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
Barcelona’s Camp Nou could have looked very different if it wasn’t for the global financial crisis. In 2007, the vision unveiled by the club featured an ambitious design adorned with polycarbonate scale-like tiles in an array of club colours. 5 Camp Nou could have taken on a very colourful design.Credit: Camp Nou by Foster + … 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
Turns 40 years old this Tuesday ©TM/IMAGO This Tuesday, February 5 marks a special day for a very special player. The legendary Cristiano Ronaldo has just turned 40 years of age, and there is still little sign of the Portuguese goalscorer hanging up his boots anytime soon. Now with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, Ronaldo … 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
With Patrick Mahomes dominating the NFL and taking over from Tom Brady, talkSPORT takes a holiday look at his 12 most important life moments… Patrick Mahomes has raised the bar in more ways than one. 4 Mahomes’s 2020 contract broke records across all of sportCredit: Getty Happy Holidays With Patrick Mahomes in action on Christmas … 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
Robert Lewandowski now has over 100 Champions League goals, but he still has a long way to go to catch leader Cristiano Ronaldo. Lewandowski may be 36 years old but he’s still scoring and with Barcelona this season, he’s finding the net more and more. 12 Ronaldo’s goal record under the old format will never … Read more