Aidan Russell Seven months into the ‘19-’20 Bundesliga season, on 13th March 2020, the first of a series of postponements to upcoming matches began due to the COVID-19 pandemic; of course, similar was happening globally as the world attempted to contain the virus. Some leagues developed workarounds: matches behind closed doors, limited spectators where allowed, player quarantine … Read more
2020 FA Cup Final Score: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea Date: Saturday 1st August 2020 (rescheduled from 23rd May due to COVID restrictions) Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind ‘closed doors’) Referee: Anthony Taylor Teams: Arsenal Emiliano Martinez, Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney, Dani Ceballos, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (C), Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Rob Holding, Nicolas Pepe, David … Read more
Widely considered in debates of the greatest footballer of all time, Lionel Messi won his seventh Ballon d’Or on 29th November 2021 to applause, cheers, and a whistle or two. Messi took to the stage beaming, a smile from ear to ear; he claimed this Ballon d’Or not for himself, but for the entire Argentina … Read more
2021 FA Cup Final Score: Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City Date: Saturday 15th May 2021 Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 20,000 (affected due to COVID restrictions) Referee: Michael Oliver Teams: Chelsea Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta (c), Thiago Silva, Antonio Rüdiger, Reece James, N’Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso, Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount, Timo Werner Manager: Thomas Tuchel … Read more
Like many countries around the globe, Italy have become encapsulated the game we call football. Not only are the Italy national team known as one of the best teams of all time, but the Serie A home some of the classiest teams on earth. When you think of Italy, you think of the wine, the … Read more
2022 FA Cup Final Score: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (Liverpool win 5-6 on Penalties) Date: Saturday 14th May Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 84,897 Referee: Craig Pawson Contentsshow 1Teams: 2The 141st FA Cup Final 3Match Report 4Facts 52022 FA Cup Results 5.1Semi Final 5.2Sixth Round 5.3Fifth Round 5.4Fourth Round 5.5Third Round Teams: Chelsea Édouard Mendy, Trevoh Chalobah, … Read more
An incredible array of extremely talented forwards have been gifted Real Madrid’s iconic number 9 shirt across more than a century of the Spanish club’s rich history. The jersey has been worn by a long list of exceptional goal scorers who even today are considered amongst some of Los Blancos’ all-time greats. Contentsshow 1Why Is … Read more
Eric Cantona is one of the greatest footballers of his generation, flamboyant, at times a controversial maverick of an entertainer, and undoubtedly one of the most influential players of the English Premier League era. Contentsshow 1The Early Years 2Temper, temper 3Title winner 4Moves to England 5The Manchester United years 6Kung fu kick and a suspension … Read more
Kevin Keegan is the only British player to win the Ballon d’Or twice, winning in 1978 and 1979. Although HSV finished 10th in the Bundesliga, Keegan was playing some of his best football, bagging 12 goals en route to becoming the third English player to win the Ballon d’Or in 1978. One of the Ballon … Read more
If there was any doubt over Kevin Keegan being the right man for the 1978 Ballon d’Or, he’d leave any notions of being undeserving of the award dead and buried in 1979. Keegan would smash notions of his earlier victory being unwarranted, with an incredible follow-up year in Hamburg; building upon his Ballon d’Or winning … Read more