There are some days you just don’t forget. Your first day of university, your first…
Liverpool Are Fun Again
The Champions League is the pinnacle of club football, but the Europa League is not…
The Importance of Getting Erling: A Player and a Coach’s Earnest Search for Perfection
Erling Haaland is now a Manchester City boy. After years of “nearly-theres” on the European…
Ramadan and Football: The Synergy of Faith and Sport
The holy month of Ramadan saw several elite footballers fasting and yet contributing vastly on the pitch. Undeterred faith seems to have played a significant role in that.
Mohamed Salah: More Than A Footballer
Over the last year, Mohamed Salah has not just been a successful footballer, but a…
Belgium’s Exemplary Success Through Ethnic Integration
For long, Belgium had struggled to integrate the ethnic groups that form their demographic. Their…
Croatia’s ‘Golden Generation’ and their chance of redemption at Russia 2018
It has taken twenty long years, and many tournaments, but Croatia finally have a team…
Costa Rica’s Long Way to the Top – Legacy of the 2014 World Cup
Costa Rica’s 2014 World Cup campaign was a result of years of work and determination,…
The partnership with Benitez that could shape Steven Gerrard as a manager
In their time together, Steven Gerrard and Rafa Benitez shaped Liverpool’s best years in the…
Good, but not quite elite: The story of Edin Džeko – Part 2
When Željezničar sold Edin Džeko, one of their owners called the €25,000 fee a lottery.…
Edin Dzeko: From Yugoslav minefields to Champions’ League semis – Part 1
As a kid, Edin Dzeko used to play football in the fields of Sarajevo, unsure…
Punching the Glass Ceiling – Sergio Aguero, the Contender
Born into hardship, Sergio Aguero has been punching above his weight all his life. As…
A gypsy who could kick a ball: The chronicles of Christian Vieri
We take a look at the life of Christian Vieri, a man who almost didn’t…
Bricklayer Who Built the Bastion – Bob Paisley’s Liverpool Legacy Through Anecdotes
A legacy can only be built brick by brick and no one knew it better…
The Black Swan, Frank Rijkaard – The Legacy of Football’s Streetfighting Ballerino
Join us as we follow the steps of Frank Rijkaard, the man whose choreography culminated…
The Cachaça Supernova – In Defense of Football’s Prophet of Absurdism, Mané Garrincha
Brazil’s Garrincha may have died drunk, broke and alone, but when he lived, he was…