You will often hear talk of a country’s ‘top-flight’, but you might not always know what the league that this refers to has ...

The Albanian top-flight is known as the Kategoria Superiore and launched unofficially in 1911, taking on its current form 19 years later. The league involves ten teams playing one another, with ...

In the 1980s, it was widely acknowledged that Liverpool dominated the English game. However, it is often forgotten that in the middle of the decade, the Reds’ city rivals, Everton, were just as good ...

Before the arrival of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich as owner in 2003, Chelsea Football Club were little more than a strong cup team. The Blues had won just one English top-flight title in their ...

As we gear up for Euro 2024, we’ll explore the competition’s frontrunners, each group, potential Golden Boot winners, and players in the running for other individual accolades like Player of the ...

When Cruyff returned to the club he played for during his playing career as boss, Barcelona was in the midst of something of a lean spell. The Blaugrana had won La Liga just once in the 14 years ...

There are few football teams in the history of the beautiful game that can compete with Spanish giants Real Madrid when it comes to history and silverware, both at home and abroad. In fact, when it ...

While many European clubs have enjoyed trophy-laden history, there are no clubs that can compete with Egyptian giants Al Ahly, who are the undisputed kings of their domestic game. The Red Devils have ...

Like many children of my age, I grew up wanting to be a professional footballer. However, a familiar story of injuries, bad luck, and mainly not being good enough put a stop to my dreams. Football was ...