This feature is part of Duology One was an unfathomably gifted prodigee, a PSV Eindhoven graduate turned timeless Barcelona hero; a Brazilian wonder and undisputed icon to a generation of admirers of…
Having won BT Sport’s prestigious Champions Draw competition in all three of its years in existence thus far, it wouldn’t be undeserved to refer to Sligo-based football illustrator Dan Leydon as the…
Given the propensity for the game’s club owners and managers to routinely pursue change in the name of progression, it is not uncommon for the fans of any football club to wave…
“I think it would be the best for Barcelona if Eto’o does leave. His sale is my decision. I think it’s time to change.” Though Pep Guardiola had held his position as…
As another season of unpredictable Premier League football draws ever closer, Crystal Palace fans would be forgiven for awaiting the impending campaign with a restless anticipation; with smiles on their faces and…
“A cannonball launched, it’s barely in sight. Tiptoe the line between shadow and light. Some magical control brings the ball under your spell. A sneaky second touch beats the defender as well. Out…
His talent is in no doubt, and it’s been quite the journey to showcase it to the world. But can Kylian Mbappé become the greatest player of his era?
From his home in the south west of the UK, graphic designer and illustrator Scott McRoy has in recent years transformed his habits from making art of footballers as a fan to…
Football didn’t come home this summer but, in truth, it was never supposed to. For a while it felt like it just might – the entire nation suddenly and inexplicably gripped by…
In the minds of many, contemporary football kits just aren’t what they used to be. Often baggy, homely, experimental, and cherished as a result, they just don’t make them like they used…
In preparation for the 2012/13 Premier League season, Swansea City’s kit manufacturers Adidas opted to make a slight deviation from the club’s most traditional colour combination, choosing to partner their invariant white…
Matheus Toscano, a Brazilian art enthusiast and self-taught football artist, is the man responsible for the wildly popular minimalist art project 8bit Football. What began as a self-confessed amateur hobby has, over…
Since 2013, Zürich-based fine artist David Diehl has been steadily contributing to a passion project of his named Icons, a painted series featuring large and illustrious portraits of many of the beautiful…
With an astoundingly vast and vibrant portfolio that strides confidently through the various worlds of football — domestic, international and street — and with a clients list that features Nike, Esquire, Mr…
Given the unrivalled scale of its all encapsulating allure, it comes as little surprise to see that the World Cup has inspired a vast array of creatives to abandon their daily duties…
Commissioned by Josimar Magazine to illustrate the cover for their 200-page World Cup issue, New York City-based designer, illustrator and art director Daniel Nyari willingly assumed the mantle with both hands and…
At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, David Beckham was captain of England. The squad he led – though painfully restricted by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson’s abhorrence of creativity and his subsequent insistence…
In fusing together his enviable expertise in photorealistic portraiture, a lifelong penchant for cartography and an innate love of football that, like most fans, experiences a palpable surge every four years, award-winning…