Tweets of the Week: Villa kit reveal and Roy Keane the parking vigilante
It’s time for another round of the best tweets from Football Twitter over the past week. Aston Villa took a clear lead in the…
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Messi missing as Ballon d’Or nominees revealed
Lionel Messi will not win a record-extending ninth Ballon d’Or after being left off the shortlist for the 2024 award. Messi won the prize…
Players with the most Champions League titles as Modric and Carvajal make history
Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal made history at Wembley as the players with the most Champions League titles in the competition’s history. The Spanish…
The players with the most away goals in the Champions League knockout rounds
Kylian Mbappe made the decisive contribution as Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Barcelona from the Champions League this week. Mbappe scored twice as the French champions…
Five of the best players to play for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona meet in the Champions League quarter-finals tonight, a clash between two teams who have shared a selection of superstars in…
Ranking the five best right-wingers in the world right now
The role of a right-winger has changed and evolved in the modern game, with world-class widemen now required to be far more than just…
Lionel Messi insists he has no plans to retire
Lionel Messi has insisted he has no plans to retire and will continue his career as along as he feels he can perform. Messi…
Ranking the five players with most penalty goals in football history
Which players have scored the most penalty goals in football history? Penalties are pressure situations for the taker, requiring both mental strength and technique…
The five highest-paid footballers in the world right now
Who are the highest-paid footballers in the world right now? Some of the game’s all-time greats feature as we rank the five footballers who…
Tweets of the Week: Wonky Messi, Bowen celebration, droning Drury
Here are the best football tweets from the past week from the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. This might be the worst…
Tweets of the Week: Tarkowski the charmer, disrespectful Messi, Champions League decline
Once more into the breach: these are the best and funniest football tweets we saw on Twitter in the past week. James Tarkowski went…
Guardiola says ‘even Messi’ can’t match Haaland numbers
Pep Guardiola has said ‘even Lionel Messi’ cannot match the goalscoring numbers of Erling Haaland at this stage of his career. Haaland scored twice…
The best of 2023 awards: Haaland takes over the Premier League, Messi breaks America
It’s been an eventful 2023, so we’ve looked back at the best the year had to offer – and picked out one donkey while…
Ranking the highest-scoring seasons of Lionel Messi’s career
Lionel Messi’s career has been one of record-breaking feats and jaw-dropping moments, with the Argentine genius recognised by many as the finest footballer of…
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…
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…
The best goal-per-game ratios in the Champions League era
Erling Haaland continued his extraordinary record in the UEFA Champions League this week, as the Manchester City striker scored twice in his side’s 3-0…
Guardiola congratulates Messi on Ballon d’Or win
Pep Guardiola has congratulated Lionel Messi on winning the Ballon d’Or and says Erling Haaland has ‘all his career ahead of him’ to win…