Career in Numbers – Alessandro Costacurta
Last month saw the launch of FIFA 21, with the popularity of the series as strong as ever. You might think that releasing effectively the same game year after year …
Career in Numbers – Alexandre Pato
Once tipped to be Brazil’s next big star, Alexandre Pato has never quite lived up to the boundless potential he showed as a teenager. The now-30-year-old looked as though he …
The remarkable journey of Odion Ighalo in shirt numbers
Sometimes, dreams do come true. Nobody knows that better than on-loan Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo. The Nigeria international, who typically wears the number 9 shirt for his national team, …
Career in Numbers – Zlatan Ibrahimović
By Tom Dean So Zlatan Ibrahimović is to reprise his role as the main man at AC Milan, having been part of the last team to stop Juventus from winning …
Career in Numbers – Dimitar Berbatov
Once dubbed a “genius” by none other than Sir Alex Ferguson, Dimitar Berbatov enjoyed a fruitful career at some of Europe’s top sides, arguably playing his best football whilst in the …
Career in Numbers – Kingsley Coman
Titles, trophies and personal accolades have always been the key sources of inspiration for young players all over the world, but what do you do if you simply can’t lose? …
Career in Numbers – Kevin-Prince Boateng
In January, FC Barcelona shocked the football world by going into the transfer market and coming out with US Sassuolo’s Kevin-Prince Boateng – the odds you would have got on that! The …
Career in Numbers – Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe is set to make his competitive debut for Rangers away to Kilmarnock tonight, January 23 (last Friday’s Scottish Cup game against Cowdenbeath, which should have been his first …
Career in Numbers – Emmanuel Adebayor
This is the second part in this series, the first instalment looked at Ronaldo METZ (2001-03) Having been scouted in his native Togo, Emmanuel Adebayor joined FC Metz in 1999 …
Career in numbers – Ronaldo
Welcome to the first of a new series, where we look at a notable player and the squad numbers he wore during his career. First up is legendary Brazilian striker …