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 [...]

As the most dominant player of all-time, arguably, Lionel Messi has fans all over the world. Even fans of rivals such as Real Madrid would find it impossible not to respect, even revere, his talent and his accomplishments. Should the player ever come on the market, it was believed that just [...]

Having been on the lookout for a technically able competitor to Bernd Leno in goals, it looks like Arsenal have found the player they were looking for. A major move has been made to bring in a new goalkeeper all January, with previous backups lacking the quality of Emi Martinez. The latest [...]

The last meeting of the Champions League group stage The Reds played in Denmark – already as a member of the Champions League playoffs, and FC Midtjylland lost all chances already and fought only for prestige (and the opportunity not to be among the worst teams in the group stage with 1 [...]

When Paul Pogba signed for Manchester United in 2016, it was seen as a coup. A UEFA Europa League outfit signing a player who was competing in the UEFA Champions League with Juventus? Surely not. United had recently appointed coach Jose Mourinho, and he set about bringing in big name characters [...]

Having become the face of Olympique Marseille alongside Dmitri Payet, Florian Thauvin is the face of the biggest club in France. He’s also the star player of the team that he supported since he was a child. Why, then, would he want to leave? With Marseille back in the UEFA Champions League, [...]

Having scored a vital brace to eventually knock FC Barcelona out of Europe in 2018-19, FC Barcelona  are no strangers to Georginio Wijnaldum. The Dutchman is one of the most versatile midfielders in Europe, and is known for being able to keep the ball, lay in teammates, combine with [...]