With Manchester City not quite firing on all cylinders this season, the reigning champions have decided to make moves in the January window to fuel the second half of their season. One other reinforcement due to land in the coming weeks is Argentine wonderkid Claudio Echeverri, who has been compared to a certain eight-time-Ballon-d’Or-winning compatriot … Read more
Sami Khedira firmly believes Cristiano Ronaldo is ahead of Lionel Messi in the ‘greatest of all time’ debate. talkSPORT hosts Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent were joined by Real Madrid icon Khedira on Drive to discuss the Club World Cup. 3 Khedira quickly gave his verdict on the GOAT debate Khedira kicked off his career … Read more
Will the streets ever forget Hugo Rodallega? Definitely not in Wigan at least. The Colombian spent six seasons in the Premier League with Wigan Athletic and Fulham, becoming his country’s second-highest appearance maker (154) in England’s top flight and third-highest scorer (29). 5 Rodallega downed Messi’s Argentina and the press tried to make out he … Read more
I visited the place where Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe’s match-worn shirts have ended up – and I was stunned by what I found. Every match day, players enter the field of play to compete for the all-important three points. So much preparation goes into getting squads ready for the crucial 90 minutes. … Read more
The 2024 calendar year has been one to remember in world soccer. There was heavy Spanish flair all year long with Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph, Real Madrid winning the Champions League, Rodri taking home the Ballon d’Or and Los Blancos not showing up for the ceremony. Stateside, a new era began for the U.S. women’s … Read more
Lionel Messi once sent out Christmas gifts to 160 different players back in 2020, including 13 from the Premier League. Just days before Christmas, Messi scored his 644th goal for Barcelona against Real Valladolid – breaking the legendary Pele’s record for the most strikes for one club. Beer company Budweiser, who Messi was associated with, … Read more
We all love re-living our youths and the current yearn for nostalgia has seen a boom in the sports trading card industry. Nothing ever beat that feeling of opening a pack of stickers and finding the player you needed to complete the set – imagine if that was a job? 4 Jack Whyte has gone … Read more
William Troost-Ekong has faced two of the greatest footballers of all time, but neither troubled him as much as one player. The 31-year-old defender has enjoyed a colourful career, lining up for top-flight sides in eight different countries, including the Premier League with Watford, as well as representing Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup. 4 … Read more
Manchester United could be tempted to cash-in on defender Lisandro Martinez if Real Madrid step up their interest in the World Cup winner. Martinez is one of a number of Premier League stars being tracked by the Spanish giants, along with top summer target and Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold. 5 Martinez is yet to play … Read more
It’s not often you’ll find a Real Madrid fan who hates Cristiano Ronaldo. But this seems to be the case for UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. 4 Topuria is the UFC featherweight championCredit: Getty Topuria has previously admitted his allegiance to Spanish giants Madrid, especially in the lead up to his last bout at UFC … Read more