For Crystal Palace fans, the summer of 2021 feels like a pivotal one for the long-term future of the club. With the team now under new management after the departure of Roy Hodgson, fans are keen to see what the future looks like. With Patrick Vieira in the door as the new coach, fans are […]

In the NHL, winning the Hart Trophy is a sure sign that you have had a stellar season. Players from all across the sport dream of lifting the title. However, most years, it is a close-run thing; several names will be put forward as the top player of the year. This season, though, there has […]

For any young talent breaking through into the American soccer scene just now, the pressure can be suffocating. As a nation with a long-term interest in the sport but not a national passion like other sports, soccer has long fought for interest. Part of the challenge, it has been suggested, is [...]

Well, that was a fun few days was it not? For Spurs fans, the dream was alive. Free from the reactive football of Jose Mourinho, fans were dreaming of an attack-minded, modern coach. So, the talk that Antonio Conte was mere days away from appearing at Spurs was a major boon. For fans, it made [...]

When Scotland last qualified for an international tournament in 1998, Billy Gilmour was not even born.  The 2001-born starlet grew up in Ardrossan, hoping to play for his boyhood heroes Rangers. However, the club’s financial situation and their presence outside of the English top-flight meant [...]

The NHL is an aggressive, competitive league where players don’t tend to hold off. They love to really go for it, and they don’t mind putting one another under significant physical pressure. And when things really go overboard? They drop the gloves and settle the dispute on the ice. Sometimes, [...]

As one of the most storied clubs in English football, Liverpool is a club that is known to be ‘different’ to most English clubs. For one, the mantra of many in the city itself is simple: Scouse, not English. Liverpool sees itself different in terms of culture and political thinking to much of [...]

When signed by Tottenham from AS Roma as an exciting youngster, Erik Lamela was seen as part of a post-Gareth Bale youth movement. However, since his arrival in London, Lamela has contended with home sickness, injury, and numerous changes to his position. With his contract set to run out in [...]

As one of the most impressive players in the National Hockey League (NHL) at the moment, Connor McDavid is seeing a fan club form that gets bigger with every passing day. As one of the most consistent players in the league at the moment, McDavid has made huge jumps forward in terms of his play [...]

Spend even a brief time thinking of football from the late 2000s, and one name might stick out: Alexandre Pato. Termed ‘The Duck’, Pato was seen as a potential future megastar. Indeed, when he arrived at the Balon d’Or ceremony with Leonardo, then AC Milan Sporting Director, former Brazil [...]