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 …
Real Madrid number one Thibaut Courtois has rather frustratingly called the Ballon d’Or awards “impossible to win” for goalkeepers in the present era. The Belgian was quoted as saying the above after finishing 7th amongst the 30 nominees for the prestigious award by France Football Magazine. Notably, he’s also the recipient of the Yachine Trophy, …
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 …
Pep Guardiola is one of football’s greatest-ever managers. His play style is built on the tiki-taka philosophy, which is one of the most intricate forms of football, requiring a high level of short passing to build the game up. When his teams play, they almost always dominate the possession and have the most passes and …
This Twitter Exchange Between Toni Kroos and Fede Valverde Is Too Good El Clasico. Battle of the table toppers. One of the most watched football fixtures in the world. Real Madrid vs. Barcelona is quite possibly the most talked about derbies of club football, with the winner enjoying bragging rights over their rivals. The iconic …
Right-backs seem to be the favourite flavour for the new footballing calendar so far. From scoring wonderful goals to providing delightful assists, from cutting down opponent attacks, being played out of position to garnering injuries galore, there seems to be a resurgence of chatters & murmurs for a certain group of footballers. Modern-day full-backs are …
Toni Kroos is one of the best central midfielders of the 21st century. He made his name playing for German giants Bayern Munich, the team that introduced him to the world of professional football. After a few years of playing in the German powerhouse’s squad, he decided to move to Real Madrid, a decision which …
Barcelona are going to face Real Madrid in the season’s first El Clásico this weekend at the raucous Santiago Bernabeu. And their new jersey sponsors, music streaming giants Spotify, have decided to make the kit a memorable one through one of the coolest collabs in football. Aubrey Drake Graham, or simply ‘Drake’, the 4-time Grammy-winning …
Mid-week Champions League action almost never disappoints. Giants Barcelona and Juventus are on the brink of being demoted to the Europa League, whereas Manchester City and Real Madrid have already qualified for the next round. While all this is happening, Mo Salah and other Liverpool players are busy breaking records. Safe to say, Salah is …
The Celtic Football Club, or simply “Celtic”, is a Glasgow-based Scottish professional football team that competes in the Scottish Premiership. The club was established in 1887 with the intention of reducing poverty among Glasgow’s East End Irish immigrant population. It can therefore be concluded that the club has an Irish heritage. Ireland has a controversial …
700 goals? Undying legacy? GOAT status? Check. Check. And check. King of celebrations? Also, check. It has been nine years since Cristiano Ronaldo first did the “Siu”. And there probably hasn’t been any other celebration that comes close to being as iconic as it is. With celebrities, athletes, and kids all around the world doing …
Antonio Rudiger has had an “okay” start to his life at Real Madrid. The German defender moved to Spain for free, after his contract with Chelsea expired at the end of last season. Averaging a rating of 7.08 in La Liga as per FotMob, Rudiger has played 8 games thus far and managed only one …
PSG have had a pretty solid start to the new season. They’re on top of the Ligue 1 table, having won 8 out of their first 10 games. The Leo Messi–Neymar–Kylian Mbappe trio has a combined goal contribution tally of well over 35. On the pitch, things are going great for Christophe Galtier’s side as …
On the 1st anniversary of their club’s takeover, Newcastle United delivered a performance that shows exactly how far they’ve come. A tie against Brentford has proved to be a tricky contest for many, but the Magpies made it look like child’s play. Under Eddie Howe, the side has shown immense progression, which fans already got …
Manchester City are having an incredible start to the new season. They’ve won 9 out of their first 11 games in all competitions. In that period, they also scored 40 goals. New signing Erling Haaland is breaking records left, right and centre – having scored 19 goals – almost 50% of their entire tally. While …
Gareth Bale has tapped into a new business by launching a brand of beer ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This is in celebration of Wales’ first appearance in the World Cup after 64 years, something which the ex-Real Madrid man himself played a major part in accomplishing. Bale has partnered with a local …