Author: Fantasy Fly

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 […]

The World Cup is the dream competition to compete in for nearly every single player who turns professional. It’s where mere athletes walk onto the pitch, but legends walk off it. Pressure, anticipation and chaos engulf the sport every four years, with only the best players in the world often being the ones capable of […]

Former Premier League striker Carlton Cole has called out Lionel Messi in the wake of the Argentina racism row. Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez recorded himself and some of his teammates taking part in a offensive chant directed at French people after Argentina lifted the Copa America. The ex-Benfica man issued a public apology for the […]