It was a sunny afternoon in Manchester on 16th August 2014. After a fairly successful preseason, the first game of the Premier league campaign awaited Louis van Gaal, as Manchester United prepared to take on Swansea City at Old Trafford. There was a joyous buzz all around the stadium for the new season, as the…

N’Golo Kanté. The people’s champion. The shy and humble superstar who in three years has gone from a complete nobody to a World Cup winner and a two-time Premier League champion. The man who claims to be human, yet plays like he’s got 100 Fortnite shield potion and other-worldly stamina. The man who, despite being slated for…

There was once a young Italian boy who played all over the pitch for Parma Calcio 1913. At the age of thirteen, he could play just about anywhere in the outfield. That boy, at the age of thirteen, fancied his chances as a goalkeeper. After two weeks of training to be a keeper, he was…

With the 2018 World Cup now in the books, we can begin to look back fondly on what was a tournament filled with magical moments from beginning to end. So many teams, players, and storylines stood out throughout the group stages all the way up to yesterday’s final, but perhaps none more than Croatia and…

Cho Hyun-woo entered the World Cup as South Korea’s third-choice goalkeeper, and left as one of the breakout stars of the group stage. Now, at 26, he’ll be forced to either win the Asian Cup or Asian Games, or fulfill two years of military service. Entering the 2018 World Cup as the third choice goalie…

Arsène Wenger believed South Americans tended to be the best forwards due to their relentless mentality in attack; “You have to be shrewd, you have to show that you are good, you have to fight. We have lost a little bit of that in football.” What Arsène missed here is that it is not just…

Who would’ve thought the little boy from from the village of Modrici, a tiny suburb on the slopes of the Velebit Mountains, would go on to play for Real Madrid, win multiple Champions League titles, and be one game away from playing in a World Cup final? Luka Modrić grew up during the times of…

Despite having never been embroiled in any scandals, controversies, or run-ins with the law, Paul Pogba is one of the most polarizing players in world football. Some love him and praise him as one of the game’s best players. Others say he’s overrated and isn’t worth the price. There’s a mountain of expectations for a…