in the 2018-19 season, …
Brazil was by far the favourites for every bookmaker who set odds for the 2022 World Cup, such was the strength of the team and conviction in the side. So naturally, the South Americans crashing out at the Quarter Finals stage at the hands of Croatia was an upset, and a shocking one at that. …
With upwards of 50% of all sports fans habitually accessing unlawful streaming services, sports piracy is widespread worldwide. Football is especially problematic. It is one of the most pirated sports that opens the door for fans of other sports to also become streaming pirates. This is concerning for the official streaming websites, given that the …
England‘s World Cup ambitions ended in familiar sights of tears and broken aspirations as the curse of missed penalties came to haunt them. After going a goal down, the Three Lions were brought back into the game via a Harry Kane penalty. They again had to chase the game when Giroud put France ahead. 2-1. …
USA’s 2022 World Cup journey ended at the Round of 16 stage, thanks to a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands. The team did well to qualify from the group that also had England, Wales and Iran, but one victory and two draws were enough to secure safe passage to the knockout stages. Several players played …
“Geography gives us our neighbours, but history gives us our enemies.“ This is a traditional Irish proverb that encapsulates the relationship between England and Ireland. Despite the fact that England is Ireland’s nearest neighbour, neither side has ever attempted to understand the other. Irish people may describe England, Scotland, and Wales differently. While the Scotsman …