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A burger called Messi

Hard Rock International had made Messi their brand ambassador a year or so ago as part of their Golden...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Zidane hits the half century mark

The beatles expected to start losing their hair when they turned 64.Zidane lost all of it when there are...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Erling wants to be number 9

Erling Haaland scored both goals for Norway in a recent 2-1 win UEFA Nations cup win over Sweden. And...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National, Uefa Nation's League

The Ronaldo question thats getting a whole lot of traffic

How did Ronaldo score for Real Madrid against Malaga when seven players and the goalie had positioned themselves as...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Harry Kane goes ahead of Messi and Ronaldo

England were lucky to get away with a draw and Germany were unlucky to end up with a draw...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National, Uefa Nation's League

Ronaldinho memories…

Ronaldinho shares memories on the 20th anniversary of his debut World Cup. 03/06/2002 data que sempre vai ficar marcada...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer History, Soccer Players

Can Steven Gerrard atone for his slip at last ?

Eight years ago Liverpool were on their way to the title when Gerard slipped and gave Chelsea a goal.Manchester...
English Premier League, Soccer Players

Beckham turns 47

Once one of the greatest free kick takers in the world,now 47. Happy Birthday David Beckham.
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Real Madrid win 35th La Liga title in style

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 4-0 inspite of the fact that Ancelloti rested 8 of his front line players who...
La Liga, Soccer Players

Liverpool close the gap again

Liverpool have closed the gap 3 points ahead thanks to an early-ish goal from Mane against West Ham It...
English Premier League, Soccer Players

FIFA bans Russia from Qatar 2022

One of the ways to get a kid to stop fighting is say “Right young man – you are...
Soccer Players

City drop points at last and super skills from Mane and Salah

It was a Harry Kane night at Etihad and Man City came out second best.Kane’s second (winning goal) came...
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Ronaldo earns £1.7MILLION per Instagram post

Ronaldo is the king of Instagram after having recently crossed a tally of 400 million followers. The also rans...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Premier League brilliance

Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse scored this brilliant free kick against Wolves on saturday in a game that his team eventually...
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Bayen Munich undone by Gladbach bogey yet again

The mighty Bayern Munich machine gets a spanner in the works every time they have played Borussia Monchengladbach this...
Bundesliga, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Cup of Nations kicks off in Cameroon

Fourteen teams have won the tournament since it was first played in 1957, half of those more than once....
Africa Cup of Nations, Soccer Players

China bans football tattoos

Football players in China who want to play for the national team no longer have the option of getting...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Arsenal and two losses on the trot

First a 3-2 loss against Manchester United on the 3rd of December and then instead of a much hoped...
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

How to play football – Messi

Messi takes a trip down memory lane and gives us some tips on how to do what he does
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Happy 81st birthday Pele

“Here was a Caesar, when comes such another?” ( Julius Caesar Act 3,Scene 2) Could say that about Pele...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Messi questions ref’s impartiality

Brazilian match official Wilton Sampaio is not Messi’s favourite referree. Argentina managed to beat Peru 1-0 but not before...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Maradona and Messi – two iconic images

This is an iconic image of Maradona – Maradona facing down 6 Belgian defenders in the 1982 World Cup....
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Ballon d’Or 2021

The Ballon d’Or 2021 awards will be held at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris on the 29th of November....
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Blast from the past – Maradona free kick against Juventus (1985)

Messi is arguably the best free kick taker in the world today but even he is still 5 free...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Football caricatures we might not have seen

Its not Madame Tussauds but close enough- football players rendered as art forms And more here.. and here
Soccer Humor, Soccer Players

Messi breaks Pele’s goal record

Messi took 153 games to do what Pele did in 92 games – score 77 goals for South America....
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Messi first touch

Messi has had many many masterful,magical,miraculous first touches. But this one is for the record books.His first touch ever...
Ligue 1, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Return of the prodigal

Ronaldo had abandoned Manchester United for greener pastures back in 2009 for a prodigal prodigious amount of money (...
English Premier League, Serie A, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Head and shoulders above the rest

“Towering over the others, defender’s despair. Those who use their heads.” Virgil van Dijk Virgil van Dijk's favorite Liverpool...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Afghan football player falls to his death

US born Zaki Anwari,19,was a member of the Afghan national youth team.He is one of those who died in...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Gerd Muller RIP

The Bundesliga mourned the passing of one their greatest ever.. Gerd Müller (the bomber) has died aged 75.His career...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

PSG trident might lose a prong

Rumours are doing the rounds that Mbappe doesn’t want to play alongside Messi. In which case this most anticipated...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Messi to PSG

“These recent days, I’ve been giving lots of thought about what I could say, and the truth is that...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Messi says adios to Barcelona

These rumours were doing the rounds last year around this time This time it looks like its for real...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez return from injury

Liverpool fans rejoice to see the return of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez to the squad. Hertha Berlin...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Golden boy nominees

The Golden Boy award is given to the best young footballer under the age of 21 playing in Europe...
Olympics, Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Ronaldinho shines in battle of the legends

Real Madrid and Barcelona legends took to the field again in a game titled the El Clásico of Peace....
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Zlatan movie will be out on the 10th of September

Zlatan has released the trailer of the “I am Zlatan movie” and everyone has to sychronise watches and intiate...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players

Unai Simon produces best howler of 2021

Unai Simon allows a simple back pass to get converted to a horror own goal. Best Howler award of...
Euro2020, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Leo Messi shines in Argentine Blue

Leo Messi has never really been able to shine as brilliantly for his country as for his club. So...
Copa America, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Christian Eriksen collapses on the field

Euro 2021 almost had a tragedy on the second day when Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch and...
Euro2020, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Ronaldo aims for the sky

Ronaldo,known for his fearsome prowress to (almost) (like Superman) leap over tall buildings in a single bound has always...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

De Bruyne out of Euro 2021

De Bruyne suffered multiple facial fractures in Champions League final after colliding with Rudiger in the CL final. Some...
Champions League, Euro2020, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Kane wins his third Golden Boot

Harry Kane pipped Salah at the post to take the Golden Boot beating him by scoring 23 goals to...
English Premier League, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Becker scores 95th minute winner for Liverpool

A winning goal in the 95th minute – scored by a goalkeeper- is not the commonest of occurences.Quite extraordinary....
English Premier League, Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

More Messi magic

A bit of magic that unfortunately did not end in a goal. The game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid...
La Liga, Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Phil Foden masterclass dribble

. Shades of Lionel Messi here.. Maybe Pep was right when he said Foden’s the best youngster he’s ever...
Champions League, Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Neymar moves from hero to zero in one flowing move

Neymar’s Mr Hyde always gets the better of his Dr Jeckyl. After bamboozling a formidable player like Kevin De...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Salah creates scoring record

Mohamed Salah has made more Liverpool history,by becoming the first player to score 20 goals in three different Premier...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Ronaldo’s wall problems

Football players forming a defensive wall have the following jobs to do.They have to use their hands to protect...
Soccer Players, Soccer Skills

Super League Endgame comes sooner than expected

Yet another movie allusion to portray the collapse of the big game plan that the Super League had put...
Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - Club

Foden takes City to the semis

The bullet from Foden that took Man City past Dortmund and into the CL semis.Later on there was a...
Champions League, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Zlatan brings Kung Fu back to Swedish football

Zlatan produced three assists in the two games he has played for his beloved Swedish National Team. He did...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National

Zlatan called the most tedious man in football

Zlatan,upon being called up for national duty for Sweden once more,in his usual humble self depreciating way,called it the...
Soccer Hall of Fame, Soccer Players, Soccer Teams - National
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