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Leicester City's Hamza Choudhury has been named in the Championship Team of the Week for GW3. 🇧🇩
27/08/2025

Leicester City's Hamza Choudhury has been named in the Championship Team of the Week for GW3. 🇧🇩

Graham Potter has lost 3 out of 3 games in the new season so far. ❌— 3-0 defeat vs. Sunderland— 5-1 defeat vs. Chelsea— ...
27/08/2025

Graham Potter has lost 3 out of 3 games in the new season so far. ❌

— 3-0 defeat vs. Sunderland
— 5-1 defeat vs. Chelsea
— 3-2 defeat vs. Wolves

First Premier League manager to be sacked?

Liverpool'scnewest hero Rio Ngumoha, the club’s youngest ever goalscorer, reveals Lionel Messi to be his footballing ins...
27/08/2025

Liverpool'scnewest hero Rio Ngumoha, the club’s youngest ever goalscorer, reveals Lionel Messi to be his footballing inspiration.

Kairat Almaty have become the SECOND Kazakh club to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage. Based in Almaty, ...
27/08/2025

Kairat Almaty have become the SECOND Kazakh club to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage. Based in Almaty, they are also the easternmost club ever to reach this stage of the competition.

Who'd have guessed Kairat beating former European champions Celtic to book a place among Europe’s elite? A proud moment for Kazakhstan’s football, Kairat’s achievement puts the country firmly on Europe’s footballing map.

in 2014, Manchester United signed Ángel Di María for £59.7M — the most expensive transfer in British football at the t...
26/08/2025

in 2014, Manchester United signed Ángel Di María for £59.7M — the most expensive transfer in British football at the time. 🇦🇷

Angel Di María came to the theatre of dreams with high expectations. But it ended abruptly as he fell out with the manager Louis Van Gaal and United fans. He left after only ONE season.

There's really no way to tell who the player is from the pic. Any clue guys?
26/08/2025

There's really no way to tell who the player is from the pic.

Any clue guys?

Napoli Legend Dries Mertens bids farewell to football after an amazing career across Netherlands, Italy and Turkiye. An ...
26/08/2025

Napoli Legend Dries Mertens bids farewell to football after an amazing career across Netherlands, Italy and Turkiye. An absolute baller and a legend of the game.. ✨

When Napoli signed Belgian forward Dries Mertens for €9.5 million, he was seen as one of the brightest talents in Europe. His time in Eredivisie had established his prominence. In Naples, he initially played mostly on the left wing, contributing with consistency but not stardom. That changed in 2016, when Maurizio Sarri shifted Mertens to the centre as a false nine. A start of something special.

In the 2016/17 season, Mertens scored 34 goals in all competitions, finishing 2nd only to Edin Džeko in the Serie A scoring charts. Despite his short frame, his movement, timing and quick link-up play became central to one of the most fluid and tactically thrilling Napoli sides in recent history. That season may not have delivered the Scudetto, but it cemented Mertens as a star.

Over the years, Mertens’ role evolved. He became a mentor to younger attackers, a leader in the dressing room and a reliable attacking presence as Napoli navigated managerial changes and transitions. In 2020, he became Napoli’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing Diego Maradona and Marek Hamsík; an incredible achievement as a part of the history of an incredible club.

In 2022, after nearly a decade in Naples, Mertens left Napoli to join Galatasaray. After his departure, Napoli would go on to win the Scudetto, something he had never won, TWICE. However, his vital presence in the club’s history could never be denied. In total, he delivered 148 goals, 75 assists and 3 domestic trophies for the club.

What followed his Napoli departure was a late-career renaissance. Over the next 3 seasons, Mertens helped guide Galatasaray to 3 consecutive Süper Lig titles, adding guile and experience to a resurgent side. He became a beloved figure in Istanbul for both his humility and his footballing intelligence. Turkish fans embraced him quickly as one of their own, quite like the Neapolitans.

In a Belgium squad brimming with generational names, Mertens often played the unglamorous role for his country. He still earned over 100 caps and featured in multiple World Cups and EUROs, which are very respectable. He is also one of football’s most genuinely loved characters, thanks to his class on the pitch and charisma off it. He now retires a legend in two cities. From Utrecht to Eindhoven to Naples to Istanbul, Dries Mertens had SOME career.

Thank you, Dries Mertens. 💙

🇧🇷 Samuel Lino scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists in just 63 minutes for Flamengo vs. Vitoria in the Brazilian Leagu...
26/08/2025

🇧🇷 Samuel Lino scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists in just 63 minutes for Flamengo vs. Vitoria in the Brazilian League.

Spurs unveil their 3rd kit for the season. Nike Total 90 retro kit paying tribute to the jersey from the 1982 FA Cup win...
26/08/2025

Spurs unveil their 3rd kit for the season. Nike Total 90 retro kit paying tribute to the jersey from the 1982 FA Cup win. 🏆

Trent Alexander Arnold: From Liverpool to Real Madrid Jeremie Frimpong: From Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool Lucas Vazquez...
26/08/2025

Trent Alexander Arnold: From Liverpool to Real Madrid

Jeremie Frimpong: From Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool

Lucas Vazquez: From Real Madrid to Bayer Leverkusen

🚨 BREAKING: Lucas Vazquéz has signed for Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer.
26/08/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Lucas Vazquéz has signed for Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer.

🚨 BREAKING: Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is open to the idea of leaving Manchester United, after finding h...
26/08/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is open to the idea of leaving Manchester United, after finding himself out of Ruben Amorim’s plans.

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