The 2022 Qatar World Cup cemented Lionel Messi’s career as the greatest footballer of this generation. Despite all his accomplishments, he was always criticized by some haters for not winning the World Cup and in his final hurrah, he took his nation to victory brought back with them their 3rd World Cup trophy. He shut …
Lionel Messi is undoubtedly among the most beloved footballers of all time. Everyone around the globe (apart from French fans and Ronaldo fanboys) loved watching him lift the coveted FIFA World Cup trophy last year and add that one missing gem to his chest of gold. Not only is Messi a beloved icon in football …
Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez is regarded as a magician by some fans for his exquisite skills, but not one many can connect with a witch doctor. Well, as bizarre as it might seem, the Argentina midfielder has been levied with some damning allegations for which the national team has banished him altogether. Gomez was part of …
The football world was left reeling when news broke of the death of legendary Brazilian footballer Pele on December 29, 2022. The former Santos FC star had been hospitalized at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital since November 29, battling colon cancer for the last two years. A medical report just before Christmas revealed that …
Kylian Mbappe is definitely a generational talent who possesses the skillset that not many can boast about in their careers. The Frenchman had an incredible World Cup campaign with France, scoring eight goals to take them to the finals in Qatar. Mbappe is a devastating goal-scorer with a really clinical finishing ability. But another of …
The battle between Kylian Mbappe and Emiliano Martinez was one of the most significant talking points of the 2022 Qatar World Cup final. Even though it was the Argentina goalkeeper who reigned supreme after helping his side win the penalty shootout, he could not stop Mbappe from putting 4 goals past him on the day. …
With Argentina eventually emerging victorious and Lionel Messi rightly taking most of the acclaim, there were several standout performers in this winter’s World Cup who might have flown under the radar. Declan Rice Declan Rice proved once again to be Gareth Southgate’s stalwart in midfield, playing all but 30 minutes in Qatar before England’s last-eight …
Right up until the World Cup reached the Round of 8, the Selecao were the favourites for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. And with a squad featuring contemporary footballing giants like Neymar Jr., Thiago Silva, Casemiro, and Jesus, along with young guns like Vinicius Jr. and Richarlison, it was not a dream beyond reach. And …
There are few individuals as divisive as Thogden on the Football YouTuber scene, and the use of ‘divisive’ might actually be an undersell in this case. Despite boasting a subscriber count of 1 million+ on YouTube, the English Vlogger is mostly loathed by Football fans. Reasons for this include his amateurish and slapdash opinions, as …
Lionel Messi winning the World Cup has delighted the vast majority of the footballing world. Not just Argentina supporters, but neutral football fans in general have enjoyed seeing the seven-time Ballon d’Or win that one major trophy that was evading him all through his career. There is, of course, a reason for that. Messi’s quality …
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 …
A historic evening at the Lusail Stadium saw Argentina add a third star to their colors, as La Albiceleste trumped France after a round of penalties. The scenes following the victory were euphoric for any Argentine supporter, and by extension, for any admirer of the 5’7 magician named Lionel Messi. After missing out agonizingly in …
It took 36 years for Argentina to lift the World Cup again. It took 36 years for Lionel Messi to recreate the iconic moment of Diego Maradona holding the cup while riding the winning wave on the shoulders of his peers and loved ones. It is for now and forever that Messi has etched his …
Lionel Messi has come full circle in his career. By winning the FIFA World Cup, the one major trophy that had evaded him all across his career, he has basically done everything a professional footballer can do. If he decides to call it a day and retire a few days later, one can’t really blame …
With the Qatar World Cup now over, the domestic season can finally get going again. It’s been a very unique season so far and the major European leagues have been forced into a month-long break at a time when the season normally starts to kick up a notch. As players return from their World Cup …
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 …