There are plenty of reasons why Mo Salah should be considered one of the frontrunners for the Ballon d’Or award. 57 reasons, perhaps, after the Egyptian King registered a whopping 34 goals and 23 assists in all competitions in the 2024/25 season. A campaign, one might reasonably add, that saw the No.11 play a starring … Read more
Jim Hiller’s first experience watching a game in Ontario from above came during the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. It was after the Kings were eliminated from the postseason themselves but the Ontario Reign were still playing, having advanced into Round 3 for the first time since 2016. Hiller had been behind the bench for exhibition … Read more
While the Washington Nationals have plenty of options in the outfield, the quality has not necessarily been there. Center field has become particularly problematic, with Robert Hassell III and Jacob Young really struggling with the bat. However, there is one more young outfielder in the mix who deserves a chance and his name is Christian … Read more
As always, I will be full of praise when and where it is due and right now, Chelsea are pulling off some incredible outgoing deals and deserve all the praise in the world for that. We’ve seen a lot of players coming in through the door in the last few years, and they wont all … Read more
The Milwaukee Brewers’ trade with the Boston Red Sox early in the season flew under the radar. The Brewers acquired former top prospect Quinn Priester from the Red Sox, sending outfield prospect Yophery Rodriguez to Boston on April 7. Pitching prospect John Holobetz was sent to the Red Sox on May 5 to complete the … Read more
There’s a situation brewing this summer that involves Trevoh Chalobah and his Chelsea future. Trev is one of our own, an academy graduate who has successfully now made over 70 appearances for his beloved childhood club. Imagine the feeling he would have got last night playing a huge part in helping Chelsea win the Club … Read more
In a recent interaction with Sofascore (h/t SPORT), Emmanuel Amunike talked about his former club, Barcelona and how they are faring under the leadership of Hansi Flick. While hailing Barcelona’s current form, Amunike notably heaped praise on former manager Xavi Hernandez for leading Barça during a tough time. Amunike on Barcelona and Xavi When asked … Read more
Brad Treliving has his fingerprints all over this Toronto Maple Leafs roster, and they’ve quickly become a Stanley Cup Playoff powerhouse. The Maple Leafs’ general manager hasn’t even been on the job for two years, and it feels like this Leafs’ team is different, night-and-day, than any of the playoff-bound teams from Kyle Dubas’ era. … Read more
As a neutral fan, the coverage I see of the Edmonton Oilers‘ Evan Bouchard has always confused me. An elite defenceman by every metric, he’s criticized more than perhaps any other star player in the sport. So, I watched him play a few games to see what the fuss was about. Bouchard critics be warned, … Read more
The way Ben Chilwell has been treated is just another example of a player being disrespected by Chelsea. Of course, none of us know the underlying circumstances behind this story, but I’d suspect that it is more than just Enzo Maresca not rating the player. I mean, you might not rate him, but surely he … Read more