Sports The ex-Real Madrid striker who had not scored for 1,135 days or played in 304 – and a glorious returnadminMarch 29, 2025 by adminMarch 29, 2025019 Three hundred and four days is a long time for a footballer to go without playing in a game. And 1,135 days must feel like... Read more
Sports Lionel Messi trading card controversy: Who is signing his autographs?adminMarch 26, 2025 by adminMarch 26, 2025039 “The card looked perfect.” Nick Bruce and his son “freaked out” when they pulled an autographed Lionel Messi card from a pack around the Christmas... Read more
Sports Brazil are trapped in a cycle of apathy – just as rivals Argentina thriveadminMarch 25, 2025 by adminMarch 25, 2025026 Brazil have endured so many low ebbs over the past 15 years that it can be hard to remember them all. The historically embarrassing 7-1... Read more
Sports Jamie Mulgrew, an 11th league title with Linfield and the thirst for further successadminMarch 23, 2025 by adminMarch 23, 2025028 “My phone kept buzzing with messages, but I was so tired, I went straight to sleep — I hadn’t realised I’d set the record!” For... Read more
Sports Matt Turner and the challenge of being first-choice goalkeeper for the USMNT but not his clubadminMarch 22, 2025 by adminMarch 22, 2025024 It is so often the way with goalkeepers — 90 minutes of relative inactivity, one big moment, then a whole lot of judgement. For Matt... Read more
Sports Champions League round of 16: Eight under-the-radar players to watchadminMarch 4, 2025 by adminMarch 4, 2025024 The Champions League gets serious this week as the round of 16 begins. To get to this point, 160 games have been completed — now... Read more
Sports Neymar back to Barcelona: Is that a good idea?adminFebruary 28, 2025 by adminFebruary 28, 2025025 No, you’re not dreaming, it is the year 2025. You might be wondering how on earth, then, we are sitting here discussing the possibility of... Read more
Sports Jenni Hermoso was not the victim people wanted her to be – we should be grateful to her for thatadminFebruary 21, 2025 by adminFebruary 21, 2025035 The important thing about the sentencing of Luis Rubiales is not whether he will go to prison, or how many thousands of euros he will... Read more
Sports How Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s sons became pawns in viral betting ploy gone awryadminFebruary 19, 2025 by adminFebruary 19, 2025029 The graphics sprang up across social media, some in the yellow and blue of Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr, others in the flamingo pink of... Read more
Sports How Morocco became a burgeoning football superpoweradminDecember 22, 2024 by adminDecember 22, 2024033 With its clay terraces, the ochre-coloured Stade El Harti in Marrakech’s bustling Gueliz district is a venue that neatly demonstrates the transformation in Moroccan football... Read more
