In 2016, The Guardian posted its list of the top 60 wonderkids that could go on to dominate world football – and it makes for fascinating reading nearly a decade on. The outlet covered across world football in order to compile a definitive list, with the list leading on a player dubbed the ‘Bosnian Luis … Read more
The expanded Club World Cup begins in 100 days, with the 32-team tournament taking place in the United States from June 14. It is the first time the club edition of the World Cup will mirror the national team version of the tournament. There have been worries about the additional workload on players — FIFPro … Read more
PSG 0-1 Liverpool ©TM/IMAGO Liverpool performed a remarkable smash-and-grab effort in Paris on Wednesday night, when they withstood an almighty barrage of attacking plays from Paris Saint-Germain to win the game with a solitary goal from Harvey Elliot just three minutes before full time. Over the course of the match, the Ligue 1 giants created no less … Read more
Arsenal transfer target ©TM/IMAGO The current season may be far from over but we’re already seeing a number of transfer rumours build up momentum and run the risk of becoming full-blown transfer sagas before the summer window has even opened. One such story revolves around the future of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and where … Read more
An article from Bleacher Report named 20 young footballers who were “poised” to be breakout stars in 2013 – so how did they get on, more than 12 years later? To kick things off, author Allan Jiang tipped midfielder Amin Affane to make his mark with Chelsea after the Premier League side beat a host … Read more
Expert insight from Belgium ©TM/IMAGO Although Aston Villa’s form in the Premier League this season has been anything but consistent, Unai Emery’s side have done remarkably well in the Champions League. Not only did the club qualify for the Last 16 of the European tournament through the league stage, but they did so after picking … Read more
Ruben Amorim has hit back at Wayne Rooney’s suggestion that the Manchester United boss is ‘naive’ to say they’re looking to win the Premier League. The Red Devils failed to defend their FA Cup crown as they lost to Fulham on penalties in their fifth round tie. 4 The United boss’ chances for a trophy … Read more
A few years ago, I got into a lift with a former colleague I knew a little but wouldn’t exactly describe as a close friend. In the way that we all have done hundreds of times, I asked how he was, expecting a variant of the standard response: “Yeah, not bad thanks, mate. How are … Read more
A report from The Times in 2009 named 50 football starlets who had the potential to “make it big” in the not-so-distant future – so how did they get on, more than 16 years later? From the brilliance of David Silva and Mesut Ozil to the Ballon d’Or-winning Karim Benzema, who would soon establish himself … Read more
Set to leave? ©IMAGO Bayern Munich spun the rumour mill into action this week when reports from Germany stated that the Bundesliga giants had withdrawn their offer of a new contract renewal for star midfielder Joshua Kimmich. First reported by Bild and then later confirmed by Kicker, the publications claimed that the Munich side had … Read more