The 23/24 season is almost finished and the summer offers players a rare chance to focus on other things. Is there room for these other interests to be more permanent fixtures in their lives?
Does your Ronaldo or Messi preference really say that much about you?
Pretty short and also in my humble opinion interesting piece if you like pretty short and interesting things ⬇️
Stormzy and Adidas recently opened Merky FC HQ - a community centre that aims to tackle the lack of access to sport and facilities that young people are experiencing.
Sport should be for all. So why isn’t it?
John Terry and Andy Cole’s induction into the Premier League Hall of Fame was announced yesterday - but when will these Premier League legends get the Hall of Fame ceremony that they deserve?
The mindset that allowed The Battle of the Sexes be such a big moment in sports history is easily explained. Social media comments reveals fans who think that they are better than the women who they are watching (or often not watching) on TV. The BOTS showed us otherwise.
⬇️
Planning the perfect retirement is hard. Just ask Andy Murray.
A fine balance exists between trying to exit the sport you love on a high, without tarnishing your legacy by overstaying your welcome.
Even as Messi’s Argentina triumphed in the Copa America, earning him a record-breaking 45th title, his injury only compounded the unshakable feeling of something coming to an end.
The tears we saw from Ronaldo at Euro 2024 were of a player desperate to still prove himself, but yet so painfully conscious of the time he has now surely run out of.
The sports industry is littered with examples of those who got that balance wrong, those who allowed the scales to tilt away from success and high performance into dreaded territory – the ‘game has left them behind’ zone.
Tony Kroos’ final pass, an uncharacteristically poor free-kick as his Germany team were eliminated from the same tournament was an irony not even his glorious career could insulate him from.
This summer, as far as retirement talk is concerned, has been a confronting one.
As the football world applauds the youthful brilliance of Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, it should spare a moment for the players they have wrestled the mantle off.
When he's on, and you have to savour those moments like you're seeing Michelangelo paint the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Lorenzo Musetti's tennis is such a joy to watch