During my lifetime, when you talk about the greatest goalkeepers to play the game it’s often the same handful of names that crop up in conversation. Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, Manuel Neuer, Peter Schmeichel and Petr Cech in particular are the guys that tend to be brought up the most, but there are always a […]
Behind every great winning team is a world class defence. Within that world class defence, there is usually one stand-out defender in the team holding it all together. In every team Alessandro Nesta was in, he made up a large chunk of that solidity with his brilliance. Yet despite winning everything there was to win […]
When you think back to the legendary French national team back in the late nineties and early 00’s, one thing they were built off was a solid defence. Along with the elegance of Zinedine Zidane in midfield and the explosive technique of Christophe Dugarry and Youri Djorkaeff in attack, in addition to the youthful energy […]
Look back at all the greatest teams in history and they all have one thing in common, a dominant force in midfield to glue everything together. The same can be said for both Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ from the 2003/04 season in the Premier League and the 2002 World Cup winners Brazil. Both teams shared the same […]
When you think Brazil, the first thing that comes to mind is flair and their legendary number 10 shirt. From Pele and Zico to Ronaldinho, Kaka and Neymar the famous yellow and green has been filled with greatness since forever. But one man who is often overlooked when it comes to the greatness of his […]
Portugal kicked off their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a narrow win over minnows Azerbaijan, as a pattern in their recent games continued. Despite starting with a very strong team including Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Pedro Neto and Joao Cancelo, the two teams were only separated by an own goal from Azerbaijan defender Maksim […]
Forget this summer’s European Championships for a couple of weeks, England begin their path to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a triple header of qualifiers over the next two weeks. Gareth Southgate’s side will prepare for games against San Marino, Albania and Poland starting against the minnows who come from just off the […]
It’s hard to make a case for Neymar not having reached his full potential, but it’s also pretty easy to make a case too. Having just turned 29 years old, the Brazilian superstar has agreed a new four-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain to extend his stay at the club until 2026 at least. By that […]
For years and years, Portugal have been considered to be in the second tier of international football. The giants like France, Germany, Brazil and Argentina have always been considered the better teams at international level, with the best talent always seemingly having one of those passports to their name. Portugal have been grouped with the […]
Instead of a generally themed quiz based on the current happenings in the world of football, I decided to test the readers’ knowledge. I’ve put together a 20 question quiz on all things football. Facts, stats and general trivia from way back when and the present day to see just how much you know about […]
