Xavi to leave Barcelona at end of this season
On January 27th, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernández announced his plan to leave the club at the end of the season. Following a frustrating 5-3 loss to Villareal at home, Xavi…
Ballon d’Or Ceremony controversy: as Messi flourishes, women’s football is left in the shadows
This year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony was as controversial as the rest. It was down to two potential winners: either Inter Miami star Lionel Messi or Manchester City star Erling Haaland.…
Made in La Masia: Barcelona’s talent factory keeps delivering
In the year 2000, a teenage football prodigy moved halfway across the world from Argentina to Spain, after signing a contract on a napkin with FC Barcelona’s development academy. Twelve…
Lionel Messi crowned Best FIFA Men’s Player: should he win the Ballon d’Or again?
With Cristiano Ronaldo playing increasingly fewer games each season and Lionel Messi picking up more and more injuries, it would seem that a footballing era, one dominated by quite possibly…
When will we next see a British Ballon d’Or winner?
After a summer of intense clamour and optimism, with Gareth’s waistcoats, “Slabhead’s” heroics and the genuine belief that it really was coming home, it would seem that exciting times lie…
The Student’s World XI: Team of 2015
In light of FIFA’s announcement of their World XI, our sports writers have produced their own Team of 2015, made up of World Cup winners and some of the best…