Best Stadium Tifos of All Time

While the main focus at a football match is naturally enough the players themselves, in many parts of the world that is hard to remember. The fans, complete with fireworks, banners and goosebump-inducing songs, cannot help but steal attention thanks to their fanaticism.  Tifo was originally the Italian denomination for any supporter. But with time, the phrase has become most associated with those... 

10 Records That Could Realistically Fall This Year

As the popular saying goes, records are made to be broken. Over the past couple of seasons, thanks to the exploits of superstars such as Lionel Messi, many feats that were thought unbeatable have started to fall.  The question is, with the 2013/14 season set to be rounded off with a World Cup, which landmarks will be next to fall by the wayside? Nobody can know for certain what can happen over... 

25 January Transfer Targets and Who They’ve Been Linked to

It feels like the transfer merry-go-round of summer has barely ended. But already, focus has switched onto January and who will be moving to bolster Europe’s top teams for the business end of 2013/14.  The rumour mill is running steadily just over two months before the new window opens, but which transfers are most likely to happen? Some of the game’s top players have been linked with... 

Greatest Come-from-Behind Wins in World Football History

In football, there is no such thing as a lost cause. Some of the most memorable matches in history have been inspired by a team refusing to lie down and take defeat, fighting back to triumph in the most heroic of fashions.  Such classics go down in the history books as more evidence for what makes football such a compelling, unpredictable sport.  Looking over the last 100 years of the game,... 

Best Free-Kick Goals This Season

Although the 2013/14 season is just over two months old, we have already seen our fair share of spectacular goals. And some of the very best in league football and on international duty have come from dead-ball situations.  To score a great free-kick, a player needs precision, power, skill and no lack of inventiveness if they wish to elude the goalkeeper’s grasp. The very best kicks will... 

Power Ranking the Most Dangerous Free-Kick Takers in Football

Everybody loves a good goal from a set piece. Whether they are smashed past a shell-shocked keeper given no time to move, or whether they are delicately twisted into the corner of the net, free-kicks represent an opportunity to demonstrate the artistry and self-expression that makes football such a universally adored sport.  Some players are known primarily for their talents with the dead ball.... 

Power Ranking the World’s Top Wingers on Form

The position of winger is one that has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years. The growing popularity of 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 lineups has meant that this once-neglected position has again become one of the most important on the pitch.  Some of the biggest teams in the world, and certainly all four of 2013’s Champions League semi-finalists, are notable for their extensive use of wide men, either... 

The World’s Top 12 Attacking Midfielders This Season

A good attacking midfielder can make the difference between mid-table and the title for a football club. Whether a central playmaker, winger or support for the front men, these players make up one of the key positions on the pitch.  It is no surprise then to see that most of the teams who have started 2013/14 with a bang from impeccable service in the middle. Here is a look at just a handful of... 

World Cup 2014 Qualifying as Infographics

The dust has almost settled on the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. While in Africa all five spots are still up in the air, most of the world knows who and who will not be going to Brazil.  To break down the action across six continents and over 200 nations, here is a graphical representation on the key events of Tuesday’s qualifying activity. The evening’s action confirmed World... 

Uruguay vs. Argentina: Score, Grades and Post-Match Reaction

A classic night of international football ended with Uruguay downing bitter rivals Argentina 3-2 in Montevideo. The win, however, was not quite enough to send the nation into the World Cup, as Ecuador’s superior goal difference means that Uruguay must negotiate a play-off in order to book their place in Brazil. The three points put Uruguay level with Ecuador on 25 following the last game of... 

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