One of the most frustrating experiences for football fans at the start of every season is the two-week international break that brings a pause to the grind and momentum of club football. During this period, there is little for bored fans to keep themselves entertained with, but the October 2024 international break was a bit…
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The Nigeria national team has had its fair share of good, bad and ugly moments in 2024, but their most recent match felt good for a lot of reasons. The Super Eagles claimed a 3-0 win over Benin in their opening game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio International…
Football, or soccer, depending on what part of the world you are in, is a game involving two teams of 11 players who try to manoeuvre the ball into the other team’s goal without using their hands or arms, and the team that scores more goals wins. Football is the world’s most popular ball game…
For the second European Championship final in only three years, football is not coming home. And for the fourth consecutive major tournament, England have come close to ending decades of heartbreak on the international stage. The Three Lions fought valiantly but were deservedly beaten 2-1 by Spain in the Euro 2024 final at the Olympiastadion…
The 2024 European Championship continues to thrill as the very best national teams are set to decide the quarter-finals of this edition. Hence, there are blockbuster fixtures in the offing which means some heavyweights will depart the competition this weekend. Two of the tournament favourites lock horns as Germany and Spain go face-to-face in Stuttgart…
The 2024 European Championship has provided a spectacular feast of football amidst the backdrop of beautiful scenes in Germany. While Spain, Portugal and tournament hosts Germany are looking like the strongest teams so far, other heavyweights could also improve as the knockout stages begin. France and England fall into the latter bracket and although Les…
2024 has been quite the year for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. After a defiant 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign ended with a runner-up place, the ensuing months have spiralled into chaos on and off the pitch. Jose Peseiro, who oversaw a change of system that revived their fortunes during the tournament, saw his…
The end of the 2023/24 season is one fo those summers when it feels like the football doesn’t stop. From EURO 2024, to the Copa America and the Olympic games, sports will be on show for the next couple of months and we at the FootballCastle cannot wait to dissect it all. The 2024 European…
The FootballCastle sat down with Rangers and Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, in an exclusive chat to discuss his season so far at the Scottish giants. The 1v1 session was aimed at gauging the 35-year-old’s thoughts ahead of what could be his final match in his second spell at Ibrox stadium. The German-born defender has…
