The summer transfer window for the Saudi Pro League stayed open longer than that of the Premier League and most other European competitions. But now it’s shut, let’s take a look at the players who’ve decided to ply their trade in Saudi Arabia (often in the face of sportswashing allegations). Clubs in the Saudi Pro…
The 2023 summer transfer has slammed shut for Premier League clubs and the 20 top-flight sides spent a ludicrous total of £2.36 billion between them on new players. But which clubs bought well in the latest transfer window and which ended up panicking and splashing untold millions on complete duds? Best Transfer Window When assessing…
The 2023/24 summer transfer window is about to close and there have been some huge deals already. There will no doubt be several more too in the final few days of what has already been a record-breaking summer window. It is too early to tell which signings will prove to be a success and which…
The Lionesses came closer than any senior England football team – men or women – to winning the World Cup since 1966 when they narrowly lost to Spain in the 2023 Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on 20 August. The Spanish side edged victory 1-0 thanks to a fine finish from their captain Olga…
Sports fans in general – and football supporters more than most – love a good debate. Many arguments (sorry, discussions) centre on who is the best: who is the best player of all time? Who is better: Messi or Ronaldo? Who is the best manager in history? And so on, and on and on. Today…
At the time of writing Harry Kane is edging ever closer to a move to Bayern Munich. Earlier in the summer, Jude Bellingham, by some rankings the fourth most valuable player in the world and highest-ranked Englishman on that list, moved to Real Madrid. In recent seasons it has become more and more common for…
The Premier League is the biggest football league in the world, but Major League Soccer is growing in popularity and now has some huge players. There have been several high-profile transfers from the EPL to MLS over the years, but which ex-Premier League players are plying their trade in America’s top football division these days?…
The 2024 UEFA Champions League (UCL) final will be held at Wembley on the 1st of June. Wembley is one of the greatest stadiums in Europe and the showpiece is sure to be a thrilling occasion, with a better-than-average chance of one, or possibly even two, English sides making it through to the competition’s finale….
Football is not renowned for being a particularly dangerous sport. Of course, it is a fast-moving contact one and, inevitably, players will get injured from time to time, sometimes relatively seriously. On very rare occasions, players have also sadly lost their lives while playing football. Probably the most high-profile instance of a footballer losing their…
Generally speaking, football is not among the most dangerous of pursuits in the sporting world. Broken bones, tendon injuries, twists and strains are, of course, always a possibility, but when compared to the likes of Formula 1, Horse Racing, Rugby, or the NFL – and to a greater extent Boxing and the UFC – the…
