Football, as the beautiful game that it is, constantly evolves. The beauty of the sport is the diversity in methods and ideas to winning. Therefore, the winger role has been re-thought over the years. Goal machines Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi effectively changed the perspective of a winger. The superstars who have won 11 of…

April 18, 2020
Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Amidst my daily quest to kill boredom during the lockdown, I found myself reliving an epic Champions League game earlier this week. It was the Tottenham vs Inter Milan Champions League group stage game, the tie which ultimately began Gareth Bale’s rise to one of the Premier League’s best players. As the 21-year-old utterly destroyed…

Football club fans yearly look forward to that new signing who would join their club and become an instant hit. A new player who hits the ground running with consistent performances which propel the team to its targets is often halfway to cult hero status amongst supporters. While on the flipside, transfers can go totally…

April 10, 2020
Babajide Adewunmi-EverBlazin

Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, in an interview shortly before the Super Eagles’ 2021 AFCON qualifier against Benin disclosed that head coach Gernot Rohr’s contract renewal depends on his plans for the Nigeria-based players. His words “Now the NFF would start discussing with Rohr on the renewal of his contract by January.. if he…

March 31, 2020
Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

The 2019/2020 season began with many players harboring hopes of cementing or stealing a place in Euro 2020. As football is expected to serve its fair share of twists and turns, and up until the League’s suspension due to the Coronavirus outbreak, injuries to Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford, alongside Raheem Sterling’s struggles this season…

March 28, 2020
Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

It was a truly bizarre period, one for FIFA World Cup folklore for the coming years. Meanwhile, Julen Lopetegui is finally rebuilding his standing as one of Spain’s finest coaches at third-placed Sevilla. Having managed Spain’s youth teams and Porto. Lopetegui enjoyed a two-year spell as the Spanish national team boss, where he won 14…

March 18, 2020
Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

With the suspension of major leagues across Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving football junkies like myself with the need to depend on movies for daily entertainment. We cast our minds back on the suspended 2019/2020 season as Football Castle presents our Premier League games of the season so far. Southampton 0-9 Leicester. 25…

March 16, 2020
Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Gian Piero Gasperini and his Atalanta side have set tongues wagging with the Italian tactician’s unorthodox style producing goals aplenty this season. There are no surprises that Atalanta have been one of Europe’s most-entertaining sides in 2019/2020. With 87 goals in all competitions this season, scoring has been the least of Gasperini’s sides worries.  La…

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