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Lionel Messi is also known as Leo Messi is the captain of Argentina’s national football team. He plays as a striker(forward) for Paris Saint-Germain Football Club and Argentina football team.  Leo Messi is considered one of the best football players in the world. He has won six European Golden Shoes and six Ballon d’Or awards. This 35-year-old professional football player …

Cristiano Ronaldo is the captain of the Portugal national football team. He plays as a forward in the Manchester United Football Club and Portugal national football team.  He is regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time and has won four European golden shoes plus five Ballon d’Or awards.    Here’s a bit more info on his …

Jack Grealish is a 26 year old English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for the England national team and Premier League Club Manchester City.  Based on recent reports this Aston Villa football player signed a fairly handsome deal with Manchester city club that made him the most expensive English player ever.    Here’s a bit …

Manchester United recently netted their 100th penalty in the Premier League, an Anthony Martial strike from the spot giving the club an average of four penalty kicks awarded per season in the English top league. On the back of this century of goals, many questions about past spot-kicks have arisen, historic penalties, the best takers and so on, so let’s …

With VAR being used already in top flight leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany, my question is ‘why hasn’t the English Premier League been keeping pace?’ Harry Kane’s penalty stood after VAR intervention did not rule him offside in the build up to it in the Carabao Cup Semi Final 1st leg at Wembley versus Chelsea. There are those who …

It is a very exclusive club, only three active footballers are currently members, those players being a trio of outstanding talent, tremendous stamina and skill, the best at it in the world, and all of them have scored five tons of goals in their footballing career making them part of the incredible elite 500 goals club. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi …

There are so many ways and words you can use to sum up David Beckham; numerous historic and outstanding football memories as a player, an ambassador for football and other sports, his charity work, countless awards, which now includes the President’s award, a prestigious moment in a star studded life which all started by kicking a ball around as a …

VAR was used in the 2018 World Cup, in top football tournaments and in leagues around Europe, however, despite the Premier League being one of those leagues, if not the biggest league in the world, this new game changing, season transforming technology has not been introduced due to English clubs voting against it for the 2018/19 season. Instead the vote …

Luke Shaw burst into the Premier League in 2011, straight out of Southampton football club’s youth team, and took to first team football and England’s top division with aplomb and outstanding play – he was the talented teenager everyone associated with the Premier League was talking about. Starting in Southampton’s academy, The Saints then first team manager said Luke Shaw …

One of the biggest and most extraordinary transfers of the summer so far has been completed. Cristiano Ronaldo, the most famous and greatest player in the game, has moved from La Liga and Real Madrid to Juventus and the challenge of the Italian league, Serie A. At the age of 33, other players might be seen as ‘over-the-hill’ or past …

It has been a long time coming, but Manchester United will finally have a women’s football team from next season. For one of the biggest clubs in the world, it seemed bizarre that in the modern era of the game, the Old Trafford side did not compete with teams like Manchester City and Arsenal in having a successful ladies team. …

After much debate and many years of suggestion, a winter break has finally been decided for the Premier League starting during the 2019/20 season. Many were keen on this idea, but now it is a certainty, will fans feel differently towards an interruption in their football season and do our players really need a break? It will of course of …

This quirky, light-hearted yet informative book really is the ultimate guide for armchair fans and a must for anyone who loves the World Cup and is looking forward to following the tournament from the comfort of their own home – this (along with a few beers and a pizza delivery on speed dial!) is the perfect companion to accompany you …

This weekend marks a significant anniversary in Manchester United’s history. It is 50 years since Sir Matt Busby and his re-built team, after the Munich air disaster, became the first English club to win the European Cup, now known as the Champion’s league. The victory ran deeper than the club becoming champions of Europe; ten years since the Munich air …

With the football season coming to a close, thoughts will start to turn to summer transfers. Speculations, rumours, surprise signings and big money buys, the end of season transfer window is always exciting, and this year, it will be all the more thrilling by the big name players who are out of contract. Buying any footballer on a free transfer …