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Football’s greatest number 9s of all-time

By Editor , 15th November 2022 at 5:46 PM (11v11 blog)
The number nine is a special number in football. It’s the one every striker wants, and that’s because of the legends have worn that for many generations prior. No matter what club you support, there will be an iconic number nine attached to it. But of course, some have been way more iconic and successful than others across the world. But who are the greatest number nines of all-time? Ronaldo We’ll start with R9, the Brazilian Ronaldo. In many eyes…
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Football boot stats – Best boots by player performance 2021

By Editor , 07th December 2021 at 9:42 PM (11v11 blog)
The 2021 Ballon d’Or awards sparked plenty of controversy, with many people arguing that Robert Lewandowski should have beaten Lionel Messi to the prize. The annual award run by French magazine France Football celebrates the best footballer over the past year, and Messi finished marginally ahead of Lewandowski in the final vote. This is the seventh time the Argentinian striker has won the award, putting him two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo in the standings. We take a look at the…
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Amazing stats from 60 years of European Championship history

By Editor , 01st June 2021 at 11:30 AM (11v11 blog)
It’s been a long time coming, but at last the waiting is almost over. Euro 2020 gets underway on 13 June 2021. It sounds bizarre, but UEFA were insistent on keeping the 2020 tag, as it signifies 60 years of tournament history. It’s a history that has seen 15 tournaments, 12 hosts and 10 winners, three of which are countries that no longer even exist. So before we get completely engrossed in the present day action, let’s take a look…
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The footballers with the most unexpected hobbies

By Editor , 15th February 2021 at 7:32 PM (11v11 blog)
Footballers get a lot of downtime. Of course, they dedicate their lives to their profession, training hard and come Saturday afternoon they’re fit and raring to go. But naturally rest is required and there are plenty of hours after training in which footballers can enjoy their favourite hobbies. And some are a little more obscure than others… Yes, many of the world’s top stars have weird and wonderful hobbies, and below you’ll find four that you really wouldn’t have expected.…
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Overweight footy players who showed that fitness is overrated

By Editor , 11th September 2020 at 5:39 PM (11v11 blog)
It is all well and good notching goals and assists when you have a six-pack, bulging pecs and a 50-inch vertical leap, but try doing all that when you are so out of shape that a light jog leaves you out of breath, or you have not been able to tie your own laces for weeks. These were the obstacles that the players on this list were faced with and yet overcame them to become the greatest overweight footballers ever.…
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A guide to the top players from across the world

By Editor , 15th March 2018 at 3:32 PM (11v11 blog)
The debate over who is the top player in the world generally centres around two superstars currently plying their trade in Europe, although there are many others around the globe who are performing to a consistently high level on a weekly basis. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo are widely recognised as the finest players of their generation, but who else can lay claim to being to king of their respective regions across the globe? (more…)
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Rich list of Brazil

By Editor , 11th October 2017 at 11:24 AM (11v11 blog)
Brazil is an extremely successful sports country in the likes of MMA and football. With this being said there success in football nationally is unprecedented as they are the most successful national team in the history of the World Cup. They have been successful on 5 different occasions that started in 1958 and the most recent in 2002. Brazil placed fourth at the most recent championships back in 2014. To further back this up they have earned a runner up…
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Why Cristiano Ronaldo is the best in the world

By Editor , 18th December 2015 at 6:05 PM (11v11 blog)
For almost ten years now, the question about the best player in the world has had one of two answers: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. If you round up 100 football fans and ask them who they view as football's best player, 50 would say Ronaldo while the other 50 would say Messi. While the likes of Luis Suarez, Sergio Aguero and Neymar have all cut the gap between themselves and the top two, it's still hard to make an…
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