Kylian Mbappé is one of the most talented and sought-after footballers in the world today. Despite his enormous popularity, he has surprisingly few sponsors compared to other players of similar, or even lesser, calibre. This is because the Frenchman is incredibly selective about the brands he associates himself with. He only chooses to work with …
In the world of football, goal scoring is often what captures the hearts and minds of fans. It is the art of finding the back of the net, the act of taking a chance and turning it into a goal. Over the years, the sport has seen its fair share of great goal-scorers, but none …
Arsenal have their best shot at winning the Premier League title since the Invincibles season – sitting five points clear at the top of the table. However, certain issues are now threatening to hold them back in the second half of the campaign. A major issue that is now troubling them is a lack of …
Diego Maradona is widely recognized as one of the best footballers of all time. He won it all in his career, from the World Cup to a Ballon d’Or for his services to the beautiful game. But the late Argentina forward was not just a superstar for his footballing ability, with his off-the-field personality also …
The era of football is changing, with the Qatar World Cup marking a bit of a tipping point for the generation of forward players that thrilled the last one-and-a-half decades or so. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi heralded as the beautiful game’s pharaohs over the last 13-14 years have already admitted that this World Cup …
Jude Bellingham is the talk of the town with his stunning performances for England at the FIFA World Cup. The midfielder has managed to dazzle some of the biggest names in global club football and invited attractive offers from many of them. And he’s managed to do all of this at only 19 years of …
Brazil have breezed into the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 after registering two wins out of two outings. The Seleccao have rarely looked devoid of attacking flair on their way to 3 goals, creating a multitude of further chances that didn’t find the back of the net or hit the …
Sunday’s last game of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 saw Germany and Spain play out an intense 1-1 stalemate in one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the group stage. The result comes as nothing short of a ray of light for Die Mannschaft in terms of progression to the knockouts after they …
The Qatar World Cup is now less than a fortnight away. The entire football fraternity around the world is getting ready for the month-long bonanza that will take over the beautiful game. It’s the dream of every footballer on earth to represent their country in a World Cup. The tournament, which is held every four …
The Gabonese Striker has been mired in controversy since his hasty exit from Arsenal. A fallout with Arteta, a discharge from his captainship, a last-minute deal with Barcelona, and of course, public criticism for Arsenal’s manager – Aubameyang’s certainly been the stuff of catchy headlines. Guess what? He’s at it again! Aubameyang will be facing …
Managers, backroom staff, and players of club sides all over Europe are currently neck-deep into their seasons and are all in on their respective targets until the World Cup begins. With only 3 weeks or so remaining until the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, the focus is on finishing the first half of this …
Thibaut Courtois has spoken in glowing terms about Manuel Neuer, stating that the German has changed the way the position is played in the modern game. Speaking to French publication L’Equipe, the highest-ranked goalkeeper for last season according to recently announced Ballon d’Or rankings credited Neuer for bringing the term ‘sweeper-keeper’ into the lexicon. “It …
Liverpool summer signing Darwin Núñez has broken the record for the fastest sprint recorded in Premier League history in his eye-catching performance at Merseyside. The lanky Uruguayan turned on the afterburners against West Ham United to register a maximum speed of 38 km/h, surpassing Manchester City fullback Kyle Walker’s record of 37.8 km/h which was …
Barcelona’s 18-year-old midfielder Gavi was recently crowned as the world’s best Under-21 footballer, called the Kopa trophy, at the Ballon d’Or awards, hosted in Paris earlier this week. The Spaniard beat off competition from the likes of Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, Bayern Munich‘s Jamal Musiala and Eduardo Camavinga to scoop the prize. Gavi’s club teammate …
Pictures of Karim Benzema receiving the Ballon d’Or award have sparked a lot of interest due to one peculiarity. It was definitely not the fact that it was him that won the award, as the large consensus since the end of last year has been that he should be the rightful recipient of the prestigious …
Karim Benzema is the Ballon d’Or winner for the year 2022. With a season where he was far clear of any opposition, it came as a surprise to no one when his name was announced for the accolade. Since the suspense around the winner was pretty much non-existent, the questions surrounding the event were more …
Years later, when the newest generation of Football fans dip into the annals of the Beautiful Game, they’ll find a few names emblazoned in Gold sitting right beside the preface. 2 or so Argentinians, numerous Brazilians, and several other European icons, all alongside one stand-out Portuguese hailing from Madeira, for whom scoring goals was second-nature. …