Football is by a long shot the most well known game all around the world. Like different landmasses, Africa hasn’t been left behind in creating some of Football best players. Aside from representing their Countries these players, have joined different top clubs where they earn handsomely. Their salaries coupled with lucrative endorsement deals from some…
Football or soccer in some parts of the world in its current form arose in England in the middle of the 19th century. But varied versions of the game existed much earlier. As a result most of the oldest football stadiums can be traced to England. Here are the oldest football stadiums today. 5. Rodney parade…
Goalkeepers unlike outfield players, enjoy lengthy careers with most retiring at forty years of age. This is attributed to their role being less physically demanding. Their role is usually underrated with a team’s successes being credited to outfield players. Goalkeepers’ contribution to a football team cannot be down played. Their prowess between the sticks is…
Africa has produced some of the world best footballers . They played for some of the world’s most prestigious clubs such as Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool etc. Such clubs are never shy of paying huge sums of money to secure signatures of the best talents across the world. This article sheds light…
Behind every footballer, there is a glamorous wife or girlfriend. Today we take a look at some of the hottest wags in Football right now. The list below is just random, so the numbering is not a measure of hotness. 14. Melanie da Cruz Melanie da Cruz is the wife of Manchester United forward Anthony…
Conceived by sports writer Gabriel Hanot, the Ballon d’Or award originally honoured the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on voting by football journalists, from 1956 to 2006. After 2007, coaches and captains of national teams were also given the right to vote. Originally it was an award…
The average height of a Footballer is 5-foot-9, not significantly tall. Once one looks at of the best football players of all time, the likes of Diego Maradona, Pele, Ferenc Puskas and Johan Cruyff, they’re all underneath six feet. Take a glance at today’s prime players, together with Lionel Messi, Eden Hazard and Neymar, and…
Although Football is the most popular sport across Africa. Not many African Football fans keep tabs on the local leagues. However, there are many Football clubs across the continent that have grown over the years and attained the status of being called rich. So, the richest football clubs in Africa are: 5. Zamalek FC $18 Million…
While twins are a rare anomaly, finding two that both play together at a professional level is even rarer. We take a look at the top 10 most famous footballing twins in professional football. Fabio & Rafael Da Silva. Fabio & Rafael da Silva The Brazilian pair are famous mostly for their time at Manchester…