At 28 years old, Rui Silva has had quite the ascent in European football. One of the few players to reach the Portuguese national team without playing or developing at any of the nation’s ‘Big Three’ (Porto, Benfica, Sporting), Silva has solidified himself as a regular in goal under Manuel Pellegrini since his arrival in…

I would like to congratulate you on winning manager of the month, that must have been a nice moment for you.   “Yeah, it was good, it was good to get recognised, but the awards are team awards. They’re for the players and staff, and I’m just the lucky individual who picks it up and…

Rivers United goalkeeper, Sochima Victor has revealed that it was a joint resolution among the players of the Port Harcourt-based side before the start of the season that they would win the league in other to compensate for their exit from CAF Confederations Cup.   In an exclusive chat with Breaking The Lines, the former…

The Michael Carrick Foundation has shown its ongoing support for Manchester United Foundation by providing back-to-school packs for young people as they get ready to transition from primary to secondary school.   In partnership with accountancy firm Sedulo, Michael Carrick Foundation has provided stationery equipment, water bottles and restaurant vouchers to pupils, to help them…

You have just written the book, ‘ USA 94: The World Cup that Changed the Game’. What was it about that World Cup in particular that inspired you to write the book?   Personally, I feel that USA ‘94 is an often overlooked and underrated tournament. For me, it is the World Cup with the greatest…

You started your career in your native Brazil with Club Athletico Paranaense. What are your memories of your time there?   I have only the best memories from my time in Athletico. When I got there I was 13 years old, it was there that I was formed, as a man and goalkeeper. I had…

You have just published your debut book:  Scotland’s Swedish Adventure: The Story of Scotland’s European Championship Debut. First of all, what does the Scotland national team mean to you as a whole?    The Scotland National Team means everything to me. I attended my first game in 1991 against San Marino, sitting in the old…

From the age of five, you’ve been a regular at Easter Road supporting Hibernian. What does the club mean to you?   I genuinely can’t sum up what the club means to me in one word or one sentence. It means absolutely everything and consumes every aspect of my life at this moment in time. …

You are currently at Arbroath working under Dick Campbell and Rab Douglas. How would you sum up life at the club?   Firstly, it’s been great to be at the club and I’m enjoying my football under Dick Campbell. I was unsure initially how it would be as I was making the transition from full-time…

Following numerous reports that Ajax head coach Erik Ten Hag is destined to become the next manager of Manchester United, I spoke to Amsterdam-based Dutch football expert James Rowe.    James has covered Dutch football in the Netherlands at close sight since 2005 and he gave me the inside track on the career of Erik…