Zlatan Ibrahimovic or ‘Ibra’ as he’s fondly called by football fans the world over is your modern day example of a gladiator/warrior; giving his all for every team he’s played for and contributing immensely to the team’s successes each season, all while putting his body on the line. The knee ligament damage he suffered last Thursday in the Europa...

Following contrasting European outings, Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to lock horns in what is for both teams a must win game, a potential title decider if you may. Barcelona in particular cannot afford any slip ups as anything but a win will all but end their league title hopes as a potential 6 or more points gap with...

It was third time lucky for Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United team against his former employer Chelsea; largely due to the Iberian getting his tactics spot on this time around. Check the replies beneath the Manchester United official Twitter page tweet detailing the starting lineup against Chelsea. At the time (just about an hour to the game) an outcry...

The PFA award has become a farcical annual jest sans the humour. This year’s list was released with seasoned professionals and current leaders of the top goal scorer list; Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane occupying a spot each on the list. Both, unsurprisingly, are also nominated for the PFA Player of the Year Award. Admittedly, at the beginning of...

First things first, Jose Mourinho is a football management great by any measure. The Iberian’s achievements in the dugout are matched by very few in football history. For a man with an inflatable ego and the blood of his ancestors who were notable explorers coursing through his veins, it’s no surprise Mourinho seems to have gotten tired of footballing...

This football season has been awesome, across Europe. From a neutral perspective, of course. Players have come into their own, Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele are notable mentions. Managers too – Hoffenheim’s 28 year old Julian Nagelsmann is basically performing miracles in the Bundesliga. Some clubs have shown how beautifully players can mar a manager...or how sentiments need to...

Dear Bros (insert generic football affiliated name here) My mother has recently shacked up with some man from Portugal, and I’m really not sure what to do. His name is Jose and even though he’s only been around a few months, he acts like he’s not going to be leaving. I’m now really bothered. In fact, I’ve concluded Jose...

This exposé is an attempt to debunk the myth that the Italian Serie A pays too much attention to defensive football. The thrust of this piece is to correct the erroneous impression that the Serie A is a dour, low-scoring league. League data from the last 3 seasons have been compiled to support the argument below. Fabio Capello’s Milan team...

In the countdown to the second batch of UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clashes earlier this week, our focus was to be on a rather interesting development at one of the competition’s most famous teams. On Friday last week, it had been widely reported that there was a training ground bust-up between Arsene Wenger and his talismanic attacker...

Once in a while, a ‘brand new’ fresh faced teenager comes on the scene, prompting talk of a local hero or home grown talent. A few of these “wonder kids” come to mind. Lionel Messi, Michael Owen, both Ronaldos, Neymar, Wayne Rooney as well as Bojan, Adnan Januzaj, Francis Jeffers, Francisco Pavon, Michael Johnson, Stephen Ireland. From the list,...