Noughties Nines: Diego Forlan – From flop to feared
The 2010 World Cup was an unforgettable experience. Vuvuzelas served as the soundtrack to a tournament hosted on African soil for the first time,…
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Iconic Performances
Iconic Performances: De Gea’s one-man defiance at Arsenal
Sometimes in football the final score is not a true reflection on the events of a game. The term smash-and-grab has become a popularised…
Newcastle vs Manchester United: Combined XI
The Premier League’s seventh and sixth placed sides face off in Saturday’s 8 o’clock kick-off at St James’ Park, where Newcastle United take on…
Eight talking points ahead of the Premier League weekend
Each week we preview the Premier League action and discuss some of the division’s major talking points. Has Havertz turned a corner? Kai Havertz…
Seven outrageously good Premier League free-kicks
During the Premier League era we’ve seen some fantastic free-kick takers, a whole host of footballers capable of providing the perfect amount of curl,…
Every player to score 10 Champions League goals before the age of 21
Jude Bellingham joined a very exclusive club when he notched his latest goal in the Uefa Champions League this week. The Birmingham native not…
Champions League team of the week for matchday five
Here is our Champions League team of the week from matchday five. GK: Nick Pope – Newcastle Utd Nick Pope came agonisingly close to…
Noughties Nines: Hernan Crespo – Serie A sharpshooter
In the final decade of the 20th century, Italian clubs broke the world transfer record six times. The nineties had belonged to Serie A,…
Champions League Nights: Gerrard rescues Reds on path to Istanbul
The final stage of any major silverware success often represents the defining image of a tournament, but each path to triumph is littered with…
The fastest players to 40 Champions League goals
Another game, another record for Erling Haaland. There’s no goalscoring landmark that appears safe from the Manchester City man, who continues to find the…
Noughties Nines: Filippo Inzaghi and the glee of goals
Filippo Inzaghi just loved scoring goals. Perhaps for no other number nine has it been quite so apparent. No matter the style of goal…
Five iconic individual Champions League performances
The greatest competition in club football, the Champions League is arguably the biggest stage in the sport. The tournament pits together Europe’s elite in…
Champions League: What each English side needs to qualify
We’ve reached a crucial juncture in the UEFA Champions League’s group stages as Europe’s elite battle it out to reach the knockout rounds. Just…
Iconic Duos: Mahrez and Vardy inspire Premier League fairytale
When Leicester City completed one of the most unlikely feats in English football history by lifting the Premier League title in 2016, two men…
Youngest debutants in Europe’s top five leagues
Francesco Camarda made history at the weekend after becoming the youngest debutant in Serie A history. The 15-year-old came off the bench as a…
Noughties Nines: The incomparable Zlatan Ibrahimovic
You need little more than a brief look at the destination clubs of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be left in no doubt of his stature…
Premier League weekend: Five things we learned
Following the latest round of Premier League action we look at five things we learned from the weekend fixtures. Do we have a multi-team…
Premier League Team of the Week – Matchday 13
Here is our Premier League Team of the Week for Matchday 13 after an event-filled weekend of top-flight football. Goalkeeper: Thomas Kaminski – Luton…