In 2021, Real Madrid were ready to secure Kylian Mbappe’s services, offering a hefty sum of €180 million to Paris Saint-Germain. Yet, PSG held firm, refusing to release their star forward.  Leonardo, PSG’s sporting director at the time, has now revealed that he was entirely against renewing Mbappe’s contract and would have rather accepted Real […]

Xabi Alonso will return to Anfield as a coach on Tuesday 5th November, as Bayer Leverkusen face Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. This will be the first time that the former Spanish midfielder returns to Merseyside in a competitive match following his departure from the club in August 2009. He was heavily rumoured as […]

Jamie Carragher has expertly broken down exactly why he believes Mikel Arteta’s style of football at Arsenal is morphing into something more akin to Jose Mourinho than Pep Guardiola. The Gunners suffered a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle over the weekend amid an ongoing injury crisis. The result leaves them seven points adrift of the top […]

Prior to hiring Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp’s successor, Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso was heavily linked with the then-vacant managerial role at Liverpool. According to Bild‘s Head of Football, Christian Falk, in February 2024, the Reds had made contact with the Spaniard’s agent, Inaki Ibanez, enquiring about Alonso’s availability, with the Leverkusen executives informed […]

The Premier League is one of the best leagues in the world. It encapsulates drama, with any team at the bottom more than capable of stunning the teams at the very top. Manchester City have won four Premier League titles in a row — they are hoping to make it five this campaign — but […]

Former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain winger Neymar appeared to be dejected as he threw water bottles and shinpads in frustration after sustaining yet another injury at Al-Hilal. The iconic winger, who will go down as one of the most entertaining footballers in history, was forced off after appearing to pull his hamstring during his side’s […]

As far as rivalries come, there are few more intense and anticipated than El Clasico. Regardless of form or circumstance, anytime Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid come together, it’s a fiery affair. Since the very first Clasico in 1902, the stakes have only risen, with iconic moments being made in the process. Despite the […]

Mike Tyson is one of the most legendary heavyweights in boxing history. However, when recently asked to name his five favourite modern day fighters to watch, ‘Iron Mike’ had no room for today’s heavyweight stars, with the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and even current unified champion, Oleksandr Usyk, all missing out. That trio […]

Real Madrid and AC Milan have not met in an official competition since the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League when they were drawn in Group G of the first stage. Since then, the two European powerhouses have only played friendly pre-season fixtures – a whopping seven times – but there is not much one can read […]

The rise of Inter Miami CFin the Eastern Conference and Los Angeles Galaxy in the Western Conference, like the ocean breezes of their coastal origins, breathes fresh air into modern-day MLS, a league established with the concept of parity and not legacy. The two clubs are intertwined in their origins, having David Beckham as the […]