‘Wrong’ Squad Numbers

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 …

Shirt numbers in sports are iconic, and they can carry a responsibility for athletes. For example, if basketball undrafted players are given the number 23 they will always have Michael …

If you ask any 25-year-old and above football fan who was one of the greatest midfielders of their generation, the man in the orange glasses will almost certainly crop up. …

Pele, so good they retired his number twice There are many things that come across from the United States that are readily embraced in Europe and the UK. Breaking Bad, …

While he has yet to turn 22, Internazionale defender Federico Dimarco has already gone through quite a few shirt numbers, with the early part of the current season adding two …

By Luke Balint The other day I opened Google Chrome to do my annual look at the updated Premier League squads and numbers when I was struck with an idea …

Sunday saw Eden Hazard make his first appearance with a Real Madrid badge on his shirt, but for many of us, it’s what’s on the back of the shirt that …

The Women’s World Cup has provided an endless summer of talking points but one that seems to have slipped under most people’s radars is the absolute ‘shitshow circus’ of squad …

A World Cup offering for today’s look back, a game primarily remembered for Bryan Robson setting a record for the quickest goal in the finals, netting after 27 seconds. Incidentally, …

Ah, squad numbers… they’re always a great cause of consternation, controversy, and conflict. Maybe that borders a bit on hyperbole, but the point is this: For the most part, shirt …