Zahir Belounis glanced at the date on his phone for perhaps the hundredth time that month, each passing day another brutal reminder of his entrapment in a foreign country, far away from home. For 19 relentless months, the French striker was stranded in Qatar, trapped not behind iron bars but by paperwork and bureaucracy that…
With the FIFA Club World Cup starting tonight between Inter Miami and the Egyptian Club Al Ahly, everyone will know the American club. After all, the Florida-based club that has Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and is coached by Argentinian Javier Mascherano. These are names that need no introduction for European football…
It’s over eleven years since Serbia played Albania in a politically charged qualifier. But what exactly happened that night, and why does it still resonate with so many in both countries ahead of their clash on June 7 in Tirana.
Here are the 50 worst Liverpool transfers in the Premier League. For a club that seems to get more right than wrong, there are some bad ones
There’s a certain kind of pain that only a bad transfer can bring. Arsenal fans know it all too well. One minute you’re watching a shiny new signing pose with the shirt, and the next you’re wondering how he’s managed to trap the ball further than most can kick it. From overhyped wonderkids to ageing…
Some of you will look at this article and say it is pure delusion. How can this author write an article that even suggests something positive when everything is in turmoil? The club is a disaster; staff are losing their jobs, and Manchester United will finish their lowest ever Premier League finish. How can anything…
Some defeats are painful. Some are humiliating. And then there is The Shock of Gibraltar. Where Celtic’s 1–0 loss to the Lincoln Red Imps in July 2016, a result so bizarre it’s still muttered about with a mix of disbelief and wincing humour across pubs in Glasgow. It wasn’t just a loss for Celtic; it…
This is the story of how Real Betis broke the world record transfer fee for Denilson, despite not being financial heavyweights in football.
Pisa SC has returned to Serie A after 34 years. Discover and learn about their journey back to the heights of Italian football here.
