According to Brazilian icon Romario, there have only been two players in history who were better than him, and they are not Ronaldo or Messi. Romario scored 55 goals in 70 games for Brazil from 1987 to 2005. In 1994, he earned the Golden Ball award when the Seleção captured the World Cup trophy. Even […]

The sport of soccer, or football, is of course all about using your feet (and sometimes your head). Countless exciting, jaw-dropping, and memorable moments have occurred with the ball at a player's feet. But sometimes, something unforgettable happens when a player's hand gets involved in the action. We'll take a look back at some of […]

In 2013, during a visit with Pope Francis, legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon touched Lionel Messi’s face and stated “I wanted to make sure he was human like us. For me, Lionel Messi is an alien that dedicates himself to playing with humans." High praise from one of football’s greatest goalkeepers. And yes, Lionel Messi is […]

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has admitted that he does want to manage in the Premier League. It’s sure to be a statement that will raise a few eyebrows, but would any Premier League club really want the man, who’s infamous hand-ball effectively knocked England out of the World Cup, in charge of their club? Speaking […]

Of the many reasons Italy was said to have flopped so spectacularly in the World Cup, one was the lack of friendlies prior to the actual tournament. Those that were played, like the Mexico loss, showed the deficiencies in the club but their rarity failed to provide an opportunity to rectify those deficiencies. In the […]

Shhh, don't tell anyone. But I'm in love with Argentina. Not the country but the incredible way that the Argentina national team is playing soccer. After today's performance, they are by far the greatest football playing team in the tournament. Against Nigeria in the opening game, they showed glimmers of hope but today against South […]

As Diego Maradona prepares to return to the forefront of international football it is quite fitting that he will make his managerial debut of the Argentine national squad in the cauldron of all English hatred, Hampden Park. Anyone that can somehow contribute to the demise of the England national football team is embraced with great […]

Many scholars of art, literature, football and music will argue that the classics are far better than the recent and current crop of artistes. Legends such as Dali, Picasso, Shakespeare, Yeats, Dickens, Cruyff, Pele, Pukas, Lennon, Sinatra, Presley and Marley come to mind, people who were far more talented than our present day idols. It's […]