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There’s a reason they call football ‘the world’s game’. When you boil it down to its core elements it’s a very simple sport, with the only prerequisites to participate being something one can fashion into a ball and some objects to form a rudimentary

There have always been bigger, more successful clubs in all of the major European leagues. But in recent decades, the influx of greater amounts of broadcasting money has meant that those sides have been even more dominant. Title races have tended to

I like Jurgen Klopp. I like his German accent where vowels waltz with consonants in a choreographed cacophony. And that smile. Those gleaming sentinels of the oral citadel that harbour each lustrous grin. Sadly and in many cases, heartbreakingly, Liv

Whoever player it is that attracts your weekly adoration you would need to have a petrified heart, devoid of any warmth and impervious to the tender whispers of empathy not to feel some kind of pity for Harry Kane. Despite the England captain, being

The billionaire owners of Roma cancelled the Jose Mourinho show when they sacked the ‘Special One’ after a turbulent two and a half years in charge. The Friedkin Group, who invested nearly $700 million to take control of the Italian giants in August

You’ve said you found it hard to adjust to English football. After making 12 saves against Manchester City in the recent 3-1 defeat, do you feel you have “arrived” now? The moment I got here I was like, “I’m just going to continue doing what I was do

Of the many tactical innovations we have seen in recent times, none have had the same sort of impact or revolutionised the way football is played to quite the same extent as the rise of the modern-day full-back. Long gone are the days of full-backs b

Since the 2011-12 season, there has been only one winner of the Bundesliga: Bayern Munich. Their unprecedented level of dominance over the past decade has split opinion. Supporters have hailed how die Roten have transformed the German football landsc

When Kylian Mbappe joined Paris Saint-Germain initially on loan in 2017 in what eventually became a permanent move, it made him the most expensive teenager of all time - and second most expensive player ever after then teammate Neymar Jr. Bankrolled

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It hasn’t even been three years since Italy lifted the European Championship trophy at Wembley after defeating England on penalties in a dramatic and tense final. Since then, another catastrophic failure to qualify for the World Cup stained the legac

The man who might eventually lead us all to footballing glory, and deliver us from the worst drought since the American Dust Bowl, is Gareth Southgate. Gareth is a nice guy, and is perceived by some in that typical English way, as having done a good

As an any Major League Soccer supporter will tell you: it is always best to expect the unexpected. At this point last season very few people had the Columbus Crew winning the MLS Cup, a Houston Dynamo US Open Cup victory, St. Louis City SC capturing

2023 Record: 13-9-12, 51 points (Eastern Conference Round 1) Head Coach: Gonzalo Pineda Key Returning Players: MID Thiago Almada (Best XI, Young Player of the Year), FWD Giorgios Giakoumakis (17 goals), GK Brad Guzan (Captain) Key Additions: MID Dax

Lorenzo Insigne’s plane touched down in Toronto on June 24, 2022, with fans and media alike eagerly awaiting his arrival. Outside of legendary Italian restaurant Café Diplomatico on Toronto’s College Street, TFC threw a street party welcoming the Eur

When David Beckham announced he’d be using his right to buy an MLS franchise to bring a team to Miami, he made it clear right from the start that he had high hopes and big dreams for the club. “This is something that has been a dream for many, many y

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is ready for an exciting 2024 season. The season, featuring 190 games, will showcase a new playoff format and an updated NWSL Challenge Cup. With a groundbreaking media rights deal ensureing that 118 games wi

The status of club legend is protected ferociously by fans across the globe with the accolade reserved for special individuals who are etched into the annals of team folklore. The belief of needing to be a genuinely transformational figure allows for

With her Mum’s basketball links, it is no surprise Roord is a fan of the NBA and has one particular inspiration from the best league in the world. “Michael Jordan was always one of my favorite athletes in the world,” she has said. Were you pleased to

In 1977, Beckenbauer opted to step away from his place at the heart of the Bayern Munich defence, to accept a bold move to the New York Cosmos. Despite coming to the natural end of his time at the peak of European football, it was expected he would r

Nobody can begrudge Jurgen Klopp for wanting to take some time out to himself after nine years in charge of Liverpool and winning practically everything there was to win. Just hours after the shock announcement from Anfield, Xavi Hernandez confirmed

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