Bernardo Silva is a Portuguese professional football player who currently plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. He was born on August 10, 1994, in Lisbon, Portugal, and started his career with the Benfica youth academy. He made his debut for Benfica’s senior team in 2013 and then moved to Monaco in 2014. After…

From Diogo Costa to Rafael Leão, from Florentino Luís to Jota, we’ve seen several members of Portugal’s class of 1999 emerge as key players for their teams over the past two seasons, including Manchester United fullback Diogo Dalot.   Born in Braga, Dalot joined Porto’s academy in 2008 and quickly rose up the ranks for…

Erling Haaland’s stratospheric numbers aside, the Premier League goalscoring charts belong to England this season. Harry Kane and Ivan Toney have picked up from where they left off last campaign to make up the top three. But one man who’s steadily climbing the rankings is Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.    Since Unai Emery took over…

At 25 years old, Guus Til has plied his trade in Germany, Russia and the Netherlands and made a name for himself with his phenomenal goalscoring prowess. With more than 30 goals over the past two seasons, the attacking midfielder may not be the most aesthetically pleasing footballer, but he sure knows how to find…

It’s common knowledge by now that Brighton have their finger on the pulse when it comes to the transfer market, and in Ecuadorian Pervis Estupiñán, they appear to have pulled off yet another masterstroke. It seemed as though replacing Marc Cucurella, whom they sold to Chelsea for £62m in the summer, would be one of…

Jed Wallace is an English right winger currently playing for West Bromwich Albion in the 2nd tier of English football. His professional career began at Portsmouth in 2012 where, after loan spells to Farnborough and Whitehawk, he made 121 appearances and scored 30 goals. His impressive form on the South Coast earnt him a move…

“The human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.” ~ Dead Poets Society.   Can there be beauty in functionality? In regards to beauty, people won’t talk about things they think…

In the majority of sports underdog stories, the team triumphant in defeating the odds relies on building consistency throughout their core over a number of years in order to create chemistry that can eclipse superior quality.   On the back of a sixth-placed finish going into the summer of 2022, it looked as though Luton…

First name: Khanyisa Erick  Last name: Mayo  Age: 24  Place of Birth: Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa  Nationality: South Africa  Position: Attacker (Left winger)  Height and Weight : 178cm, 72kg  Transfer Value : €450,000   Introduction    Since hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa have struggled to establish themselves on the world footballing stage,…

Almost one year had passed since Manchester United announced that Erik ten Hag would take the reins at Old Trafford on a three-year contract. The Dutchman’s appointment was a signal of intent from the Red Devils’ hierarchy; an intent to return to vying for major trophies and to cultivate an energetic and positive tactical identity…