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
Where Next for Jose Mourinho? Plus His Managerial Honours & Win Rates
Jose Mourinho, one of football’s greatest-ever managers, was sacked from his role at Serie A side Roma on 16th January 2024, thus ending his second spell in the Italian top flight. The Portuguese maestro led the Italian side to Europa Conference League glory in 2021/22, but was unable to sustain a serious challenge for theRead more
Is the Relegation Battle in the Premier League Effectively Over Already?
As we move into the second half of the 2023/24 Premier League season, there is still much football to play and points to be won. At the top of the table, we have a wide-open title race with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City all with a strong shout of being crowned championsRead more
Can Girona Win La Liga in 2024?
There are some fascinating stories unfolding around Europe’s top leagues, including Bayer Leverkusen’s unlikely push for the Bundesliga title, and even talk of Aston Villa challenging for Premier League glory. But perhaps the biggest fairytale-in-the-making may be Girona, the Spanish minnows who – at the time of writing – lead La Liga after 17 gamesRead more
Top 10 Champions League All Time Goalscorers
In the latest round of Champions League football, Manchester City’s superstar striker Erling Haaland fired himself into the top 20 all-time goalscorers in the tournament (including its predecessor, the European Cup). Also, England star (and new Bayern Munich talisman) Harry Kane became only the third Englishman to score 25 Champions League goals (after Wayne RooneyRead 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
Wayne Rooney’s Managerial Career So Far: Derby Country, Washington & Now Birmingham
Wayne Rooney was a legend at Everton before he even turned 18. Before his 19th birthday, however, he had moved to Manchester United and was reviled by many supporters of his boyhood club. He would go on to become the leading scorer for the Red Devils and whilst with United became England’s all-time top scorerRead more