My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 24th Jul 2022 United States fans are currently enjoying the Soccer Champions Tour, a preseason six-team football tournament taking place from July 22 to August 2 2023. This thrilling event showcases some of the most illustrious clubs in the soccer world, including Arsenal FC, Barcelona, Juventus, … Continue reading “Soccer Champions Tour 2023 – Preseason Tour Fixtures and Results”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 12th Jun 2022 Check Out here: 2023 Soccer Champions Tour Fixtures and Results Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to meet in the United States for a renewal of hostilities in a neutral environment. This is made possible by the creation of a new pre-season tournament … Continue reading “Real Madrid and Barcelona to Clash in America in the New Soccer Champions Tour”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 9th Jun 2022 Former France international Mathieu Valbuena has thrown his weight behind Karim Benzema’s Ballon d’Or charge after the French striker’s incredible year. Valbuena and Benzema were close friends in the France national team until a scandal involving a sex tape with Valbuena in it … Continue reading “Valbuena: Benzema deserves the Ballon d’Or”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 28th May 2022 13-time UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid are the most valuable club in the world again, according to the latest list released by Forbes. The list is made up of the clubs who posted the most profit in a year and increased their … Continue reading “Real Madrid take back top spot on Forbes most valuable clubs list”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 12th May 2022 Reports claim that Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi are set to switch nationalities from England to Ghana ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. Both players were at Chelsea’s Cobham training facilities at the … Continue reading “Callum Hudson-Odoi & Eddie Nketiah to Switch Nationalities ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 12th May 2022 UEFA have made wholesome changes to the format of their club competitions from the 2024/25 season. One of the changes includes a league phase of eight matches, played over ten weeks. Can it be that the ill-fated European Super League (ESL) is forcing … Continue reading “New Club Competitions Format Announced by UEFA, to Commence in the 2024-25 Season”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 11th May 2022 In unfortunate news, Jody Lukoki, formerly of FC Twente, Ajax Amsterdam and DR Congo has died as a result of unknown circumstances. Lukoki was recently released from Twente and had been working towards match fitness to secure a move to a new club … Continue reading “Former Ajax and DR Congo forward Jody Lukoki dies at 29”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 23rd Apr 2022 Hakim Ziyech will not be returning to the Morocco national team squad, according to manager Vahid Halilhodzic. Chelsea forward Ziyech alongside Ajax Amsterdam fullback Noussair Mazraoui are persona non grata to the Bosnian manager who has refused to open any doors of reconciliation … Continue reading “Morocco Coach Rules Out Ziyech Return to Squad Ahead of World Cup”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 13th Apr 2022 The world football governing body, FIFA, has announced the launch of its live-streaming platform, FIFA Plus, for fans. FIFA Plus will have documentaries and live matches from all across the globe in youth, men’s and women’s competitions. At the event announcing the platform, … Continue reading “FIFA Launches Live Streaming Platform ‘FIFA Plus’ for Matches Ahead of 2022 World Cup”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 9th Apr 2022 Dalma Maradona, daughter of the legendary Diego Maradona, has claimed that the shirt which has been put up for auction by former England midfielder Steve Hodge is not the one worn by her father when he scores his famous ‘Hand of God’ goal. … Continue reading “Diego Maradona’s Daughter Claims ‘Hand of God’ Shirt on Auction is Fake”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 1st Apr 2022 Former Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City forward Nicolas Anelka has slammed the careers of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as being unintelligent. Ronaldo left Juventus after three years with the Serie A giants. He joined them in the 2018/19 season amid pomp … Continue reading “Nicolas Anelka Slams Ronaldo and Messi; Says Careers are not Intelligent”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 31st Mar 2022 Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has talked down on the potential of the purported European Super League ever coming to life. Al-Khelaifi, who assumed the office of the chairman of the European Clubs Association in the wake of the failure of the first … Continue reading “PSG President Talks Down on European Super League Potential”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 22nd Mar 2022 Deloitte Money League have listed Manchester City as the world’s richest club with their latest football financial year report. The accounting firm has been running a football club money League since 1996 and for the second time ever, an English club topped the … Continue reading “Manchester City Officially the World’s Richest Club after 2020-21 Numbers Released”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 5th Mar 2022 The Russian Football Union is making plans to appeal the ban imposed on them by UEFA and FIFA as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces invaded Ukraine last Thursday and have continued to lay waste to lives and … Continue reading “Russian Football Union to Appeal FIFA and UEFA Ban”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 5th Mar 2022 The founding clubs of the European Super League have returned with new plans for the proposed competition, whose plans were shelved after 72 hours of backlash following the initial unveiling of the plans in April 2021. Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United, … Continue reading “European Super League Plans Back on Track as Juventus Makes Strong Statement”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 26th Feb 2022 The European football governing body, UEFA, has moved the venue for the 2022 Champions League final from St Petersburg to Stade de France in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Gazprom Arena, home to Russian Premier League club Zenit St Petersburg, was to … Continue reading “UEFA officially move venue of Champions League final away from Russia”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 25th Feb 2022 Recent developments have prompted the governing body of European football UEFA to call a meeting which will see them decide on a new venue for the 2022 Champions League final to be held on May 28. The final of the biggest club competition … Continue reading “UEFA to Move Champions League Final from Russia”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 22nd Feb 2022 Cristiano Ronaldo is not the most followed man on Instagram after being the first person to reach 400 million Instagram followers. The footballer, social media personality, businessman and model has transcended the sport of football for which he is most associated with. He … Continue reading “Cristiano Ronaldo Hits Personal Milestone off the Pitch”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 22nd Feb 2022 Lionel Messi has come under fire for his missed penalty in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League fixture between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has not had it easy since moving to France after 17 years … Continue reading “Lionel Messi Slammed for Missed Penalty Against Real Madrid in UCL Tie”
My Football Facts ⇒ Articles By Martin Graham | 21st Feb 2022 African Cup of Nations title winner Édouard Mendy claims that being an African contributed to his Ballon d’Or snub in 2021. The Chelsea goalkeeper says he does not understand why he was snubbed from the award and believes that his lack of involvement … Continue reading “Mendy: Being an African Did Me a Disservice in Ballon d’Or Rankings”