CULT HEROES - MAGICO GONZALEZ
"These fans are great but what they don't know is that there is a player even better than Pele and I." These are the words of Maradona himself on the...
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2004: The Year Of The Underdog
Greece lifted the European Championships having never previously won a single game in the competition, Tunisia lifted the AFCON trophy for the first time, Jose Mourinho guided Porto to an...
NEW BALANCE WELCOMES TIM WEAH
New Balance announces U.S. and LOSC Lille star Tim Weah has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the brand. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Tim is one of...
27.11.21 – WEEKEND FIXTURE ROUNDUP
The weekend has arrived which means only one thing... football! We've pulled together what we think will prove to be a cracking set of fixtures for you and your mates...
Cult Heroes - Faustino Asprilla
Born in 1969, Faustino Asprilla entered into the world of Colombian football at the peak of its insanity. After a strong year with Cucuta he moved over to the Medellin...
Sheriff Tiraspol - A quick guide
They stand on the cusp of making Champions League history with a couple more wins, but who are the nominally Moldovan side known as Sheriff Tiraspol. A side who have...
CULT HEROES: THIAGO SILVA'S FIGHT T0 THE TOP
Thiago Silva's start in football was inauspicious to say the least. An unremarkable holding midfielder, he was briefly at Fluminense before being pushed out aged 15. He failed trials at...
Cult heroes: Antonio Di Natale
We like to talk a lot about our favourite cult hero’s and while they all have their merits, Antonio Di Natale may just lay claim to being the ultimate cult...
10 Things To Know: Girondins de Bordeaux
Girondins de Bordeaux, we’ve all heard the name and know the badge - but how much do you actually know about the side from the heartland of French winemaking. From...
06.11.21 – WEEKEND FIXTURE ROUNDUP
Saturday Manchester United vs Manchester City12:30 Sky Main event One of the most competitive big derbies in the world over the last decade. City and United have played 30 times,...
Dirk Kuyt and the art of going out on a high
Born the third of four children in the coastal town of Katwijk. Kuyt initially planned on following in his fathers footsteps and becoming a fisherman. It was after showing promise...
Performance Spotlight - Jardel vs Milan 1996
Tonight sees Porto travelling to Italy in the hopes of making it two wins out of two against AC Milan in this years Champions League. The last time the Portuguese side...
Halloween Horrors: 10 of Footballs Greatest Fouls
Spooky season is upon us and to celebrate we’ve picked out ten villains, vigilantes and downright agents of chaos who did their best to take the art of the foul...
Your Weekend Fixture Round Up
The best days of the week have finally arrived, and there are plenty of fixtures! But for this week we thought we'd draw your attention to the lesser known games...
Player Spotlight: RONNY
It’s fair to say Ronny had a strange career. In total he played just 179 games in 13 years in the game before hanging up his boots at the ripe...
Performance spotlight: Lazio vs Fiorentina
Tonight see’s Lazio and Fiorentina meet in a fixture that could be crucial to both sides aspirations of finishing in the top six of Serie A and securing European football...