Paris Saint-Germain, or PSG for short, have been the dominant team in France for many years now. In 2011 they were bought by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), essentially the Qatari state. It did not take long for the vast wealth of the new owners to have an impact and they won the French league titleRead more
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Who Has Scored the Most Premier League Hat-Tricks?
On the 3rd of April, 2024 Phil Foden, enjoying a stunning season with Man City, registered a Premier League hat-trick in his club’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa. It was the young England star’s second triple of the season too, an impressive feat considering he is more of an attacking midfielder than anything else. So,Read more
Fastest Goals in International Football
On Saturday 23rd March, 2024, Christoph Baumgartner of Austria set a new record for scoring the fastest goal ever in an international match. Breaking the former mark by a full two seconds, this very much put the RB Leipzig forward in the media spotlight. It also means that a relatively meaningless friendly between Austria andRead more
Football’s Five-Goal Fantasticos – The Players Who Scored Five or More Goals in a Match
On the 27th of February 2024, Erling Haaland banged home five goals for Manchester City against Luton in the fifth round of the FA Cup. This is the same Erling Haaland who was being written off because he had missed a few chances and had “only” managed three goals in six Premier League games –Read more
Real Madrid’s Five Most Expensive Signings
On the 20 February, 2024, it was announced that French megastar, Kylian Mbappé, 2017 winner of the Golden Boy Award and the top scorer at the 2022 World Cup, would be joining Real Madrid in the summer. Right now, Mbappé is reckoned to be the joint-most valuable player in world football, alongside Jude Bellingham andRead more
10 Best Real Madrid Players of all Time
Jude Bellingham recently scored the winning goal for Real Madrid in their Champions League game away at Braga. That strike took his tally for Los Blancos to 11 goals in 12 games, with three assists as well. He became just the third Madrid player ever to score in his first three Champions League appearances forRead more