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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is a significant amount of pressure that professional footballers go through on a weekly basis and it is easy for many to forget the toll that this has on the body, not just physically, but also ...