Perhaps only a few can tell the difference between Chelsea’s glory days and the Eden hazard era(the past 4 years), a lot of Chelsea fans idolize Eden hazard and label him Chelsea’s best player without doubt. Yes, Hazard was Chelsea’s best player and currently ahead of his peers by miles, but the Belgian's reluctant attitude has been instrumental to...

“Roma was more than a football club for us (his father). It was part of our blood, our family and our souls. Rome is the sea, the mountain, the monuments. Rome to me, is the world. This club, this city, has been my life”   A week ago, Francesco Totti scored his 250th Serie A goal for AS Roma – becoming...

What does the future hold for Nigeria's Super Eagles? I was re-reading something I wrote about Brazil and how their latest crop of players could offer them some hope going into the World Cup in Russia and later tourneys when it dawned on me: I am not Brazilian, I am Nigerian. This mini-epiphany was prompted by the t.v suddenly going off...

Bayern Munich are favourites to lift the Bundesliga title as usual. This fact has however not stopped the German machine that creates exciting youngsters from churning out more talent year on year. Spread across the German top flight, there are several youngsters that have been tipped for big things. We take a look at the hottest ones: Timo Horn (1....

As always in world football, there are simply too many wonder kids. From the Deutsch conveyor belt to the British overhyped lot, the game can never stop exciting young talents to gawk at or to disapprove of. Today we present the very few that would be playing in the Uefa Champions Legaue this season.   Leroy Sane (Manchester City)   Leroy Sane’s emergence...

By the end of this current season, the mercurial legend will be 32. Naturally, at this age, his decline will be expected with the wear and tear that comes about with 'old' age. Although he is a super athlete and is unlikely to follow the common trends of deterioration, it is not beyond reason to think a club like...

Who are the World Class Defenders? This question, though asked almost too often, still raises endless debate amongst fans and pundits alike in today’s football world. The question mainly addresses centre-backs because given the evolution of the full-back, it'll not be fair to label them as lacklustre. Their changed roles, honestly, has unofficially made them the most disrespected position in...

The 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season kicked off midweek with the usual pomp all football lovers have come to expect. There were some thrilling games sandwiched between dour ones and some rather disappointing results honestly (*cough Spurs *cough). These, however, are some of the things we’ve learnt so far. Barcelona doesn't play around. Who in the world trashes reigning league champions 7-0...

Referee inconsistencies, from as far back as we can recall, have stained football and caused endless debates and frustrations. Whether it's Colina or Webb, Oliver or Øvrebø, the human factor in these referees inclines them to make wrong calls. Needless to say that so many conflicts have arisen because referees interpret similar situations differently. There are a lot of cases where bad referee calls have either favoured or...

Ever since Pep Guardiola took the helms of affairs as the Barcelona Senior team manager, excellence has followed him. A dream debut in his managerial career as Barcelona ended the season with an unrivalled sextuplet. Pep Guardiola is an idealist and a firm believer in his tactics - his possession based football emanating the false 9 role which transformed Messi...