Ranking every Premier League team by how they’d perform at a school sports day
Which teams are the maths nerds crying in the long jump pit? Which side are the physical specimens who had their growth spurt early?
Articles By Andrew Martin
Where are they now? The 5 Man Utd teenagers handed Premier League debuts by Erik ten Hag
Say what you like about Erik ten Hag — for better or for worse, he ain't afraid to play the kids.
6 players Man Utd cashed in on at the perfect time: Rashford next?
There's an art to knowing when to sell your prized assets. It's nuanced. Even United have got it right sometimes...
An XI of world-class ballers born after Luka Modric’s professional debut
On the 10th August 2003, one of the game's greatest-ever midfielders made his professional debut for Zrinji Mostar.
Where are they now? Unai Emery’s most expensive signing from every season since 2010
Emery's big-money signings range from the sublime to the Nicolas Pepe.
Where are they now? Claudio Ranieri’s 13 signings as Leicester manager
If someone's not busy sculpting a statue of The Tinkerman to stand outside the King Power, then they should.
The top 10 wonderkids of 2022 according to GOAL & how they’ve fared
We'd probably have given him an A if he didn't have a lid like a pot noodle.
Where are they now? Arne Slot’s first 10 signings as Feyenoord manager
Arne Slot is almost certainly Liverpool-bound... Although, we thought that about Ruben Amorim.
Where are they now? The 10 best wonderkids of 2021 according to GOAL
One of them is probably the world's best player right now, another is without a club and allegedly involved with mafia activity.
Newcastle, Tottenham, and Man Utd are battling it out to sign Serie A’s latest wonderkid centre-back
Young, talented central defenders seem to be spawning all over the world right now.
Ranking how well each Premier League mascot would do in a Royal Rumble
Get ready to go on a weird and wonderful adventure starring some very hyped-up mascots.
Where are they now? The 10 best wonderkids of 2020 according to GOAL
It's the time of year when GOAL releases its NXGN list of 50 wonderkids they expect to dominate the future of football.
The top 10 goalscorers in world football in 2024: Liverpool target level with Mbappe…
Your mate who's scored 97 goals in your regional pub league since the new year doesn't count.
The 2023-24 Premier League table if you got an extra point for a clean sheet
What if defence really was the single most important thing, and you got an extra point for every clean sheet you kept?
Where are they now? The 10 best wonderkids of 2019 according to GOAL
Quite often, GOAL's predictions come true and their wunderkinden fullfil their potential - but some of them do not.
Where are they now? Erik ten Hag’s first 15 signings as Ajax manager
Ten Hag was a success with the Eredivisie giants.
Each Premier League club’s most memorable FA Cup replay
The FA, in their great wisdom, have decided to scrap FA Cup replays. We're not really sure why.
The 10 most valuable MLS players in 2024 according to Transfermarkt
Invest in your stocks now...
Where are they now? Rafa Benitez’s 28 signings for Newcastle United
The Toon were all but relegated when he joined the club but, instead of jumping ship, he put his reputation on the line and spent a season in the Championship.
Sporting’s €80million-rated wonderkid has the Premier League’s big guns hot & bothered
Clubs are already queueing...
Where are they now? The 10 best wonderkids of 2018 according to GOAL
Wonderkids are not guaranteed to become wonderadults.
Coefficient race explained: What Aston Villa & Tottenham need for fifth place to get CL qualification
Confused? Don't worry. We've got you.
Where are they now? The last Arsenal XI that beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena
The last time Arsenal beat Bayern away from home, the Gunners absolutely sh*thoused their way to victory.
10 invincible teams that we can’t believe DIDN’T win the league title
You have to have something a bit different about you to be an invincible football team. Takes a mental fortitude you don't often see.
Where are they now? Maurizio Sarri’s 10 signings as Juventus manager
Juventus signed some superb footballers during Sarri's reign. They also signed one bloke we've literally never heard of.
The Premier League scorers charts if hitting the woodwork counted as a goal
Imagine if the goal was just an inch or two bigger in every direction? Darwin Nunez certainly does...
The MLS’ top 10 record transfers to European clubs – & how they fared
We're taking a look at the ten most expensive transfers from MLS to Europe and—SPOILER ALERT—most of them are quite recent because that's how inflation works.
Man Utd’s next star is sinking rivals & saving the club one literal haymaker at a time
Talk about a knockout blow...
Where are they now? Carlo Ancelotti’s 8 signings as Bayern Munich manager
The Bavarians made eight signings during Carlo's reign. Let's take a look at where those fellas are now.
USMNT and England are set to do battle for Pep Guardiola’s next star full-back
Manchester City are at it again.