Messi gets left out of Ballon d’Or shortlist
We have to face it at last.Age is catching up. Ronaldo has still made the shortlist – but most...
Category: Soccer Hall of Fame
Ronaldo’s early exit heartburn
Much discussion about Ronaldo’s (unacceptable) walking out of the ground before the game ended- the game in question being...
The rise of another Ronaldo
History,we are told, has the ability,like an echo, to repeat itself.One of the clearest inditations that this is indeed...
Zindane’s headbutt immortalised in bronze
Here’s something we at Soccerblog just discovered a little while ago. A 16 foot bronze statue of Zidane’s infamous...
A burger called Messi
Hard Rock International had made Messi their brand ambassador a year or so ago as part of their Golden...
Zidane hits the half century mark
The beatles expected to start losing their hair when they turned 64.Zidane lost all of it when there are...
Harry Kane goes ahead of Messi and Ronaldo
England were lucky to get away with a draw and Germany were unlucky to end up with a draw...
Ronaldinho memories…
Ronaldinho shares memories on the 20th anniversary of his debut World Cup. 03/06/2002 data que sempre vai ficar marcada...
5 goals from Messi to brighten up your day
Estonia won’t remember this as a particularly bright day.They got beaten 5-0 by Argentina in a friendly in which...
Beckham turns 47
Once one of the greatest free kick takers in the world,now 47. Happy Birthday David Beckham.
Ronaldo’s 50th hat trick
Ronaldo at the ripe old age of 37 was still the brightest star on the field in a dim...
Sadio Mane’s classy goal against Man City
Man City came off second best against Liverpool in the FA cup semi- and this goal from Mane is...
Benzema scores back to back hat tricks
Karim Benzema is on fire. He joined a pretty exclusive club of players who like him have scored back...
1974 Holland Germany World Cup Final
A trip down memory lane to a time before Messi and Ronaldo.The great Germany Holland World Cup final of...
2 records in Bayern’s 4-0 win over Union Berlin
Manuel Neuer and Robert Lewndowski notched up personal milestones in Bayern’s 4-0 win over Union Berlin. The win was...
Aubameyang’s record creating hat trick
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang’s trademark goal celebration is the front flip made famous by Miroslav Klose. He got to do...
Suarez scores from 40 metres out
Louis Suarez scored the scored the 4th longest long distance goal any La Liga player has scored since the...
Celebrations in Senegal
Senegal’s first ever long awaited AFCON victory send the country into paroxyms of joy.The country had a national holiday...
Ronaldo earns £1.7MILLION per Instagram post
Ronaldo is the king of Instagram after having recently crossed a tally of 400 million followers. The also rans...
Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool return
Steven Gerrard joined the Liverpool youth team at the age of nine and went on from strength to strength...
Zlatan bows out of the Champions League
Zlatan at 40 is facing opponent he cannot get the better of. An opponent who waits for nobody and...
Salah’s 19 raises questions about his 7
Mo Salah’s 19 goals in all games this season and overall brilliance puts a perplexing question mark on his...
Messi picks up another Ballon d’Or
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,2015,2019 and now 2021. Ronaldo reaction
How to play football – Messi
Messi takes a trip down memory lane and gives us some tips on how to do what he does
Jude Bellingham scores fabulous solo goal
He transferred from Birmingham City to Dortmund in July 2020 becoming what was rumoured to be the most expensive...
Happy 81st birthday Pele
“Here was a Caesar, when comes such another?” ( Julius Caesar Act 3,Scene 2) Could say that about Pele...
Maradona and Messi – two iconic images
This is an iconic image of Maradona – Maradona facing down 6 Belgian defenders in the 1982 World Cup....
Ballon d’Or 2021
The Ballon d’Or 2021 awards will be held at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris on the 29th of November....
Blast from the past – Maradona free kick against Juventus (1985)
Messi is arguably the best free kick taker in the world today but even he is still 5 free...
Mane joins Salah in the centurion’s club
A few days ago Salah had become the fifth-quickest player in the competition’s history to hit the century milestone,...
The return of Ronaldo
It was almost as if he never went away at all.From his first awesome debut at the age on...
Messi breaks Pele’s goal record
Messi took 153 games to do what Pele did in 92 games – score 77 goals for South America....
Head and shoulders above the rest
“Towering over the others, defender’s despair. Those who use their heads.” Virgil van Dijk Virgil van Dijk's favorite Liverpool...
Gerd Muller RIP
The Bundesliga mourned the passing of one their greatest ever.. Gerd Müller (the bomber) has died aged 75.His career...
Salah starts the season with a record
The EPL returned with a bang over the weekend – with packed stadiums and people generally behaving as they...
Golden boy nominees
The Golden Boy award is given to the best young footballer under the age of 21 playing in Europe...
Ronaldinho shines in battle of the legends
Real Madrid and Barcelona legends took to the field again in a game titled the El Clásico of Peace....
Zlatan movie will be out on the 10th of September
Zlatan has released the trailer of the “I am Zlatan movie” and everyone has to sychronise watches and intiate...
Messi overhauls Ronaldo’s free kick tally
While Ronaldo’s freekick skills seem to have gone on the blink,Messi keeps churning them out. His latest one against...
Ronaldo records new record
Michel Platini has more reasons to be depressed. Ronaldo broke his record of highest number of goals in the...
Patrik Schick scores super goal on Superman anniversary
On this day in 1938 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster intoduced Superman to the world. Patrik Schick celebrated the...
Ronaldo hits a new high
Ronaldo took yet another giant leap for the record books – becoming the only player to be top scorer...
Becker scores 95th minute winner for Liverpool
A winning goal in the 95th minute – scored by a goalkeeper- is not the commonest of occurences.Quite extraordinary....
More Messi magic
A bit of magic that unfortunately did not end in a goal. The game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid...
Phil Foden masterclass dribble
. Shades of Lionel Messi here.. Maybe Pep was right when he said Foden’s the best youngster he’s ever...
Neymar moves from hero to zero in one flowing move
Neymar’s Mr Hyde always gets the better of his Dr Jeckyl. After bamboozling a formidable player like Kevin De...
Salah creates scoring record
Mohamed Salah has made more Liverpool history,by becoming the first player to score 20 goals in three different Premier...
Barcelona fans choose Messi’s greatest goal
This goal scored on the 18th of April 2007 when Messi was 19 years old had been fanselected as...
Messi magic at the Copa del Rey
The last bit where he leaves two defenders going the wrong way – that’s Messi magic. A stunning goal...
Zlatan brings Kung Fu back to Swedish football
Zlatan produced three assists in the two games he has played for his beloved Swedish National Team. He did...
Zlatan called the most tedious man in football
Zlatan,upon being called up for national duty for Sweden once more,in his usual humble self depreciating way,called it the...
Tevez – then and now
Tevez had some uncomplimentary/unsanitary things to say about Argentine football recently – which has led to some hilarious investigations...
Can’t catch Mbappe
Gerald Pique left grasping at straws in trying to stop Kylian Mbappe. A champion’s league hat trick against Barcelona...
Bevis Mugabi outjumps Ronaldo
Ronaldo floated till his head was an awe inspiring height of 2.56 metres above the ground and then scored...