The Top 10 Best Male Players of the open era
In this piece, I will chronicle the careers of those who I consider to be the best 10 Male players of the…
Liam Haydn
Sports writer @ World in Sport
The Top 10 Best Female Tennis Players Of The Open Era
10. Evonne Goolagong Evonne Goolagong reached her first Grand Slam final at the 1971 Australian Open, she would go on to reach…
The Madness of Manchester City: Domestic domination continues, with european likely to follow
The Treble On Saturday the 10th of June Manchester City became just the second English team ever to achieve the treble. Though…
Arsenal 22/23 Season Summary: Highs, Lows, where the title was lost & player ratings for Arsenal’s season
Gabriel Jesus scored or assisted all 4 of Arsenal’s goals in his home debut, a 4-2 win over Leicester which was sandwiched…
Arsenal 22/23 a season review Part 3 of 3: April-End of Season-A new Arsenal unravel in the old ways
April From an Arsenal perspective, Bukayo Saka was again the story of the International Break, receiving rave reviews from the media for…
An Arsenal Fan’s view on what the club need to do this summer to compete on all fronts next season:
The Summer of 2023 promises to be one of the most important ones in recent memory for Arsenal. For much of the…
From Willie Groves to Neymar Jr. via Cruyff, Denilson & Zidane: The History of World Record Transfer Fees
It was 8 years after Football became a professional sport that the first transfer fee of £100 was made when Scottish striker…
Arsenal 22/23 a season review Part 2 of 3: December-March International Break: Leaving it Late, Arsenal beaten but not broken
World Cup & Mid-Season Friendlies The 2022 World Cup saw Saka take his performances to the biggest stage in football and deliver…
Muhammad Ali: 15 Career-Defining Rounds
Muhammad Ali fought 548 Professional Rounds against 50 different men across a span of 61 fights, 13 countries, four continents and 21…
Why Roger Federer isn’t the GOAT
Roger Federer is not the GOAT. He wasn’t the Greatest Men’s player of all time before Rafael Nadal has tied him on…
Arsenal 22/23 a season review Part 1 of 3: August-World Cup: A Stunning Start.
The 2022/23 season is Mikel Arteta’s 3rd full campaign in charge of Arsenal and as well the 3rd of his managerial career.…
Lionel Messi at the 2022 World Cup
The first ever winter World Cup appeared perfectly timed for Lionel Messi. The previous season, his first in the colours of Paris…
Andy Murray reminds us who he is at the Australian Open
The thing that often amazes us about elite sportspeople is how they make their chosen sport look like the easiest thing in…
The 4 Kings and The Big 4: 2 era’s dominated by greatness
In discussing his passion for Boxing, Andy Murray explained: “There are similarities with tennis: taking time away from your opponent, neutralising their strengths,…
Highs and Lows with La Albiceleste: Lionel Messi’s Argentina story
After leaving his native Argentina for Catalonia aged 13 in order to go on receiving the growth hormone treatment he needed to…
Waiting on the shoulder & squeaky bum time: Ferguson in the title race
squeaky bum time in British English. NOUN. the tense final matches in the race to a league championship, especially from the point…
In (somewhat) Defence of Gareth Southgate
For all of my Football watching life, England have been a disappointment. I was born several days before Football came home with…
The ‘Big 3′ on Grass?
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the three greatest male tennis players of all time, of which there can be…
In Memory of the Intercontinental Cup
Since the Club World Cup replaced the Intercontinental Cup in 2005, there has been 14 winners from Europe and just 3 from…
English Football’s Dominant Dynasties
When you talk of English football’s most dominant dynasties, only 2 sides can come to mind. The two Northern Powerhouses of Liverpool…
Guardiola’s Champions League Blues
There was barely a scattering of lukewarm applause from the Santiago Bernabeu faithful behind the goal as Ferlaine Mendy miraculously cleared Grealish’s…
Manchester United: Below the Promised Land
On Top of Their Perch As Sir Alex Ferguson left the Hawthorns’ turf after one final farewell to the travelling faithful, his…
Joshua & Fury: Reading of the Resumes
You can’t read any discussion about Anthony Joshua for long without seeing reference to his resume. The resume is usually brought up…
Is Pep Guardiola overrated?
Pep Guardiola has won 31 trophies in the 12 seasons he has so far spent in management and he will go on…
Messi and Ronaldo: A Tale of the Tournaments
At Club level, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have won a combined 17 league titles, 13 domestic cups, 14 domestic Super Cups,…
The Maradona of the 21st Century is not Lionel Messi
The most common and in fact only real comparison ever made between 2 great footballers of different eras is that of Diego…
Dissecting Roger Federer’s 20 Grand Slams
Following Novak Djokovic’s 18th grand slam title victory, (which put him just 2 behind Roger Federer for the first time since the…