Okay Yokuslu is a 6’3” defensive midfielder from Turkey, currently playing for West Bromwich Albion. He began his professional career at Turkish side Altay before spells at Kayserispor and Trabzonspor earnt him a move to Celta Vigo. His time in Spain started off well but managerial change and the signing of Renato Tapia led to the…

The career of Portuguese center midfielder André Gomes has been a rollercoaster thus far. Its track has enjoyed some high peaks and endured some low valleys, but now it seems it’s climbing another hill with LOSC Lille in France’s Ligue 1.    The Grijó native started his football journey by bouncing around the academies of…

The signing of Ivan Perisic was met with much excitement by the Tottenham faithful. The Croatian was a key piece of Antonio Conte’s Scudetto-winning team in 2020-2021 and has been one of Europe’s most consistent players over the last decade.   When he was signed by the Italian for the North London outfit, he was…

Victor Hugo Roque Ferreira or simply Vitor Roque is a player who has made quite the noise around Brazil and recently in Europe for the past couple of months. Despite at the time of writing him not even being 18, Vitor already has 13 goals in 47 appearances at senior level and has clubs from…

Marcus Edwards is the pint-sized Englishman making waves in Portugal. A classic example of taking one step backward to take two steps forward, he traded in the bright lights of the Premier League for sunnier climbs on the Iberian Peninsula. But now, Edwards’s career has come full circle, with impressive spells at Vitória de Guimarães…

Despite impressing in their efforts to build a strong national team, Ghana were dealt another extremely bitter disappointment on the World Cup stage. While the team showed a great deal of fight in a tough group consisting of Uruguay, Portugal and South Korea, ultimately the Black Stars failed to make it out of the group.…

Antoine Semenyo’s stock has never been higher than it is right now – his blistering form for Bristol City over the last two Championship campaigns rewarding him with a move to the Premier League, a first international cap for Ghana also came his way. He’s not always been in the limelight however for positive reasons,…

Remember Rémy Cabella, Newcastle fans? That slight little attacking midfielder signed as part of the ‘French Revolution’ at St James’ Park in the mid-2010s? That’s right, the guy signed under Alan Pardew for around £12m, who would contribute a measly two assists and just one goal, before being shipped straight back to France with Marseille…

Atalanta and Gian Piero Gasperini are one of the feel-good success stories in Europe that every so often gives you a kind reminder that all is perhaps not lost in the murky world of football. In 2020, Atalanta were one of the best teams in Europe and certainly one of the most in-form teams in…

“That’s a really tough one. I think trying to speak and communicate as much as you can with family, whether that’s on FaceTime on the phone, or texting,” he added. These were the words of Ademola Lookman, talking to Sarah Shephard of The Athletic recently. He was asked how he felt dealing loneliness that comes…