I had scripted this article in my head. It was going to be called ‘hit and run’. The Mallorca application had been brilliant. Manuel Pellegrino had dealt with his immense personal pain and brought a Malaga team that has been performing more than it’s worth the past two…

A few Friday’s ago, the names of 8 clubs were curled up into miniature sphere-shaped structures, and entered into a glass bowl in Nyon, Switzerland. At the end of all that, the names of 8 clubs were called out. This season of Champions League has been a celebration…

If Malaga were ever to rise, it would have to be a huge spectacle. And so it has become. The Andalusian club has certainly raised it’s recent profile after it’s solid performances on the pitch. Four wins and two draws would not be something that the club’s Chilean…

Every four years we eagerly wait for an event, which can only be categorized as the grandest of all sporting spectacles out there. For a period of four weeks in that year we see thirty-two nations, and their 352 representatives battle it out for the most coveted medal/cup…

Just this footballing season, we have seen PSG, Malaga, Chelsea, Man City, and most recently Anzhi (from Russia), with the backing of tycoons, investing a lot of cash into their respective clubs. The amount if used in a humanitarian aspect, would save a lot of lives (that’s for some…

I know I love how Barcelona play. I am in awe of the strength of Real Madrid. But to me it feels like the whole of the year boils down to two matches. Two classicos. La Liga has suffered from the duopoly since Valencia last won the Liga,…