10 years ago, Cesc Fàbregas returned to the Premier League with Chelsea—after Arsenal turned down the chance to re-sign him
10 years ago, Cesc Fàbregas returned to the Premier League with Chelsea—after Arsenal turned down the chance to re-sign him
Harry Kane can become the first English player to win the Golden Boot at both the Euros and World Cup.
A chance to write history
Bruno Fernandes and Kylian Mbappé were the only players to reach 5+ goals and assists in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers.
Shining on the international stage
A reminder that Andres Iniesta is still the only player to have been named Player of the Match in:
Euros final
World Cup final
Champions League final
One of the greats.
It’s been 10 years exactly since Robin van Persie soared through the air to score one of the most iconic goals in World Cup history
429 appearances, 147 goals, 90 assists and 3 Premier League titles.
Frank Lampard signed for Chelsea on this day in 2001
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kevin Campbell, the former Arsenal, Nott’m Forest, Everton and West Brom striker
Our thoughts and condolences are with Kevin’s family, friends and those associated with the clubs he played for
It’s been 20 years since an 18-year-old Wayne Rooney announced himself to the football world with a MOTM performance against France at the Euros
Absolutely no fear facing a team that included Henry, Zidane, Vieira, Makelele and Thuram. A generational talent!
Barcelona Femení beat Valencia 3-0 in their final league game of the season to complete their unbeaten campaign:
30 games
29 wins
1 draw
0 losses
137 scored
10 conceded
WOAH.
Darwin Nunez has given the number 9 back to Luis Suarez as he returns to the Uruguay national team, taking the number 19 instead
Suarez putting his hand over Darwin’s 1
(via Uruguay/X)
Some football records that may never be broken:
Messi’s 91 goals in one calendar year
Lewandowski’s 5 goals in 9 minutes
Ronaldo’s most goals in a Champions League season (17)
Sadio Mané’s fastest Premier League hat-trick in 2 minutes 56 seconds
Lionel Messi scoring in 21 consecutive league games
Pelé’s most World Cup medals (3)
Lionel Messi winning eight Ballon d’Ors
Ronaldo scoring 50 goals for 6 consecutive seasons in a top-5 league
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It’s been six years since Kylian Mbappé scored his first World Cup goal.
Now he’s got 12 of 'em, played in two finals and has one shiny trophy