After emerging through the club’s youth system alongside Jesus Navas and Antonio Puerta, Sergio Ramos would make his Sevilla debut on February 1, 2004, making a total of seven appearances before heading to Switzerland and starting in four of five matches as Spain won the U-19 Euros. Ramos would enjoy a breakthrough 2004/05 season and…

If I were to ask you to name a dominant team in the Bundesliga featuring German World Cup champions, who would you name? Probably Bayern, right? Whilst it is true that Bayern has hoovered up most of the German talent over the decades, their vice-like grip of the Bundesliga came under serious threat just as…

Who is the best left back of all time? Premier League fans will no doubt mention Ashley Cole and Denis Irwin, La Liga fans and casuals will no doubt remember Roberto Carlos and his magical free kick, whilst people with a deeper football knowledge would mention Paul Breitner or Karl Heinz Schnellinger. However, in my…

Donald Trump’s four-year administration as the President of the United States ended in infamy, with Trump refusing to concede defeat after losing to Joe Biden, falsely claiming widespread electoral fraud, trying to overturn the results by pressuring government officials, obstructing the democratic transition and mounting various unfruitful lawsuits. This reached a boiling point on January…

After their founding in 1974 following a merger between Racing Club de Calais and Union Sportive, Calais Racing Union FC would spend a quarter of a decade bouncing around the amateur leagues, and they found themselves in the fourth tier of French football when the 1999/00 season rolled around, having posted losses of £200,000 the…

The name Rasmus Højlund has understandably been on the lips of numerous Manchester United fans. A striker heavily linked to the Premier League giants who are in dire need of a striker. With both sides agreeing a fee, many journalists alongside United fans, have looked at his performance during his single season at Atalanta –…

When Rinus Michels left Ajax for Barcelona in 1971 after a six-year spell that would see him win four league titles and three Dutch Cups, he was tasked with finding his own replacement. Together with the club, he drew up a list of 15 potential managers for Ajax, where had previously spent six years at…

When thinking about Tyrol, most people picture pristine ski slopes with chic après ski facilities where millionaires can take selfies after shredding some powder and ignoring the calls of their business partners who are looking to expand their hedge funds just for the day, because they are on vacation. Of course, this exaggeration is not…

Imagine Real Madrid coming to the aid of Barcelona during their most recent financial issues. It seems out of the realm of possibility, but something similar happened in Germany, giving birth to a myth that Bayern saved Dortmund from bankruptcy. But how real is this heart-warming tale of footballing brotherhood?   Borussia Dortmund were coming…

Today, Luton Town are playing Premier League football for the first time ever, but it wasn’t long ago that The Hatters found themselves in a seemingly never-ending crisis. Under the leadership of John Gurney the club went into a 55-day meltdown. Gurney, who was charged with importing cocaine in February of 1999 had a long…