Adriano Leite Ribeiro was once hailed as “L’imperatore” was a man with the world at his feet. But after terrible personal news, his career nosedived.
Amad Diallo was a victim of human trafficking, but this scheme was also the reason he has made it to the heights of football so far. This is the story.
Serie A is attracting new eyes again, but a strong international fanbase has been following from afar for years.
It’s November 1st, and Shelbourne have just taken the lead against Derry City. “Duffer, Duffer, Duff-er-er-er” screams from the lungs of the travelling Shels’ fans, to the tune of The Cranberries ‘Zombie’. 250 kilometres south, the same chant is ringing around Tallaght Stadium by the Block E Boys and travelling support of Waterford FC as…
It was the eve of the January 2016 transfer window, and Mirko Ivanić was quickly becoming the talk of the town. The then 23-year-old had made a name for himself as one of the finest talents in the Serbian SuperLiga, prompting sports news outlets across the Balkan region to link Ivanić with a move to…
Every club unearths a gem here and there, and for Liverpool, Ben Woodburn was meant to be their next major prospect. The Welshman made an instant impact upon arriving in the side but would only end up featuring for the Reds on 11 occasions. So what happened to this promising talent? Where is he now?…
It’s hard to imagine football, a sport known for bringing people together, igniting an actual war. But in 1969, that’s exactly what happened between El Salvador and Honduras in what became known as the Football War. While the matches during the 1970 World Cup qualifiers were the spark, this was no ordinary clash between rival…
In the early 1990s, Gianluigi Lentini was the name on every football fan’s lips. Lentini was a football prodigy whose electrifying pace and dazzling dribbling turned heads across Europe. Born in the modest town of Carmagnola, near Turin, Lentini’s meteoric rise from Torino’s youth academy to becoming the world’s most expensive footballer was the stuff…
County Tyrone native Adrian Doherty was not like the rest of them. He was frequently mentioned alongside Ryan Giggs as one of Manchester United’s most promising prospects from the historic Class of ’92. But in contrast to his peers, Doherty’s story is one of what could have been—a tale of genius denied by bad luck…
Whenever someone mentions Manchester United’s history, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson are mentioned, along with players like Bobby Charlton, George Best, and Cristiano Ronaldo. But that one name that has more or less filtered into the background of the club’s success is Bob Bishop. The Belfast native’s inquisitive eyes for top-tier talent discovered…
