Lionel Messi’s story is straight out of a comic book. Small, frail and weak as a child, a powerful benefactor unexpectedly offered him a treatment that would transform him into the greatest footballer on the planet. Even when you acknowledge…

Waiting for the new season? Why? In Japan, we started up a few days after the World Cup. We’re barely over the halfway point, with 19 of 34 matchdays played. It’s been a crazy old month with plenty of matches to report…

This isn’t just any random old player turning up in an exotic league. This is Andreas Iniesta from FC Barcelona. This is a legend of the Nou Camp. The man whose personal stats page boasts 653 appearances, 65 goals, 108 assists and a ridiculous…

Despite boasting a seemingly insurmountable 4-1 advantage over Roma in the Champions League quarter-finals, Barcelona came crashing down in completely unexpected circumstances. They lost the reverse fixture 3-0 away in Rome. Goals from Edin…

The signs were ominous for Chelsea. They'd already shot themselves in the foot by conceding late in the first leg at Stamford Bridge. Antonio Conte could no longer park the bus. An away goal surrendered meant his Blues had…

It is the dream of every young footballer to one day play for a top European force. Two youngsters just realized this dream after they switched sides to La Liga giants Barcelona. For Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele, this move seems to…

The sweeping tika-taka style of Barcelona and Spain during the mid-noughties baffled many of football's more agricultural thinkers. Lump it long to the big man was gone. Little men doing performance art were in. Tiki-taka confused…

Reaching the MLS Cup or World Series is a tall order. Yet, in 2017, shorties Jose Altuve and Sebastian Giovinco have led the way in their respective sports. Much to Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey's chagrin, Americans are combating their…

Wimbledon has taken centre stage. The All England Club has begun to dominate the back pages and oppress football rumours and opinion pieces. Yet, if you are like me and feel a nameless emptiness at the depleting circulation of football-related…

This transfer window has seen many rumours about who's going where or what deals big clubs are trying to pursue. Already there has been a lot of money spent so far in the January transfer window. One rumoured player to be transferred this window…