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Born Free Paul Labile Pogba was born 15th March 1993 as a result of a pre-conceived plan by his refugee parents to gain permanent settlement in France. Mother Yeo and Farther Fassou Antoine were part of the mass migration to France, refugees of civil unrest in Guinea. They were advised before landing in France that […]
Dethroning a King You’ll be hard-pressed to find a Football fan who hasn’t heard of Kylian Mbappe. Born on the 20th of December 1998 in the town of Bondy, in the region of Seine-Saint-Denis, to an Algerian Mother and Cameroonian Father. Kylian would grow up part of a sporting family, his mother Fayza a Handball […]
Fifty Percent Spanish, One Hundred Percent French Some players go through their youth careers having never to taste the bitterness of disappointment. Antoine Griezmann was not one of those players, from the age of 8 to aged 11, Griezmann would trial at several French League clubs, only to be told the same thing, “You’re too […]
One of Their Own “He’s one of our own, he’s one of own, Harry Kane, He’s one of own” chant the Spurs faithful. It’s true that Kane represents a rarity in modern Football, inducted into Tottenham’s youth system aged 11 he made his way through the age groups, to become a staple of the senior […]
Seven Minute Saviour March 8th 2017 9:28pm – Barcelona are 5-3 down on aggregate to Paris St. Germain, 88 minutes on the clock and staring elimination from the Champions League in the face, los cules win a free kick, up-steps Neymar. What happens next is quite possibly the most unbelievable Seven minutes in Champions League […]
A Decade of Dominance The Ballon d’Or is the award all the players want to win. It recognises the winner as the best player anywhere on the planet. For the last decade this award has been won by just two players, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, tied at five wins a piece. Such dominance of […]
