The Jupiler Pro League in Belgium is no different from the other leagues across Europe. At the end of the season, the best individuals are nominated for the player of the year,…
Month: August 2017
At 53, Ernesto Valverde Tejedor will take on the grandest challenge of his long football career, as he takes over the reigns at the Camp Nou. His credentials for the job have…
Now here’s a question for all you football trivia buffs out there; which club holds the world record for the most consecutive games won? Chelsea achieved 13 last year in winning the…
During the 1980s and 1990s, there was one league in world football that you had to go to if you wanted to be considered ‘elite’. Serie A, where all the world’s best…
That Real Madrid Castilla were in Europe at all was a minor miracle, but it was made all the more spectacular with two infamous ties against West Ham
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS are wondrous athletes. The sheer talent that many possess often ensures fans and media run out of superlatives to describe what they have just witnessed. However, there are fine lines…
“My only real regret was not being able to share my life and success with my parents. If anyone could help me with this problem I would say to him: bring them…
Watching it back now, as Néstor Araujo’s half-hearted clearance on the edge of the 18-yard box sees the ball squirt out towards New Zealand’s Clayton Lewis 30 yards from goal, Chris Wood…