He is 22 years old, wears the number seven shirt at Anfield, and cost Liverpool a British record fee of around £100 million. Florian Wirtz is not a player who arrived quietly. But behind the headlines and the price tag is a story worth understanding properly: a young man from a suburb of Cologne who…
He cost £72 million. He was supposed to lead Manchester United into a new era. Instead, he spent two years proving that being in the wrong system, at the wrong club, at the wrong time, can break even the most talented striker. Rasmus Højlund’s story at Old Trafford is not a simple one. It is…
The whistle blows. The referee points to the spot. Half the stadium erupts. The other half howls in protest. And somewhere in between, a striker places the ball twelve yards from goal and tries not to think about the millions watching. The penalty kick is the most debated moment in football. Too soft. Clearly a…