Standing at 6 feet and 2 inches tall, blessed with physical strength and an eye for goal, very few wingers in world football can boast of Peter Olayinka’s attributes. The Nigerian has all it takes to be a dangerous centre forward but he’s played primarily on the left-wing for most of his time in Europe. Peter’s…

Over the 20/21 Serie A season, Sassuolo established themselves as the “best of the rest” aside from the famous “7 Sisters” of Italian football, having finished 8th for the second consecutive season and missing out on playing European football for only the second time in their history due to goal difference.   There are many…

On 21 August 2018, Josh Dasilva joined now newly promoted Brentford FC on a three-year deal with an option of a further year following his release by Arsenal at the end of the 2017-18 season. With a contract also offered by Arsenal to extend his time at Emirates, Dasilva chose to join Brentford with the…

Aymeric Laporte is the biggest surprise in Spain’s squad for the EURO 2020, combined with the loss of Sergio Ramos. Once Luis Enrique perceived that Sergio Ramos would not be fit and ready for the tournament, the Spanish federation quickly initiated the process of making Laporte play with Spain. Since Laporte had not played any…

Despite being only 21 years old, Boubacar Kamara is already one of the more experienced heads in the ever-growing class of hugely talented young French midfielders gaining match experience and catching the eye on the European stage.  Having been with Olympique de Marseille, his local club from the age of 5, he made his debut…

The 2020/21 football season in European football was a favourable one for Nigerian strikers, one of which was Simeon ‘Simy’ Nwankwo. Simy was in stellar form throughout the season, especially in the second half and was one of the very few shining lights in an otherwise dire season for Crotone. Crotone finished the Serie A…

“Theo is doing great from an attacking point of view. Personally, I hope that he can be here with us one day but it is not a choice that I can make. Since he signed for Milan, he has improved a lot and you can see it in every match. He scores goals and makes…

When Valencia announced the signing of Uroš Račić from FK Crvena Zvezda, there were varying reactions from sections of both fanbases. While the Valencia fans tried to be optimistic about the signing, looking for all information they could get regarding this unknown 20-year old, a section of the Crvena Zvezda fanbase on Twitter appeared to…

Dion Charles is a player that has played more non-league football than the top four leagues. A player that got released from Blackpool, he chose to play for close non-league neighbours in AFC Fylde which included being sent out on loan to Skelmersdale United, a team in the seventh level of English football.  Following the spell…

Genoa endured another tumultuous season in Serie A but the northern Italian club was able to avoid relegation for the umpteenth time. Volatile president Enrico Preziosi had hired Rolando Maran at the start of 2020/21 campaign but the former Cagliari coach was sacked in December and replaced by Davide Ballardini. The coaches placed their faith…