Red Arse is a game that has become popularised among football fans all over, a version of the traditional heads and volleys in which the unfortunate loser allows the victors to take aim and strike footballs at his or her – occasionally bare – backside. There can be an overwhelming fear brought on by the … Read more
It’s said that good things come in threes. Whilst that may occasionally be true, in the world of football it is often twos that leave the most lasting of memories. Successful football sides are frequently hailed as winning machines with glory coming as a collective, but it is the vital cogs working coherently within said … Read more
Spain’s reign at the summit of international football was both revolution and redemption. For decades one of Europe’s finest footballing nations had flattered to deceive, failing to turn talented components into a team capable of challenging for major trophies. La Roja’s drought-breaking success at Euro 2008 was followed with wins in each of the following … Read more
The history of Chelsea football club was forever changed following the takeover of Roman Abramovich almost two decades ago, the Russian’s decision to take ownership of the west London side catapulting the club into the elite of European football. Abramovich’s billionaire backing saw a whole host of marquee names arrive at Stamford Bridge, but perhaps … Read more
Football’s finest partnerships are often a recipe of several ingredients. The first, and most crucial, is that the two talents compliment each other’s game perfectly. The perfect partnership can be a combination of two elite talents, whose outrageous individual ability mean the duo often operate on the same frequency. Alternatively, it can be two footballers … Read more
Modern football is full of players difficult to define to one specific position or role, an era in which defensive strikers and overlapping centre-backs are real positions, concepts which would have been laughed at in the not too distant past. In an ever-changing world of tactics and ideas, it is perhaps nice to reflect back … Read more
Since the turn of the century, European football has been home to some truly great goalscorers. Few of those, however, can match the achievements of Samuel Eto’o. The argument as to who is Africa’s greatest ever footballer is one that can be debated long into the night, but there are not many who have as … Read more
The very best midfielders in world football must have multiple strings to their bow, capable of influencing proceedings at both ends of the pitch and handling the responsibility of being the conductor of passages of play. Clarence Seedorf was one such player seemingly capable of it all, handed any task in the engine room of … Read more
Sir Alex Ferguson possesses one of football’s greatest minds, with the manager’s mistakes few and far between during a record-breaking career at Manchester United. His legend is one that saw him create and construct great sides over different eras, finding a way to rebuild and reinvent as he sought to maintain the Red Devils’ place … Read more
The greatest era in the history of Olympique Lyonnais came in the first decade of the new millennium, a period of unprecedented domestic dominance in France. Lyon’s sustained success as French football’s superpower was built on a wealth of talent who passed through in the club’s colours, with arguably the catalyst for their success having … Read more
