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 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…
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…
Borussia Dortmund will contest the biggest game in club football after reaching the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League final that takes place at Wembley Stadium. Mats Hummels headed in from a corner at the start of the second half to hand the visitors a 2-0 aggregate win at Paris Saint-Germain. The first goal the Germans have…
A Frenetic Champions League Semi-final first leg between Bayern Munich and Madrid ended 2-2 at Allianz Arena and there is a lot more to come before this tie is decided. Vinicius Junior’s well-taken opener after 24 minutes stunned the home crowd, who watched on frustrated as Thomas Tuchel’s side missed a few early chances to…
Arsenal defeated Luton Town at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening to go top of the Premier League table with a point ahead of Liverpool for the next 24 hours at least. The Gunners managed another impressive win at home this season with a 2-nil victory over their opponents, meaning they’ve completed a double against…
As with many things in the sport, loan deals are one of the many gambles that are made in football with the hope that things turn out as good or better than planned. These sorts of deals have become common practice, allowing clubs to ‘borrow’ a player from another club for a certain period of…
As career progressions go, Victor Osimhen’s journey has been filled with constant obstacles and emphatic responses to prove himself even further. Right from the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup where he won the Golden Boot with a record number of goals for Emmanuel Amunike’s victorious side, the striker had heavy pressure on his young shoulders…
The evolution of modern football has seen the responsibility of full-backs increase in the attacking phase of the game. Indeed, the full-back is now tasked with maintaining the width of their team in order to stretch the game and get into dangerous areas to attack the opposition. The likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Achraf Hakimi, Alphonso…
Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the La Liga table to 11 points thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Villarreal in one of the toughest away grounds at the Estadio de la Cerámica. It makes it 16 games unbeaten in all competitions for the Blaugrana who have hit their best run of…
