Manchester City have sorely missed the creative spark of Kevin de Bruyne towards the start of the 2023/24 season. To be fair, they have only lost a few games – but when it comes to being European Treble winners – three losses in a row can attract crisis talks. The Cityzens arguably missed De Bruyne …
Bundesliga clubs have started taking stint actions against footballers that show public support for Palestine amid their conflict with Israel. With Germany showing a lot of support to the Israeli state during this time, their clubs are ensuring that they do just the same. This has gotten to the point where German clubs are starting …
Jadon Sancho and Erik Ten Hag seem to have come to crossroads, and this could prove to be an ugly break-up. The controversy emerged after Man United’s 1-3 Loss to Arsenal at the Emirates in early September. Post game, Ten Hag was asked about Sancho’s absence from the squad and the Dutch manager stated that …
Jude Bellingham’s ‘arms spread’ celebration has now become a viral trend all over the world. It now looks like humans are not the only living beings that are replicating the celebration. Indeed, recently it appears that a creature from the bird species was also inspired by Bellingham. The Real Madrid star has been one of …
Kylian Mbappe clearly has a lot of fun whenever he’s with the France national team. The greatest achievements in his career have, of course, come with France. He’s won the FIFA World Cup with them and was instrumental to their success in the Qatar World Cup too. Mbappe clearly loves being part of the French …
Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard got polarizing reactions from Norwegian football fans ahead of their recent Euro 2024 qualifier against Spain. As they reached Oslo for the match in a team bus, the two weren’t exactly treated equally by the faithful standing for them. After the team bus stopped outside the ground, Haaland was the first …
Lionel Messi has almost officially achieved the status of a king after winning the FIFA World Cup with Argentina. It took him nearly two decades of his professional career to do so, but Messi sprinkled his magic in Qatar to help La Albieceleste to their third World Cup crown. Since winning the World Cup, Messi …
The Japan national football team are helping to change the perception of how Asian football teams operate. Samurai Blue is the highest-ranked Asian team in the FIFA World Rankings with a current ranking of no.19. Japan proved how impressive the growth in the quality of their football has become at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. …
Footballers are in a privileged position to play the game for a living. With that comes great financial security and other perks. But on the other side of the coin, it does come with such pitfalls like the abuse on social media and elsewhere. Football Twitter can prove to be quite a brutal place, especially …
The Norway national football team are blessed with some of the best footballers in world football. However, their situation is probably proof that exceptional individuals can’t always deliver success all by themselves. The Lions faced a case of grim reality in their 1-0 loss to Spain in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier. Despite taking the …
Julian Nagelsmann took charge of his first match as the Germany national team manager in their recent win over USA. On a historic day for the 36-year-old, who is the second-youngest manager for Die Mannschaft, he also got a lot of fans talking about his unique attire. Nagelsmann has had a really eventful managerial career …
A race row has broken out over Arsenal Women’s squad photo for the 2023-24 season, with many fans furious that it does not feature a single player of color. Two days ago, the Arsenal Women’s Twitter posted the official 23/24 squad’s photo along with head coach Jonas Eidevall and their 22/23 FA Women’s League Cup. …
Alex Iwobi has become a journeyman in the Premier League over the last four years. He moved to Everton from Arsenal in 2019. Fast-forward to present and he’s now back in London playing for Fulham. It also appears that a return to the capital has inspired the Nigerian midfielder to pursue one of his hobbies. …
Over the last few years, Arsenal supporters have gained an infamous reputation. The rise of AFTV (formerly known as Arsenal Fan TV) helped that. They greatly promoted the rise of ‘fan cams’ where supporters are allowed to give their views on matches, players or other football topics. AFTV gained a lot of followers from the …
Eden Hazard’s surprising retirement has sent Chelsea fans into nostalgic mode. Supporters from all over the world are paying homage to the Belgian winger for creating a lot of memories during his time at the club. Hazard had his best years at Chelsea, helping them win multiple Premier League titles during his time at the …
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk was the latest footballer to voice their frustration at the exhausting playing schedule for the 2023/24 season. With the international breaks ongoing, players like Van Dijk get no reprieve due to their duty for the national teams. Van Dijk spoke of his anger to be playing so many games for …
Declan Rice had arguably his best performance in an Arsenal shirt in their gritty win over Manchester City. He proved why the Gunners made him their most expensive signing and dished out over £100 million for him in the summer. Rice completely neutralized the Cityzens’ movement through the central areas and ended a lot of …