FOOTBALL VIEWS

The draw for the 2026 World Cup was made yesterday and there are some interesting games to look forward to when the tournament kicks off next summer. This will be the biggest World Cup since it's inception as there will more teams taking part than usual and more games being played due to the change in format. This is what I think of the draw. The draw itself look very open as there is no group of death, some of the groups having just one clear favourite to reach the last 32 a

GK: BART VERBURGGEN (BRIGHTON) - Verbruggen kept 3 clean sheets during November and conceded just one goal as Brighton ended the month in the European spots. He made some big and crucial saves throughout the month including his penalty save against Brentford to deny Igor Thiago. RB: NICOLO SAVONA (NOTTINGHAM FOREST) - Savona scored 2 goals during November and also put in some solid performances defensively. His contributions at both ends were key to Forest getting some points

SATURDAY: ASTON VILLA V ARSENAL Villa showed character to come from behind to win at Brighton during the week and it was good to see Ollie Watkins back on the scoresheet following his recent drought. A win for them here could put them in the title race as they're only six points behind Arsenal and are also one of the in-form teams in the league. Arsenal made changes against Brentford during the week and it was the right decision to do so as we're approaching the busiest stage

Ballers are players who are incredibly skilful, have many flicks and tricks up their sleeve and aren't afraid to take risks. They're the players who love taking on opponents and will back themselves to beat them in one on one duels because of how gifted they are. The game of football has seen many ballers light up the game over the years and especially during the modern era as the majority of ballers were around during the modern era , which was arguably when the term was cre

The definition of a one season wonder is pretty straightforward. It's a player who has just the one good season. The Premier League has had many of them over the years and they're well remembered purely based on what they did during that one good season they had. It is a shame that they delivered for just the one season because we would've liked to have seen them doing it in the seasons that followed after showing a good a player they were during that one season. There are a