It is a commonly held belief that footballers tend to reach their peak in their late 20s. While there does seem to be plenty of truth in this, a 30th birthday is far from a career death sentence. Top flight football leagues from across the globe are full of players in their 30s and many…
Whether you like it or not, cryptocurrency does not appear to be going away anytime soon. Although many see it purely as an investment opportunity, it is not just bound to financial circles as cryptocurrency has successful permeated into mainstream society. We have already seen evidence of this in the world of football. During 2021,…
When purchasing a football ticket, knowing exactly what you can and cannot do with it can be a little unclear. Accompanied by pages and pages of terms and conditions, you may be unsure if you hand over the ticket to a friend, or even advertise it online. Although some policies are club dependent, there are…
The number of people flying drones has increased substantially in recent years. Not only are they fun to fly but having eyes in the sky opens up a world of opportunities to record footage you would not normally be able to see. While drones are responsible for an increasing number of stunning shots and videos…
In football, stoppage time – or injury time, if you prefer – is when dreams can be fulfilled or cruelly shattered. From Sergio Aguero’s 93rd minute title-winning goal for Man City in 2012 to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s injury-time winner for Man United in the 1999 Champions League final, there’s something extra special about banging in…
Commercial sponsors have long been a part of football at all levels thanks to the revenue they provide. Even within amateur football, sponsors may agree to stump up the cost for new shirts in exchange for their logo being printed on the front of them. As you get higher up the footballing ladder, sponsors will…
During any game of football, the main objective is to put the ball into your opponent’s goal as many times as possible. Although the opposition will attempt to stop you, occasionally they end up accidentally helping you out by firing past their own goalkeeper. Being handed a goal by the other team is always a…
Football is a game that often relies on a piece of individual brilliance to settle matches. For every amazing dribble or perfectly placed shot though, there is a brainless red card, a disastrous back-pass or a terrible miss. There is certainly plenty that can go wrong during football and some players know this far more…
When talking about footballers, the late Matt Busby once said that “if they are good enough, they are old enough”. This still rings true today with the Premier League full of teenage stars, some of whom are first-team regulars. It may seem like an enormous responsibility to handle for someone that has not long finished…
Taking into account all the football World Cups that have taken place from the inaugural competition in 1930 in Uruguay to the 21st tournament in Russia in 2018, only one side has qualified for them all: Brazil. Germany are next in line having qualified for all 19 World Cups for which they entered, with Italy,…
