Ah, the transfer window. Silly season. The time of year where some claim to be In the Know (ITK) and fool others into thinking they have insider information on the comings and goings of their respective clubs. The time where supporters lament their team’s transfer business or lack thereof (looking at you, Daniel Levy). With…

22 APRIL, 2017. On the business end of an early Chelsea counter, Toby Alderweireld clipped Pedro Rodríguez on the edge of the area and Martin Atkinson rightly booked the Belgian and awarded the Blues a set-piece in dangerous territory. Willian Borges stepped up and struck spectacularly to send Chelsea fans wild and in the early…

Earlier today FIFA released the shortlist for the 2018 Men’s Best Player Award. For clarification, this award is not the same as the Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded later in the year. This particular award is determined to the best player for the period of 3 July  2017-15 -July 2018.  The following list includes Cristiano Ronaldo,…

On July 22nd, Arsenal player Mesut Özil announced his retirement from international football. This came about a month after Germany’s dismal World Cup performance, where they managed to score only two goals total against the likes of Mexico, Sweden, and South Korea. Although his surprising retirement saddened many, it was his thorough statement that has…

So near, yet so far. Right through from Big Dunc to Big Sam, those five words have rung so painfully true at Goodison Park for so many years. 5th. 6th. 7th. Even all the way down to 11th. Everton seem to be well and truly stuck in the mid-table mire. In recent years though, things…

“History is a cyclical poem written by a time upon the memories of man” – Percy Bysshe Shelley. It is indeed true that history is cyclical. It is man’s stubbornness that this unfortunate claim yields true, time and time again. Alas, that is how man is created and unfortunately, how his status will be in…

“It always seems impossible until it is done.”
 – Nelson Mandela
 Every blockbuster Hollywood heist film has that gloss of a thrilling, pulsating, nerve vibrating journey from action to resolution in the space of a couple hours.
 Its flow is so simple too; an old genius concocting a master plan to rob a bank of…

France’s 2018 World Cup run shed light on the plethora of personalities in their squad. The entire world fell in love with N’Golo Kanté’s teeming innocence, the intoxicating statistics of a teenage Kylian Mbappé, and the aura of companionship brought about Presnel Kimpembe’s playlist. But beyond these personalities, we can also explore the roots of…

There is a thin line between love and hate, and in Cristiano Ronaldo’s case with the Old Lady, that line was two black strips on his glorious white shirt. Everybody remembers that scene, that beautiful moment in the Allianz Stadium where Real Madrid’s legendary number 7 was in awe of the standing ovation he received…