Manuel Akanji Is Ready To Prove Everyone Wrong In 2025
When Manuel Akanji pulls up to the Etihad Campus there’s only one plan at the forefront of his mind, “prove them wrong.” This may seem like an easy feat for a player who’s already lifted six pieces of silverware, including two Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy, in just three years at Manchester […]
Amadou Onana is living every day like it’s his last
Amadou Onana lives every single day like it’s his last. Why? Because he knows it truly could be. “Tomorrow, everything could end,” he tells me in the aftermath of our first cover shoot of the year. “It doesn’t matter how far you’ve made it in football or life, or who you are or where you’ve […]
Rosella Ayana is ready to bloom with Morocco
“I didn’t see the dream of being a professional when I was growing up so I think we, as female players, have a responsibility to show young girls that this can be a career and playing football is something they’re allowed to do,” Rosella Ayane says on behalf of the countless female athletes with similar […]
Fridolina Rolfö and Ingrid Engen are living the dream they never dreamt
It’s a fortnight from the moment Fridolina Rolfö and Ingrid Engen will find themselves lining up for the UEFA Women’s Champions League final and yet, had you not been aware of that beforehand, it would be hard to suspect such a career-defining event was ahead for the Barcelona Femení duo. Not solely because of their […]
Harvey Elliott is a new wave baller in New Balance
It’s no understatement to say that playing for Liverpool – especially Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool – is a dream millions of football fans hope to experience in their lifetime. At just 19, Harvey Elliott is living that dream. A childhood Red, the teenager has now made 58 appearances for his boyhood club at the time of writing, […]
Moise Kean isn’t like other footballers
In a sport in which the art of self-expression and individualism has become a dying art, Moise Kean is an outlier. From his unique social media feeds to his hit celebrations on the pitch – most notably the Griddy – the 22-year-old fears no one in his mission to be true to himself, even in […]
Calvin Bassey talks faith, Warzone and dressing room drip
“It’s crazy man, crazy. It’s like sometimes it doesn’t feel real,” says Calvin Bassey, reminiscing on his rise through the footballing ranks. Aged just 23, the Italian-born Nigerian who made his name in Scottish football with Rangers is now taking on a new challenge at one of football’s biggest clubs in Ajax, whose world-renowned reputation […]
Dominic Calvert-Lewin talks suits, skinny jeans and self-expression
“One fashion trend I’d bring back? People wearing suits more. Whenever I see a grandad, you know, sixty-plus in a suit for no reason, I just find it really cool,” says Dominic Calvert-Lewin, football’s flyest grooming advocate. It’s a surprisingly sunny day in Manchester and the Everton forward is speaking from the comfort of his living […]
Timothy Weah talks Afrobeats, New Balance and living like a butterfly
“I hope I have an impact on the world in a sense where people look at me as a young kid living his dreams and living his life,” Timothy Weah says from the living room sofa of his Lille home. It’s a wet and miserable Wednesday in the North of France with showers and grey skies […]
Alex Iwobi on childhood drip, giving back and Hannah Montana
“I want to be someone who always tries to bring a smile to people’s faces,” Alexander Iwobi tells me on the legacy he wishes to leave when the time arrives to hang up his boots. The 26-year-old cuts a relaxed but youthful figure from his Manchester home roughly forty-five minutes from Goodison Park. Assured with […]