At Chelsea, coach José Mourinho successfully popularised the single-striker tactic by deploying the talented and powerful ...

Given that Maldini – the most recently active of the four – retired back in 2009, the one-time Ajax and Nottingham Forest frontman appears to suggest that Van Dijk is the finest defender to have ...

Football clubs around the world have been invested in by legends of the game and A-list celebrities, but often they are the ...

MICHAEL Owen's recent comments about Liverpool winning the Premier League title this season are nothing short of derogatory ...

Manchester City's Erling Haaland was the favourite to repeat as Premier League Golden Boot winner, but Mohamed Salah has ...

As arguably the best league competition in the world, there is plenty of prestige to the English top flight. Interestingly enough, though, only two players have won the biggest individual prize in ...

Klinsmann highlighted that a strong performance in the Champions League, particularly reaching the latter stages, would significantly bolster Kane's Ballon d'Or credentials. 'If you go at least into ...

Ghanaian striker Antoine Semenyo has earned high praise from a former Ballon d'Or winner after his match-winning heroics for Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Pele was unfortunate not to be eligible for the Ballon d'Or during his career. Had players outside European competition been ...