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N’Golo Kanté: Greatness Without Noise

N'Golo Kanté a defensive mindfileder  for Fenerbahçe and the France national team, one of the most remarkable players in modern football, known for his incredible stamina,humility, and intelligence , he became globally known for  doing the…

The Naples Hero

Just imagine the greatness of a person who divided a nation known for its rich footballing heritage into two parts. He caused massive civil war across the country, with their own supporters backing an opposition team in a FIFA World Cup…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part II

The tireless work ethic that Cha Bum-kun exemplified had impressed the Eintracht manager Friedel Rausch, who called him “the best and the most willing forward" he had ever seen, soon after Cha joined Eintracht. His first goal came at the…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part I

When Son Heung Min played his last game for Tottenham in a friendly game at Seoul, there were widespread discussions surrounding the proper place of Son in the pantheon of Asian footballers who have excelled in European club football.…

Hearts this season: fairytale and anomaly

Something miraculously beautiful is happening in Scotland now. And no, I am not talking about another lock ness monster sighting. However, the utter rarity and near incredulity of the event have left me with no other parallels. The Scottish…

How many subs are too many subs? 

The board with two numbers goes up – one number in red, the other in green, and a player trudges out of the ground as another darts in. Substitutions have been a part of the game since the 1950s. But for the first thirty years, there could…