Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva, more commonly known as “Rafa” in the football world, is continuing his great run of form at Benfica for the fourth consecutive season of what is year 6 of his contract at the club. Now at age 28, he seems to have nearly perfected his game.   With 22…

Traditionally, the fullback positions on the pitch, either in a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 system were generally saddled with the major responsibility of defending, by stopping the opposition’s wingers and or wing forwards from creating goal-scoring situations as well as covering up spaces for center backs who move out of position.   On top of that,…

Goals garner attention; this is nothing new within the footballing ecosystem. Good goals get clicks, whilst good goalscorers get famous; with this in mind, it is no surprise that they are the most lauded and sought after commodity in football.   Increasingly teams are willing to risk financial failure on forwards who play at a…

“Pobega is a total midfielder. He has not been a regista. He has nothing to stand out in but he is good at everything and he delivers important performances. His time arrived for the national team of Italy, that’s a good thing.”   Those were the words of Torino coach Ivan Jurić from his press…

Thanks to Football Manager, the average football fan can differentiate the many different types of centre forwards and the specific requirement attached to each role. The categories such as ‘Advanced Forward’, ‘Target Man’, ‘Deep Lying Forward’, ‘Poacher’ etc have been used to accurately describe strikers based on the qualities they possess.   However, the popular…

Rumors about Dusan Vlahovic’s move become hot news every time he closes a giornata with goals. After it was reported that he doesn’t plan to extend his contract which will end in June 2023, big clubs such as Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur have become interested in his services, with La Viola reportedly setting his price…

A mere eight months after ending Paris Saint-Germain’s domestic dominance and winning their first Ligue 1 title in a decade, Lille find themselves 12th in Ligue 1 after a summer exodus that saw them lose Boubakary Soumare, Luiz Araujo, Mike Maignan, and perhaps most importantly, manager Christophe Galtier. However, perhaps the lone shining light in…

With a daily influx of fixtures and the ringing of fake crowd noise forever in our ears, football fan fatigue reached its peak through the first few months of this year, at least from a personal perspective, and I found myself searching for ways to restore my enthusiasm in the sport that started to become…

Born in the city that never sleeps at the turn of the new millennium, in Brooklyn on the 14th January of 2000, a new star in Jonathan Christian David had arrived. Emigrating to Haiti and then Canada, a new star was in the making. Not one to settle for success in Canadian Soccer or the…

Mohamed Journi was born in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on 7 May 2000. He began his career at Al Ahli Tripoli, appearing for their Under 23 team before transferring to Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in the summer of 2020.    CS Sfaxien loaned Journi to fellow Tunisian club US Tataouine for a season. During…