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Did Rangers Get Their Money’s Worth for Ryan Kent?
Ryan Kent has signed for Turkish Cup champions Fenerbahce on a four-year contract after leaving Rangers as a free agent. The move to the Turkish giants had been rumoured for a number of months and the 26-year-old was also linked with Burnley and Leeds. Speaking after his move to Turkey, Kent said: “Hello Fenerbahce…
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Sergio Busquets: The Immortal Metronome
Immortality. Creating something which lasts forever. That’s what we all are looking for, aren’t we? That long after you’re gone, you won’t be forgotten. Sporting immortality is often achieved through a moment. Lebron James’s block against the Golden State Warriors, Rafael Nadal’s first Wimbledon title in 2008 and Tiger Woods winning the Masters in…
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Teemu Pukki’s Five Years at Norwich
On 10 May 2023, Teemu Pukki pulled on a Norwich City shirt for the final time. He left behind him five years’ worth of countless memories, 88 goals and 29 assists in 209 appearances and two Championship titles. He has etched his name into Norwich folklore and will always be associated with this dramatic period…
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Edouard Mendy: What’s Next for Chelsea’s Out-Of-Favor Goalkeeper?
On the 25th of September 2020, Chelsea confirmed the signing of a then 28-year-old goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes. Edouard Mendy was in no way a glitterati signing as he was only a goalkeeper with one season of top-flight experience who was joining the Blues for a transfer fee reported to be…
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Celtic Winger Jota Pays Homage to Portugal Legend Fernando Chalana
Jota’s lovely chip against Rangers in the first Old Firm game of the season that the Parkhead side won 4-0 was voted as the Scottish Premiership’s goal of the season. The former Benfica man has become an icon amongst the Celtic faithful after signing for the Hoops in 2022 for a fee of £6.4 million. …
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Rangers’ Disappointing Treatment Of Former Club Captain Lee Wallace
Former Hearts, Rangers, Queens Park Rangers, and Scotland defender Lee Wallace has decided to retire from football at the age of 35 years old. Wallace has been without a club since being released from Queens Park Rangers at the end of last season. His wife announced the news of his retirement from her Twitter…
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Dele Alli’s Brief and Futile Everton Spell
Dele Alli, once dubbed ‘the next Ronaldinho’, spent the last two years at Tottenham Hotspur under three separate managers, failing to impress none of the trio. Alli shone under Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino, most notably scoring on 22 occasions over 50 games during the 2016/17 campaign. Alli contributed 30 goals thereafter until the decision…
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Jill Scott, Thank You
Every so often a player retires from football, and it hits you just how much they have impacted your love and enjoyment of the game. This happened to me very recently… As the final whistle went at Wembley Stadium, the crowd erupted in sheer relief, it was over. England were European Champions! There is…
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Zidane Iqbal: A Young Pioneer for South Asian Footballers
Whatever Zidane Iqbal does for the rest of his professional career, he will forever be cemented as a legend within the South Asian community. By being the first player of South Asian descent to sign and play for Manchester United, arguably England’s biggest club, he has shown the abundance of footballing talent within this community.…
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Watch Out Europe, Ada Hegerberg Is Back
Football is weirdly intertwined with sound. Not readily at the fore of a fan’s mind are the various sounds without which the game would be completely different. The ‘clang’ of the ball hitting the post, the ‘buff’ of the boot hitting the ball, the ‘pop’ of a star player’s cruciate ligament being ruptured. At…
