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Unsung Heroes of World Cups: Attilio Ferraris | 1934 Italy
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was held under the auspices of the Fascist regime in Mussolini’s Italy. I would love to point out the differences which the 1934 World Cup and the recent ones, but I can't help but be inundated by the similarities.…
Blood on the Sleeve: Arsenal’s Long Walk from Rwanda to Deel
Arsenal Football Club have just been crowned Premier League champions. Yet as confetti settles over the Emirates and North London celebrates its first title in over two decades, the club finds itself embroiled in a controversy that has…
Premier League Final Day: Arsenal Crowned, West Ham Relegated & Guardiola Departs
The 2025-26 Premier League season concluded with intense drama. A day of joy, distress, and emotional farewells gripped the nation. West Ham United went down. Pep Guardiola bowed out in tears. Meanwhile, Arsenal’s Champagne finally popped.…
Why Arsenal Became Africa’s Premier League Club
Arsenal won the Premier League this week after a 22-year wait. In London, the wait felt eternal. Across most of Africa, it did not really matter. The continent had decided long ago that Arsenal was its club. The Tuesday-night title only…
Ernst Kuzorra: Belonging and playing in Nazi Germany | Part 1
Through the grainy monochrome of a minute-long footage from a match that happened more than ninety years ago, one can still see a robust footballer dribbling past a nagging defender with confident ease. He enters the box, which came without…
An All Time Real Madrid Best XI With No Two Players from a Country
Formation : 4-4-2
Keylor Navas (GK) - Costa Rica
"He's spectacular between the posts, he's brave, skilful and very agile. He maintains his concentration and he's also intelligent. For me, he deserves all the respect he gets for…
Unsung Heroes in World Cups: Tostao | 1970 Mexico
The 1970 FIFA World Cup was held in Mexico. It was the first World Cup to be televised in colour, staged outside of Europe or South America, and allowed for in-match substitutions. Red and yellow cards were introduced for the first time in…
Messi, Maracanã and Memories
As someone who has been following football since childhood, there are indeed a handful of matches whose memories bring a smile to my face. The unforgettable scenes of Aguero smashing it in virtually at the last moment of the game and the…
La Remontada: The Biggest Comeback in Footballing History
Being a Barcelona fan is an easy job. Now, there’s a club you can almost always count on, irrespective of the bad day you’ve been having. You know you can trust the Blaugrana to win it for you.
But even in the life of a culé come certain…
The St. Bernard and the Pub Owner: Manchester United Through Ages
The world knows Manchester United as the Red Devils who dominated the English Premier League and housed the biggest footballing names of not just England, but the whole world. But to become the giants of Europe that we are familiar with,…