Milan Boy Theo Hernandez

Its very rare to see transactions between rival clubs over some premium quality player, and Athletico Madrid and Real Madrid are no exceptions to this list. Born in Marseille, Theo and Lucas Hernandez are defender brothers, the later being elder and more successful (having won the world cup with France in 2018). Joining from the…

Underappreciated Players – #2 – Ricardo Quaresma

A charisma on the field, automatically turning the team charismatic – Ricardo Quaresma has been a complaining but a starry player in whichever team he has played for. Mourinho at Inter Milan once mentioned – “He is a great talent, but the joy I have at seeing the way Ibra works for and with the…

The Last of Bilboans

Known as Franco’s team, Athletico Bilbao had their name renewed in 1941, know as the decree by Franco. Francisco Franco, the Spanish general stapled command through Athletico Bilboa in the initial years. But we are not here to discuss Franco’s Bilboa but the last of the long serving Bilboans in the current team. 2008-2010 saw…

The New Age Football Traveller – André Schürrle

The traveller in football is the term referring to the footballers who just can’t stay at a club for long, an insurgence to travel different leagues, different clubs drive them – or what we can also refer to as money. Not being harsh, the need for opportunity, playing time and success also drives within them…

Underappreciated Players – #1 – Ben Foster

In the current moment the Premier League can be held at the top of Europe’s domestic leagues with the amount of cash inflows. And with prestige comes quality, Premier League has seen many good goalkeepers make their name through the performances – be it Petr Cech, Van Der Sar, Jens Lehmann, Peter Schmeichel and more….