Crucial Finals Resolved in a Penalty Shootout
The notion that penalties represent nothing more than a lottery has long been debated, yet the reality in today’s game paints a different picture. While once upon a time the…
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European Finals Featuring Teams From the Same Nation
The European Cup commenced in the 1955/56 season, allowing just one club from each country to participate. As the tournament progressed, it became common for two teams from the same…
The Role of Substitutes in Atletico Madrid’s Remarkable 11-Game Winning Streak
Atletico Madrid has achieved an impressive streak of 11 consecutive victories — among which six are in La Liga — marking their finest performance since the fall of 2012. Diego…
European Super League relaunches as ‘Unify League’: What’s different – and will it work this time?
The company behind the controversial European Super League idea has tweaked its proposal once more, completely scrapping the original closed-shop format, in a bid to make it more attractive to…
Dual Hat-Tricks in a Single Game
A single hat-trick in a football match is remarkable, while two in one game is an extraordinary occurrence, especially in today’s game. Matches in previous decades often boasted much larger…
Players Who Achieved 500 Career Goals in Football
The Hungarian football legend Imre Schlosser was the first player to achieve the milestone of 500 career goals. A remarkable forward for Ferencváros and MTK Hungária during the early 1900s,…