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 upcoming 2024/25 Season is scheduled to kick off in August later this year. While the Premier League, La Liga and the Ligue 1 have a resumption date of 16th August 2024, Serie A will resume a day later on the 17th and the Bundesliga about a week later on the 23rd. The transfer window…
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…
There are less than 48 hours till the end of another intriguing campaign of the biggest competition in club football. The Champions League final between record 14-time winners Real Madrid and German giants, Borrusia Dortmund is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 1 June 2024. The best of the best will be crowned on the…
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…
The 2023/2024 season is in its final stages and most major leagues across Europe have crowned various teams Champions. Although the Spanish league has just one match week left, Real Madrid have already claimed their 36th League title. Players all over Europe have tried to be in their best form all season, some may have…
The first full season without Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in European football was always set to be poignant given we won’t have to summate extraordinary individual accolades and statistics to determine who has been the best player each year. After finally getting his hands on the FIFA World Cup trophy, Lionel Messi took his…
