The youth is the future of any sport. We focused on the top thirteen emerging football stars to see what they have to offer for the Premier League’s next chapter. Read on to discover the new name of the football game. Ethan Nwaneri: The Early-Starter At just 17 years old, Nwaneri might have limited experience, …
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Here’s an interesting question: how much does an injured player cost a football club? In a traditional workplace, if you suffered an injury that prevented you from doing your job, you might be entitled to your full wage for a short period of time – or the miniscule, government-funded statutory sick pay of £116 per …
A torn ACL, a concussion, and a torn hamstring: Injuries are part and parcel of sport and particularly football, where the rigours and demands push the human body to breaking point. Normally, when a footballer is relaxing at home, they are in a safe space – free of the dangers of a season-ending, or career-threatening, …
In Hot Water: Tuanzebe Joins the Ranks of Football’s Most Bizarre Injuries Read More »
Mohamed Salah’s influence on the Premier League is undeniable. Since joining Liverpool in 2017, he has evolved into one of the best wingers in the history of English football, winning the title with the Reds in 2020 and ensuring they are consistent favourites in Premier League betting. The Egyptian King has evolved his game over …
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Cometh the hour, cometh the… Harry Maguire? A bruising centre back, Maguire isn’t exactly the first player that comes to mind when chasing a game late on. But Erik ten Hag, whose tactical awareness has come under scrutiny in his time at Manchester United, must have spotted something in his side’s Europa League game with …
The Unlikely Hero: Harry Maguire Joins the Ranks of Football’s Ingenious Super Subs Read More »
For most of us, just scoring one goal in professional football would have been enough to have satisfied our wildest dreams and ambitions as children. Cristiano Ronaldo… well, he now has 900 of the things, and he isn’t intent on hanging up his boots until he has got to 1,000 career goals. You won’t be …
Cristiano Ronaldo Makes More History with Record 900th Career Goal Read More »
It’s surely the pinnacle for a striker: score a hat-trick, win the game for your team and then take home the match ball. Of course, if it was that easy everybody would be doing it. But Erling Haaland is doing a passable impression of a man who finds notching three or more time in a …
Erling Haaland Climbs the Ranks of Premier League’s Greatest Hat-Trick Heroes Read More »
At Euro 2024, Xavi Simons launched himself onto the global football stage. The attacking midfielder served up three assists for the Netherlands on their run to the semi-finals, where the 21-year-old also found the net against England. During the season prior to the quadrennial showpiece, Simons had scored 19 goals from midfield – making him …
Xavi Simons Debacle Highlights the Risks of Transfer Buy Back Clauses Read More »
If you thought that transfer fees in football were out of control, the cherry was placed on the cake by the game between Chelsea and Manchester City on the opening weekend of the Premier League 2024/25 season. When you add up the transfer fees commanded by the 22 players that made up the starting elevens …
With a footballing CV that features the likes of French lower league outfit Beauvais, Finnish side PK-35 and non-league’s Blyth Spartans, you get a flavour of the level at which Ali Dia was comfortable at. But that didn’t stop the Senegalese striker from appearing in the Premier League for Southampton – thanks, in part, to …
The Story of Ali Dia: The Premier League’s Worst-Ever Player Read More »
