Category - Long Reads

In 2013, Mexico was named the 16th happiest country in the world according to the World Happiness Report. The rankings include data that come from the Gallup...

Imagine being asked to answer the question ‘Who is the best defender your country has ever produced?’ Which defender would you pick? In Andorra, people...

Financial Fair Play (FFP) is an initiative by UEFA that aims to improve the financial conditions of European football clubs. While the principles of these...

Blue hair or red hair, Vágner Love was recognisable. His braids, tipped with beads, and always colourful, would swish behind him as he accelerated away from...

Although born in Crawley, England, Kevin Muscat moved to Australia at a young age and began his footballing career Down Under, going on to represent his...

The very mention of the name Ajax conjures up images of a conveyor belt of stellar talent pouring forth from the most celebrated club in Dutch football. It’s...

Born in Istanbul on 23 November 1979, Nihat Kahveci began his playing career with the junior club Arabanspor. Identified as a possible talent at a much higher...

It was Parra’dowee when Tim Cahill was born. The aboriginal people of the Sydney basin, the Tharawal, had their own seasons and December 6th, 1979 was...

Luis Suárez is one of those footballers who splits opinion – radically. Some love him for his aggressive attitude and outstanding skills, whilst others...

In 2018, 38-year-old former international footballer Mark Bresciano was widely reported to have given up interest any in football, having decided to become a...