A self-confessed football nerd, Ultra United ('Ultra UTD') is the product of everything Dev Bajwa believes in when it comes to football. The antithesis of your typical football outlet, Dev appreciates the unappreciated and will spend as long as it takes to bring the beauty of the game to light.
Some moments will go down in Premier League folklore, and thus we come onto a story of legend, neediness and wonderful, wonderful timing … It really was a strange time for this Paul Scholes return for Manchester United around 2011/12-ish. Around 3 years earlier, their… Read More »The Sensational Paul Scholes Return of 2012
Following on from our previous article from this series about Michu, let’s remember another delightful ‘one-season Premier League wonder’ story in Lancashire’s favourite Egyptiani! If you were a fan of Wigan from around this period and knew of Amr Zaki before he came to the… Read More »Amr Zaki & His Outstanding Wigan Athletic Loan Spell in 2008/09
Over time, it’s natural that a club of this size would be responsible for a number of notable products, but nature was on some sort of steroid on this occasion, wasn’t it … In recent times, the first team and indeed the Real Oviedo Academy… Read More »3 Future Idols Who Emerged from the Real Oviedo Academy
With all this talk about (literally) big strikers being bandied about various transfer stories in the world, let’s take a step back and look at some of those who don’t get much attention … Originally unearthed closer to hope with Partizan, Dusan Vlahovic’s eventual five-year… Read More »Backed by Fiorentina, Inspired by Haaland, Who is Dušan Vlahović?
I don’t know about you, but I’m one of those people that can watch and re-watch a good YouTube series more times than I can count. And I ain’t changing for nobody! A creator of multiple inventive FIFA series in his time, Spencer Owen (‘Spencer… Read More »The Harsh Real-Life Hammers Career of ‘The Zarate Kid’
Let’s put it this way: you don’t get honoured with an ‘ONN’ in Holland unless you’ve truly earned. And this guy did just that when it came to transforming the game we all love. Before ‘Total Football’ became the thing which defined Rinus Michels’ legacy… Read More »Rinus Michels: The Godfather of ‘Total Football’ (1965-78)
Now, I’m all for someone just taking opportunities when they come, especially when any financial gain involved doesn’t directly negatively impact other people. But this … Strictly speaking, Carlos Tevez’ move to China with Shanghai Shenhua didn’t really come as much of a shock to… Read More »‘$820,000 a week?!’ – Carlos Tevez’ Crazy Wage Offer in China (2018)
A player in illustrious company throughout his career, it’s remiss of any of us to think that his colleagues make up for the qualities he lacked. In reality, this guy was an almightily good goal-getter. Self-christened as “the man with a thousand goals”, there’s most… Read More »Romário & His Ridiculous PSV Scoring Spree (1988-93)
It’s a sight we never thought we’d see, but probably one that was practically inevitable when you peel back the curtain at the Camp Nou. Since his Barcelona debut in 2004, Lionel Messi has worked darn hard to form an impenetrable legacy for the Blaugrana.… Read More »Why Lionel Messi Was Forced to Leave Barcelona in 2021
In a world where the game gets pulled into disparaging levels of disrepute, it’s worth remembering those moments that make your heart feel that little more full … Regardless of your personal opinion on the enigmatic Italian, there’s simply no doubting the talent of Paolo… Read More »Paolo Di Canio & The Catch That Shocked The World (2001)