Few World Cup journeys have begun with a LinkedIn message. Fewer still have started with a message that went unread for nine months. Yet that unlikely sequence of events would ultimately change the life of Roberto “Pico” Lopes and help shape one of Cape Verde’s greatest football stories. Roberto “Pico” Lopes was born in Crumlin, Ireland to a Cape […]
Few players have arrived at a FIFA World Cup carrying as much anticipation as Lamine Yamal. Still only 18, the Barcelona and Spain sensation has already established himself as the most captivating young talent in world football and one of the game’s most influential performers. At Euro 2024, his debut international competition, Lamine Yamal was a 16-year-old schoolboy who […]
A true symbol of pride in his country, Son Heung-min leads South Korea in his fourth World Cup. And if you ask any random football fan, they couldn’t be happier for the game’s nicest guy. A big part of his journey is Son Woong-jung, his father, who also played football but was forced to retire at the age of […]
Numbers rarely tell the full story of an artist’s influence. Occasionally, however, they reveal the scale of a cultural legacy that has reshaped an industry. That reality is evident in Rihanna’s latest achievement. With Bitch Better Have My Money surpassing one billion streams on Spotify, the global superstar has become the first Black female artist in history to accumulate […]
Success stories in music are often told through milestones, awards and chart positions. Moliy’s rise offers a different perspective. At the centre of her story is a young girl in Accra, Ghana, sitting in front of a family keyboard that nobody in the house truly knew how to play, imagining a future that seemed distant but possible. Years before […]
History often arrives through grand political movements, but sometimes it enters quietly through a council chamber vote. On June 19, 2026, Councillor Helen Ogbu was elected Mayor of Galway City, becoming the 72nd First Citizen of Galway and the first person of migrant background to hold the office. The significance of the moment extends far beyond municipal politics. It […]
“I did not think I would be playing at 40,” admits Edin Dzeko. But here he is. Not just playing but getting ready to captain Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2026 World Cup, coming into the tournament fresh off a title win with Schalke in Germany. If you had asked Edin Dzeko ten years ago if he would still […]
Who says wining and dining someone to get what you want does not work?Well, at least, it did in the case of the USMNT and Monaco’s Folarin Balogun. And after his brace in the U.S 4-1 win against Paraguay in their World Cup opening group game, the higher-ups at the US Soccer Federation will be all smiles, patting each […]
Dick Advocaat was visibly emotional on the bench ahead of Curaçao’s World Cup debut. He became the oldest manager in FIFA World Cup history at the age of 78 years and 260 days when he led Curaçao against Germany on 14 June 2026, beating out the Czech Republic’ s Miroslav Koubek who had claimed the record a few days […]
Thomas Partey will not be allowed to play matches for Ghana in Canada after losing an appeal in Ottawa following his visa denial. Ottawa denied the Villarreal player a visa over rape charges in Britain, preventing him from playing for Ghana in their 1-0 win against Panama on Wednesday at the Toronto Stadium. The Villarreal midfielder was charged with […]
