James Maddison is bringing No.10’s back in fashion
James Maddison is putting the number ten role on his back this season, quite literally. In a sport where the creativity and individualism of football’s historical No.10’s has become a dying art, Maddison, now known as ‘Madders’, is on a one-man mission to revive the position. Fresh off winning Premier League Player of the Month, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Marcus Thuram talks drip, Drizzy Drake and tunnel fits
“If you look good, you play good. You feel better and you’re more confident,” Marcus Thuram reveals from his home in Düsseldorf. It’s a humid day in the city and the Borussia Mönchengladbach forward is dressed for the occasion. Whilst we wait eagerly at his front door, Thuram appears from a side entrance rocking a […]