Manchester City’s financial case could become bigger than football if a heavy punishment creates tensions around the wider UK–UAE business and investment relationship.
By David Ale · 4 Oct 2026
Manchester City’s appeal statement highlights the wording used for the Commission and confirms the club lodged its appeal before the deadline.
By David Ale · 2 Oct 2026
What could a relatively light Manchester City punishment mean for competitive fairness, club confidence and the future of Premier League financial regulations?
By David Ale · 28 Sept 2026
Dean Huijsen went from never seeing a red card at Juventus, Roma or Bournemouth to three dismissals in 52 Real Madrid appearances.
By Michael Umeweni · 25 Sept 2026
Paris Brunner has made a flying start at Monaco, scoring six goals in seven appearances across all competitions this season.
By Michael Umeweni · 23 Sept 2026
Harry Kane reached 100 Bundesliga goals in 98 games, but Cristiano Ronaldo's 92-game La Liga mark remains the modern benchmark.
By Michael Umeweni · 23 Sept 2026
Kobbie Mainoo has won possession 40 times this Premier League season, the most of any player, while posting a 93.92% pass accuracy.
By Michael Umeweni · 23 Sept 2026
Kobbie Mainoo has completed 278 of 296 Premier League passes this season, giving him a 93.92% accuracy rate according to Squawka.
By Michael Umeweni · 23 Sept 2026
One would wonder whether Barcelona have become too good, or LaLiga has become too weak.
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 17 Sept 2026
Raphinha is on fire for Barcelona, scoring 12 goals in seven competitive games as Hansi Flick’s side make a perfect start to the season.
By David Ale · 17 Sept 2026
Early skepticism surrounded Karim Adeyemi’s Barcelona move, but the German forward is already showing promising signs of adapting to Hansi Flick’s intense, attacking style.
By David Ale · 17 Sept 2026
Three former Juventus attackers are thriving after leaving Turin — and their explosive starts are raising serious questions about what went wrong in Turin.
By David Ale · 14 Sept 2026
Manchester United are not suffering from a lack of money, history, supporters or talent. They are suffering from a lack of clarity.
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 14 Sept 2026
Adebayo Akinfenwa believes Florian Wirtz’s struggles at Liverpool are both mental and physical and says the midfielder needs greater aggression and strength.
By Michael Umeweni · 12 Sept 2026
Cesc Fàbregas might just be the most important man in not just Como, Italy, but also in football right now. He is obsessed with perfecting football.
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 11 Sept 2026
Thierry Henry has compared Barcelona midfielder Rodri to club legend Sergio Busquets, saying the Spanish star immediately makes the team better when fit
By Michael Umeweni · 10 Sept 2026
From a 1956 French magazine experiment to football's ultimate global obsession, the Ballon d’Or reaches its historic 70th anniversary. Here is the story of how an award that excluded Pelé and Maradona survived FIFA mergers, rule overhauls, and seven decades of glorious chaos to become the crown every footballer dreams of.
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 8 Sept 2026
Alexia Putellas Launches ElevenTV and Secures Rights to Broadcast the WSL to Spain—Proving How English Football Transformed the Game Into a Global Product
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 4 Sept 2026
Manchester City may have excelled more recently, but Chelsea have something money, trophies and dominance cannot manufacture: history. From European glory to iconic generations, here’s why the Blues remain the bigger club.
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 3 Sept 2026
It is called Moneyball, but that's only half true. The future belongs to clubs that can leverage data/AI and combine algorithms with instinct better than everyone else.
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 20 Aug 2026
Chelsea have become exceptionally good at creating resale value, and have accumulated one of the most valuable player portfolios in world football.
By Chikamso 'Mr Focus' Okoye · 18 Aug 2026
Erling Haaland has now played in 11 Manchester City finals without scoring, including the 2026 Community Shield defeat to Arsenal.
By Michael Umeweni · 16 Aug 2026
Nigeria’s Super Falcons and South Africa’s Banyana Banyana meet in tonight’s high stake 2027 Women’s World Cup qualification play-off, with both African giants needing victory to keep their hopes of reaching Brazil alive.
By Nnadebe Chukwuma · 13 Aug 2026
Mesut Özil topped or shared the assist charts across the Bundesliga, La Liga, Europe, the World Cup and EUROs during his career.
By Michael Umeweni · 11 Aug 2026