The Tale of Emiliano Sala: the Footballer Who Died in a Plane Crash
Football is a sport that has endured far more tragedies than it should have over the years. Whether it be the Bradford Stadium Fire, the Hillsborough Disaster or the death…
The Tale of Paul the Octopus: the ‘Psychic’ Octopus Used to Predict Football Matches
Football supporters are, generally speaking, a funny old breed. Many of us like to wrestle some control over something that we know, deep down, we have absolutely no control over.…
The Tale of Brian Clough: the Controversial Figure Who Won European Glory for Forest
For modern football fans, those who think that the sport began in 1992 with the advent of the Premier League, the idea of Nottingham Forest being the most successful club…
The Tale of Gianluigi Lentini: The World’s Most Expensive Footballer You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Ask people to write a list of the most expensive footballers in the history of the sport and names like Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Alexander Isak will probably be mentioned.…
The Tale of the Lisbon Lions: Celtic European Cup Win 1967
Nowadays, it would hardly be unfair to suggest that Celtic are considered to be ‘also-rans’ when it comes to Europe’s most elite competitions. The Scottish giants may win the title…
The Tale of Aston Villa’s March to Becoming European Champions
Not a lot of people know this, but when Sir Alex Ferguson arrived at Manchester United, the Red Devils had won the same number of league titles and European Cups…
The Tale of John Alexander Brodie: The Engineer Who Invented the Football Net
In football, there is no greater sound than the ball itself hitting the back of the net. It is also a great sound, meaning that a goal has been scored,…
The Tale of Diogo Jota: The Player Football Lost
Thankfully, football as a sport doesn’t have to go through the unimaginable pain of loss too often. The fact that the times something tragic has happened stand out and are…
The Tale of Sir Alex Ferguson: The Man Who Made Modern-Day Manchester United
The fact that Manchester United are one of the most successful English football clubs ever, coming second only to their bitterest of rivals in Liverpool, means that the club has…
The Tale of Sir Kenny Dalglish: The Man Scousers Crowned ‘The King’
As the most successful English football club ever, it isn’t hard to imagine a world in which Liverpool have had more than their fair share of talented players line up…