This category covers in-depth stories, head-to-head stats, legendary moments, and career breakdowns of football’s greatest players of all time. From Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to iconic legends across different eras, explore data-driven comparisons, achievements, career highlights, and GOAT debates that shaped football history.
Atletico Madrid Shirt History Ironically, Atletico Madrid was founded in April 1903 as the Madrid Athletic Club by three Basque students living in the city. The founders originally saw the new club as the youth branch of their childhood team Athletic Bilbao. What’s even more surprising is that they are called “Colchoneros”, which means mattress…
Transfer record: Let’s start with something dazzling. The transfer money clubs spend these days is staggering. The most expensive player transfer ever was Neymar, who left Barcelona in 2017 for a fee of €222.000.000 and went to PSG. Salary: People are complaining about players’ wages and the transfer fees. However, coaches also earn a lot…
Arsenal FC Kit History In 1886, before the club became professional, a small group of Nottingham Forest players, Fred Beardsley, Bill Barr, and Charlie Bates, joined Dial Square FC (the club’s first name) and brought their old red kit with them. Working on a limited budget, the club decided that the cheapest way to obtain…
History of American Football American football is a version of soccer that evolved from English rugby and soccer (association football); It differs from football specifically in allowing players to touch, throw, and hold the ball in their hands, and from rugby in allowing each side to exchange possessions. This game played with 11 players, originated…
Lionel Messi (born 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine-born footballer who has won eight Ballon d’Or awards as the best player in the world (2009–12, 2015, 2019, 2023). In 2022, he helped Argentina win the FIFA World Cup. Early Life Lionel Messi started playing football as a boy and joined the youth…
Cristiano Ronaldo (born February 5, 1985, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) is a Portuguese football striker considered one of the greatest players of his generation. Ronaldo has won five Ballon d’Or awards (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017), and in 2024 he became the first men’s player to score 900 goals in official matches. Early life and…