Some footballers have great seasons. Others have a spell when everything they touch seems to turn into trouble for the opposition. Defenders know what is coming and still cannot stop…
Footballers usually have a fairly predictable retirement menu: coaching, punditry, scouting, business, and perhaps a few television appearances where everyone discovers the former centre-back is considerably funnier than he was…
Ranking the best goalkeepers in the world means starting with a season that has already reshuffled the position more than any in recent memory. A World Cup was won and…
All football's greatest finishers come from wildly different eras, systems, and football cultures, yet they share one irritating habit for defenders: give them half a chance and the ball tends…
The Premier League has always had a habit of making managers look either like geniuses or like men who have accidentally wandered into the wrong dugout, with the best of…
Winning the Ballon d'Or usually comes with a familiar supporting cast: a league title, a European Cup, a World Cup, a room full of medals and teammates who spent the…
When children are young, sports can shape them in ways that go far beyond the field. Soccer, especially, has this magnetic pull. It builds strength, teaches balance, and brings out…
If you're experiencing some serious heel pain, especially first thing in the morning, you might be dealing with a nasty case of plantar fasciitis. This kind of injury is no…
Retiring a jersey number remains one of the rarest honours in English football, reserved for players whose impact on a club became so powerful that supporters could no longer imagine…
Chelsea's worst signings are not difficult to find, because Stamford Bridge has witnessed some spectacular footballers, some spectacular failures and, now and then, a transfer so disastrous that supporters still…