Delivering 31 goal contributions in his 31 games, Victor Osimhen is an irreplaceable piece for Napoli in their legendary campaign this season. The Italian team is on the way to their first Serie A win since 1989/1990 when prime Maradona donned the blue jersey. Following such an exceptional season, the Nigerian international has caught the …
Every year, NXGN drops its list of young, up-and-coming players that boast the potential to be the next generation’s world-class players. While the previous edits of the NXGN Awards have had three players chosen as the winner and runner-ups in respective years, this year, nine players were selected from the pool of 50 players. Let’s …
With two goals from Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry, Bayern Munich comfortably advances to the Champions League Quarterfinals after humbling the mighty PSG 3-0 on aggregate. They will now join Chelsea, Benfica, and AC Milan. The man behind the success of Bayern against PSG is no other than Julian Nagelsmann. The young coach showed out …
The most highly anticipated matchup in the Champions League Round of 16 between PSG and Bayern Munich opened the fixture for Europe’s grandest stage. Pre-match team news PSG welcomed back Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi after injury. However, Christophe Galtier played it safe and kept Mbappe as an x-factor off the bench. Wonderkid Warren Zaire-Emery …
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In the Ligue 1 matchup against Montpellier, PSG’s star players Kylian Mbappé and Sergio Ramos went down with injuries within the first half of the game. PSG headed to Stade de la Mosson missing Neymar Jr. due to muscular fatigue, leaving the frontline to Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi. But the former had a forgetful …
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Messi and Ronaldo square off for perhaps the last time The hype coming into this game couldn’t have been larger. Two of the greatest footballers of all time matched up in a friendly between an all-star cast from Saudi Arabia and France’s most dominant club. Paris St. Germain (PSG) traveled to King Fahd Stadium in …
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The Group Stage phase of this year’s Champions League has come to a close. There will be no more Champions League fixtures until next February, a dreadful wait. Through the Group Stage, the sixteen best teams revealed themselves. Some advanced like a walk in the park, and some were inches from the brink of elimination. …
After this week’s fixture, the faces of the teams making it past the Group stage are revealing. Some players played phenomenally to put their respective teams in qualifying positions. Let’s look at Champions League Gameweek Five Team of the Week, a starting 11 of top players. This week’s squad is presented in a 4-3-3 formation. …
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Kylian Mbappe has once again made headlines in every major media outlet, but not because he scored in this week’s Champions League fixture against Benfica. The Frenchman allegedly demanded a transfer out of PSG as soon as the next transfer window despite recently signing a three-year deal with the French giant. Rumors have stated Mbappe’s …
SHINE BRIGHT FOR THEIR TEAM Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland both made their names noticed in this match week. The Frenchman started on the bench for some extra rest for the upcoming UEFA Champions League fixture. But when things went ugly for PSG as OGC Nice equalized, Christophe Galtier subbed their biggest star on for …
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On Monday, Argentine Lionel Messi won the 2021 Ballon d’Or, cementing his place as the world’s best male soccer player. Spaniard Alexia Putellas, of Barcelona, took home the women’s award – making it a pretty good night for Barcelona players, past and present. Why Did Messi Win The Ballon d’Or? Since joining Paris Saint-Germain this …
Club ownership models run the gamut, from complete fan ownership to sole possession by billionaire investors. But which one is best? Does the streamlined model of one owner like Stan Kroenke at Arsenal allow for more clear-cut decision-making? Or do the 144,000 member shareholders of Barcelona offer valuable democratic processes that better shape the club …