MARCO SILVA HAS MADE A BIG IMPRESSION in his short time in English football. Arriving…
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THE NUMBER 10 SHIRT IS SACRED IN FOOTBALL. It’s a number that carries much pressure…
IN APRIL 2012 IN ENGLAND, Manchester City and Manchester United were gearing up for one…
THERE’S BEEN A LONG-HELD TRADITION in Australia that come Christmas Day, everybody hits the beach.…
FOOTBALL IS THE ONLY SPORT ON WHICH COMMUNITIES CAN BE BUILT. There are other sports…
When Pakistan registered a heroic draw against Asian champions Iraq in 2007, it could have been the start of a better future for the national game
On the evening of 14 June this summer, at the palatial Luzhniki Stadium in central Moscow,…
When Gianluca Vialli arrived at Chelsea, he was one of the game’s best strikers. He would show that and more during a stint in London on and off the pitch
The trajectories of career paths are influenced by factors far beyond the control of footballers.…
In an era littered with pure athletes and raw physical specimens, it is the game’s…
When 24 April arrived in 2018, it marked a date that should be recognised and…
BARRY HULSHOFF – beard unkempt, socks rolled down and a mullet with a life of…
FC BARCELONA’S LA MASIA ACADEMY has been amongst the most efficient of youth systems over…
JOSÉ MOURINHO HASNT HAD THE BEST RELATIONSHIP with the fine city of Barcelona after his…
At 34 years of age, Arjen Robben shows no sign of slowing up. The flying…
Moving to Juventus for a world-record £12 million, Gianluca Vialli has to overcome a poor start to reach modern hero status in calcio
“Those watching from afar may not appreciate everything Busquets does on the pitch, but those who play with him know he is unique”
THE CAMP NOU SIGHED IN UNISON as Samuel Umtiti hobbled off the pitch against Celta…