Late last year, news broke that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth-largest economy, as revealed by “a team of economists” (Who are they? Where are they from? Do they like sports?). Long dominant in the football arena, now the Brazilians are even beating the Brits at economics! Their rise up the...

Since the concept of a January transfer window was introduced in Season 2002/2003, opinions toward it have been mixed. Those who are all for it explain that the window allows clubs to bring in fresh reinforcements to help push for that top-six position, or avoid relegation; while those against it lament that new arrivals midway...

Not too long ago, I was out for dinner with some friends, one of whom brought along her university course mate. Before long, another friend struck up a conversation with him, and inevitably, they started chatting about football. “So, what team do you support?”, asked my friend, casually. “Liverpool Football Club!”, was the response. My...

What do Frank Lampard and Liverpool FC’s squad have in common? A hint? It has something to do with girth. Given up? They’re both thick in the middle! Ha ha. Ha… If you didn’t get it (and I assume most of you didn’t), here’s why: Lampard has an unfortunate nickname, “’Fat’ Frankie Lamps”, which seems...

With a total land area of 11,437 km2, Qatar is merely 0.1% the size of Europe. I know, I know… comparing an Arab Emirate to a whole continent may be stretching things, but it is (sort of) relevant to this article, as the tiny Gulf nation is rapidly gaining representation in some of Europe’s biggest football...

Football is the game of the people. Anyone can play, with the bare minimum of resources, as long as you can manage to scramble together a ball. Heck, if you can’t get your hands on a ball, children make do with a bottle or a bundle of socks instead. And for those who can’t find...