Author: Fantasy Fly

The football aspect of the 2012 Olympics was met with mixed reactions in terms of seriousness and enthusiasm. While the Olympics are a prestigious event, Olympic football has traditionally not held the same weight as other major international tournaments like the World Cup or European Championship, primarily because it is largely viewed as an under-23 […]

Jerome Sinclair, Liverpool’s youngest ever player, is without a club at the age of 27 and is now the owner of a fried chicken shop. At the age of 16 years and six days, Sinclair became Liverpool’s youngest ever player when he appeared for the club against West Brom in a League Cup tie back […]

On this week, historically within the world of football, Lionel Messi turned on the magic in the MLS, with the first in a prolific spell of scoring stateside, while Liverpool won the title. Go back to the 1970s and 80s and this was not an unusual occurrence, but this title was a long time coming […]

The 2023//2024 season was a solid, if not ever so slightly disappointing year for Wolves fans. Manager Gary O’Neil got the Old Gold playing some entertaining stuff for large parts of the season, noticeably unlocking another level of performance from £44m Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha; but a 14th placed finish in the Premier League, and […]

Hakan Sukur was once the darling of his nation. With an innate scoring ability that saw him simply adored by fans of both the Turkish national team and Super Lig giants, Galatasaray, Sukur achieved infamy as both entities’ debatably finest ever players. However, while he gifted so many brilliant moments over the years, the former […]

There are some football players who are just capable of emitting a sense of joy when they play football. England and Arsenal star Bukayo Saka is one of them. This is particularly suitable for the player of Yoruba Nigerian heritage, as his name translates to mean “added joy”. Since bursting onto the scene as a […]

In his prime, Michael Owen was one of the best strikers that England has ever produced. Although diminutive, the prodigal striker began his football career in emphatic style. Exploding onto the scene with electric pace and fine finishing, he progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his Premier League debut in May 1997, […]

The Premier League’s huge expansion in worldwide popularity over recent decades has not changed the intensity of rivalries across the country. Tribalism plays a big part in English football, and every team has a rival they are desperate to beat and gain bragging rights over. Whether it be the Merseyside derby or the fierce battle […]

Being a Premier League footballer, or a player within any top league, is an extremely lucrative vocation. At the height of an individual’s career with a big club, players nowadays, as we know, can earn hundreds of thousands a week. It’s almost beyond comprehension what that sort of money can do to someone, and luckily […]

Kylian Mbappe’s arrival at Real Madrid has put an end to the multi-year saga that was the player’s flirtatious relationship with the reigning European champions. It was expected that the French superstar would make a move after he announced his departure from PSG, and the most obvious transfer in recent years was finally confirmed. In […]