The great game of football can teach us things beyond the realms of the sport. From racial issues, to diversity and homophobia … we explore more!
It’s always nice whenever someone who’s ‘done good’ in any walk of life returns to where it all began and give back to their efforts. Especially in football. With all of his achievements, it’s easy to forget how crucial Cruzeiro was to the development of… Read More »Ronaldo’s Limitless Love for Cruzeiro (since ’93)
I thought that a person like Roy Keane would be impervious to compliments, but maybe he is human after all?! We all like to be told we’re good at things don’t we? Be it in the classroom or the bedroom (probably not by the same… Read More »Roy Keane & His Treasured Brian Clough Compliment (1992)
There are many players that are handed the label of ‘What could have been?’. Mario Balotelli, Adriano or Alexander Pato are prime examples of footballers who never quite hit the heights they were expected to. It is rare to find players in this world like… Read More »Ledley King: Spurs’ Great ‘What If’ Centre-Back (1999-2012)
Usually, an incident like this would be tagged as ‘infamous’ or some other largely negative term, but after the summer we’ve just had, let’s go with it. Forever immortalised in the annuls of English Football history outside of this ‘ghost goal’, Sir Geoff Hurst will… Read More »Geoff Hurst’s Infamous ‘Ghost Goal’ in the 1966 World Cup Final
Atalanta B.C, a club at the heart of the Bergamo region of Italy, has taken Italian and European football by storm in recent years. Only in 2011 were they promoted from Serie B, but in more recent times, Il Bocia and the rest of the… Read More »Il Bocia: Inspiring Atalanta Ultras since ’98
16th February 2011 was the date we England fans thought we had witnessed the best English talent since Paul Gascoigne. It was the evening where a 19-year-old Jack Wilshere dominated arguably the best midfielder of all time. He eclipsed the Barca midfield, and was a driver… Read More »The Rough ‘n’ Tumble Rollercoaster Journey of Jack Wilshere (since ’08)
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
As the story goes, it was believed that Spurs were more interested in some famous Argentine than the silky German, but things change, I suppose? Nowadays, I doubt you’ll come across many Spurs fans who won’t wax lyrical about Jurgen Klinsmann. With hindsight, they’ll remember… Read More »How Jürgen Klinsmann Won the Trust of Spurs Fans in 1994/95
Sometimes, you just need someone to show you some form of confidence in order for you to feel it in yourself. Am I right, or am I right? I’m yet to find a manager-to-player setup more smile-inducing than that of Arsene Wenger and George Weah.… Read More »The Heartwarming Relationship of Arsène Wenger and George Weah
I may not have been born by the time this World Cup happened in 1994, but looking back, I really wish I was! As far as club football was concerned, Roger Milla has enjoyed a very fair career as a professional. Mostly plying his trade… Read More »When Roger Milla Became the Oldest World Cup Scorer in ’94