When Robert Frost spoke about those two roads diverging at a yellow wood, its beauty was in its simplicity of comparing a road to the journey that is life. The road less traveled by made all the difference, a difference that we would assume was the better destination.   Roads don’t always lead to destinations…

As Vicente Guaita parried a Luke Freeman shot for Crystal Palace in August of 2019, he set up a moment which John Lundstram had been striving towards ever since he could walk.    With the goal somewhat unguarded, the big centre midfielder buried the rebound from eight yards out, announcing himself as a Premier League…

Having spent a brief period of his childhood homeless and another period in foster care, Arnaut Danjuma Groenveld has always used the times of struggle to propel himself to the next level – whether that’s on the pitch or off the pitch.   Danjuma earned his move to Brugge in June 2018 after catching the…

Last month, a rejuvenated Fenerbahçe comfortably dealt with Galatasaray in the intercontinental derby. Not too much statistically separated the two, but a crucial difference was the impression that Fener were playing with a clear ambition and Galatasaray played with none.    With the Europa League run over, Gala are now seemingly going through the motions.…

There will always be a place for specialists in modern football – a no-nonsense centre-back or destructive holding midfielder. Those that boast more than one string to their bow, though, are becoming increasingly popular.   Managers nowadays want goalkeepers to be as good with their feet as they are with their hands, full-backs to fly…

It’s fair to say Aaron Ramsey’s move to Juventus back in 2019 hasn’t exactly gone to plan – at least for the Italian giants.   After 11 years of service at Arsenal, Ramsey made the lucrative switch to Italy with the Gunners reluctant to give him a deal that would match then-highest paid player Mesut…

On the eve of the 2021/22 Premier League campaign, Jamie Vardy reiterated his desire to stay a Foxes player beyond the two years left on his existing deal at the King Power Stadium.   Although he will be 36, nearly 37, by the time his contract expires in the summer of 2023, Vardy wants to…

For years, the world has been waiting for Giovani Lo Celso to break through the glass ceiling and become a top-tier talent that his ability deserves. Beginning his career with Rosario Central in Argentina, Lo Celso soon caught the attention of the Parisian juggernauts Paris Saint-Germain. In his only full season at PSG, Lo Celso…

It took Stevan Jovetić just six minutes to open his Hertha Berlin account on matchday one of the current Bundesliga season, tapping home from point-blank range to give his new side – and seventh career club – the lead against Köln.   But while the home side rallied and turned the game around to win…

Marek Hamsik has already cemented his legacy as somewhat of an enigma. He is a modern legend of Napoli, spending twelve years with the Italian giants and, despite failure in pursuit of a league title, was instrumental in some of the best football the league has seen in the past decade.    After leaving the…