Confirmation that Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento – known as simply Thiago – had signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2020 was met with huge excitement from the Reds faithful. Not only were they acquiring a player with a big reputation but one available for a fairly low price tag. With only one year leftRead more
Man City and Spain superstar, Rodri, has won the 2024 Ballon d’Or crown, becoming the first Premier League footballer to take glory since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008. The awards ceremony took place in Paris on Monday the 28th of October, 2024 and the midfield lynchpin took the biggest prize of them all. Rodri looks setRead more
On the 22nd of September, Erling Haaland scored after just nine minutes against Arsenal, giving Manchester City the lead against their main title rivals. That goal was massive in a huge game, but it perhaps had greater personal significance to the Norwegian striker. It was his 100th goal for Man City, making him just theRead more
Are you even an England fan at all if you haven’t suggested at least 469 different formations for the Three Lions at this tournament? Probably not. Every pundit, commentator, co-commentator, ex-pro and exactly 96.4% of supporters on social media have let the world know how they would set Gareth Southgate’s side up at Euro 2024.Read more
Although the European Championships are not about individual accolades, scoring goals is the best thing any forward can do to help their team’s chances of success. The player who can register the most goals in the tournament will find themselves crowned Golden Boot winner, an award which has most recently gone to Cristiano Ronaldo, AntoineRead more
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
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
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
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
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
