After watching Portugal crash out of the 2022 World Cup in a 1-0 defeat to Morocco, there was a feeling that we had seen Cristiano Ronaldo for the very last time on football’s biggest stage. He only managed one goal throughout that tournament – penalty in their Group H opener against Ghana – and it’s fair to say he […]
There are football stories that inspire. There are football stories that entertain. And then there are football stories that remind us why dreams matter. This is one of those stories. Before the roaring stadiums, before the professional contracts, before the World Cup spotlight and the comparisons to football’s biggest stars, there was a little girl in Abidjan who believed […]
Driving runs into the right side of the box before finishing with power, free kicks and backflips. These are some of the things you see when you look up clips of Nestory Irankunda. His goal against Turkiye in Australia’s opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup was special. Irankunda, 20, ran on to a ball over the top […]
For the majority of the footballing world, it was just a question of how many times Spain would find the back of the net in their Group H opener against World Cup debutants Cabo Verde. But an amazing defensive display epitomized by 40-year old goalkeeper Vozinha on the biggest sporting stage left everyone stunned. He clocked 40 a few […]
Eleven years ago today, Nigeria was plunged into mourning. The sense of grief was matched only by shock as news emerged that Rashidi Yekini, at just 48, was dead. Sunday Oliseh led the tributes, eulogizing his former Super Eagles team-mate as “one of the best African players and legends to ever walk this earth.” And while the praise was […]
Many older football analysts and former players have spoken about Pele as the true phenomenon legend of the game, leaving some to wonder why. While younger generations enjoy watching Messi and Cristiano, those who experienced Zidane, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho in their prime may have a different perspective. Even further back, Maradona, Platini, and Matthaus were revered as top players. […]
To cement an implausible and inconceivable career, Lionel Messi finally lifted unarguably the most coveted sporting object in the Universe – the 2022 World Cup trophy, as an estimated 8 billion eyeballs witnessed what would go down as one of the most interesting fairy-tale in the history of the round leather game. In the history of this game, there […]
After 92 years of the Men’s FIFA World Cup, the universe finally witnesses an all-female officiating in Qatar It was a moment of history on Thursday at the Men’s FIFA World Cup, as the world witnessed three women officiate the crucial match between Germany and Costa Rica, with France’s Stephanie Frappart at the centre of the game that saw […]
