All About The Beautiful Game
Charles Erb The English striker has scored frequently since coming to Germany, but not necessarily when it matters. Harry Kane was the missing piece. The striker that Bayern Munich needed to return to Europe’s pinnacle. In 2023, with the club lacking that killer number nine, winger Serge Gnabry was the club’s top scorer in the Bundesliga. They … Read more
The Greek striker is impressing in Mumbai in the latest stop of an eventful career that has seen him play in six different countries. Nikos Karelis did not expect to be playing in India. Not after his breakthrough as a teenager, where his performances earned interest from the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea. Not when … Read more
At this stage last season, Mainz were in serious trouble. In their final match ahead of Die Winterpause, the winter break, Mainz earned a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund — enough to take Die Nullfünfer ahead of FC Köln and into 16th place. However, the club was still in a relegation playoff spot, and relegation … Read more
In February 2017, Matej Hradecký, a promising midfielder at SJK Seinäjoki in Finland’s top flight, suffered a devastating knee injury. A Finland international, and recent trialist with 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC, this injury threatened to completely derail his career. The Veikkausliiga, Finland’s top tier, hadn’t even started, yet he would miss the entire season. … Read more
Let’s be honest: we’ve all dreamed of having our own soccer club. Investing in a team — maybe our local club — and taking them from obscurity to being among the best teams in the world. The only problem with this dream is that it is just that — a dream. Because, let’s face it — owning a … Read more
When La Liga side Espanyol walked onto the pitch against Mallorca last Saturday, they were accompanied by eleven escorts, as is the tradition for most teams. However, instead of children, who the teams normally bring out onto the pitch, these mascots were dogs. While it might have seemed like an (undeniably cute) marketing gimmick, or … Read more
September 20, 2018. RSC Anderlecht are up against Spartak Trnava. The Slovakian champions are not the favorites — in fact, they are the first team to represent Slovakia in Europe since Slovan Bratislava four years earlier. Anderlecht, meanwhile, had a rich history in Europe and many of the world’s brightest young prospects. However, it was not … Read more
Defending Ligue 1 champions PSG are going into the season with a major dilemma — what to do at the number nine position? Long-term fixture Kylian Mbappé, who has been at the club since 2017, has left, joining Real Madrid in the least surprising transfer of the century. While Mbappé prefers to play on the wing, … Read more
It’s October 20th, 2008. Tours FC are set to play against RC Lens in Ligue 2: a daunting matchup on paper. Tours had been promoted from the Championnat National, the third tier of France, just one year earlier, while Lens had just been relegated from Ligue 1. Lens was a historic club and had won … Read more
It’s no secret that Bayern Munich will be in for a busy summer. After a poor season (by their standards) where the Bavarians won zero trophies for the first time since 2012, a major reshuffle is already in the works. Manager Thomas Tuchel has already headed out the door, replaced by Burnley’s Vincent Kompany in … Read more