The 2026 World Cup final was meant to be the Lionel Messi vs Lamine Yamal show, the greatest to ever play the game vs he who seeks to knock him off his mantle. Rarely in football does a story work out so perfectly that a lucky competition winner 19 years...
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With the round of 16 fixtures over, here’s a roundup of all the action from the past few days. The Good: Canada 0-3 Morocco Despite Jesse Marsch’s comments that Canada were the ‘better team’, Morocco will be delighted with a performance that saw them become the first African team to...
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The 27th of February 2020. Only the most diehard Arsenal fans will remember that date; it was, after all, a game we have all tried to forget. Arteta had only joined the club two months earlier, and I remember boarding the train to the Emirates that night still enthralled by...
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When Eze’s bending shot past Ederson brought Crystal Palace fans into raptures, winning their first major trophy, Macclesfield fans were enjoying their own success, having won the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English football. The third-round draw put the two teams together in what was the game with the biggest gap in league...
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Five games in, Liverpool seemed unstoppable with fifteen points out of fifteen, a hard-fought victory against title challengers Arsenal, and four points clear. 6 games later, they find themselves languishing in 8th, having only picked up three extra points in that period. A game at the Etihad would always be...
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As the curtain drew on Nottingham Forest’ season on May 25, 2025, there was a sense of optimism. Nuno Espírito Santo had led the side to European qualification for the first time in 30 years. A summer break can be a long time in football; however, as the days grow...
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One summer ago, Lamine Yamal announced himself on the world stage: his deft touches, shimmering body feints, lethal finishes, and pinpoint crosses lit the European Championships alight. He was, partly due to his La Masia background, reminiscent of a young Messi breaking through at Barcelona. It is interesting to see...
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There is little debate that the highest-scoring game of the week was also the best in matchday 1. Two teams of elite European pedigree and two teams that have fallen by the wayside in recent years: Game of the week – Borussia Dortmund 4-4 Juventus The Dortmund team that were...
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Eberechi Eze to Arsenal: Spurs deal hijacked (£68 million) For so long, it seemed as though the Spurs were going to get their man. Ebere Eze of Crystal Palace: the final piece in a revitalised front line after already bringing in Kudus from West Ham. And yet, as is so...
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As the number 7 appeared on the board and drew the curtain on Heung Min Son’s time in North London, tens of thousands of fans rose to applaud the man who gave his career for Spurs. Amongst them stood Son Woong-Jung, with a grin that could only belong to a...
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I remember seeing a trend recently on social media reminiscing over the ‘Prime Barclays Era’. Clips of Ronaldo stepovers, of Cissé’s banana goal past a sprawling Čech, and of Henry’s rampaging runs – physical yet with a decided elegance – were popping up on my feed. The clips transport the...
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It feels an age ago when China splurged what seemed limitless amounts of money into their Super League. Players like Hulk and Oscar bewitched by promises of money and being part of this project to bring Chinese football on par with Europe. There were many parallels between what Saudi Arabia...
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May 21 2025: a day that will be immortalised forever in Tottenham fans’ memories, the day that would end a 17-year trophy doubt, and the day that would bring European success back to North London after a long hiatus. Silverware in Bilbao will go down as one of the crowning...
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