Samuel Waihenya 
Football is a game of two halves. At the end of the first 45 minutes, the referee signals for the halftime break by blowing his whistle. Players of both the home and away sides will then make their way towards the dressing rooms and commence their brief 15-minute period of recess. During halftime, soccer players … Read more
To the casual football viewer, a football club’s motive for having a third kit may be nothing more than a stylistic choice. But in actuality, this is hardly ever the case. As a matter of fact, the main reason why football clubs unveil and subsequently have their players wear third kits on certain match days … Read more
The summer transfer window is usually a very exciting period for football fans that support the most popular clubs within the sport. It signals the beginning of the hunt for the talented stars and hidden gems that have what it takes to take these teams up a competitive notch or two. On the flip side, … Read more
In the world of football, teams are constantly looking to gain a competitive edge over their closest rivals. On certain occasions, football clubs may decide to loan out players who are on the fringes of the first team squad in order to lower the overall wage costs, or to further the development of these players … Read more
If you’ve been watching football for as long as I have, the question of whether a goalkeeper is legally permitted to score a goal in a game is likely to have popped up in your mind on a few separate occasions. Now a goalkeeper’s role predominantly entails saving shots that they come up against; commanding … Read more
It’s safe to say that the vast majority of teenage football fans aspire to grow up and play the game at the highest level. With role models like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi setting the bar astronomically high when it comes to how they perform on the pitch and how they carry themselves off of … Read more
Officiating a football game at the highest level of the sport is certainly no easy feat. As fans we are often guilty of berating some of the controversial decisions that referees make, without a shred of appreciation for the scope of difficulty that the job entails. These guys come under the microscope for even the … Read more
The influx of foreign talent has seen the Premier League gradually rise to the top as the most watched and talked about competition in world football. Fans across the world are drawn towards the biggest names within the game, as the appeal is so massive. But one thing that stands out when I watch these … Read more
My first visual encounter with a football player wearing gloves on screen was Arsenal’s iconic talisman Thierry Henry. I vividly recall moments where he would blitz past helpless defenders on the pitch and coolly slot the ball past the opposition goalkeeper, after which he’d make a pointing gesture – either to his team mates or … Read more
Footballers lives usually come under the full glare of the media spotlight for a whole host of different reasons. While most of the attention they bring can be attributed to their relative performance on the pitch, they sometimes find themselves in the headlines for peculiar reasons. This brings me onto my main point and the … Read more