Vyacheslav Evdokimov, CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons When Birmingham City retired the number 22 shirt after English midfielder Jude Bellingham left the club in 2020, a few eyebrows were raised. It seemed liked the club had made the decision a little too hastily, with Bellingham’s potential not being made quite clear, but it…
Biser Todorov, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest footballer to ever play the game. The Argentinian maestro has broken records both in La Liga and on the international stage, having also claimed his first World Cup in 2022. Another prestigious football competition, the Champions League, is a tournament where…
Like the majority of professional football teams, FC Barcelona are no different by having a reserve team set-up within their club. With players like Lionel Messi having played for Barcelona B over the years, Barcelona’s reserve team plays a really important role in player development. A common questions that gets asked by La Liga supporters…
Real Madrid, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Real Madrid and French international striker Karim Benzema has been a prolific goalscorer for the majority of his career, but why does Benzema have the nickname ‘El Gato’? In this Elastico article, we discuss when the nickname originated, which football manager gave the forward the nickname and…
Roger Gorączniak, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (No changes made) Polish captain and striker Robert Lewandowski is a prolific goalscorer, having scored 344 goals in 375 games for German giants Bayern Munich in just 8 seasons. He also achieved 30 or more league goals in 5 out of 8 seasons with the club, which…
Photo Credit – Nathan Forget (no changes made) under Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Marrying Victoria Beckham, one fifth of the pop group Spice Girls, as well as playing for Manchester United, Real Madrid and the England national team are just some of the reasons why David Beckham is so famous. While he is…
Did barcelona 15-1 real madrid HAPPEN in 1926? No, in 1926, Barcelona vs Real Madrid finished 8-1 to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey after two legs: 1926 Copa del Rey So what exactly happened during the 1926 Copa del Rey? Well, Barcelona went on to win the competition. Both they and Real Madrid won…
Founded in 1902, Real Madrid are arguably the biggest and most successful football club on the planet. They’ve won a record 14 Champions League trophies and 35 La Liga titles. Most of the world refers to them as ‘Real Madrid’, but did you know that there are five nicknames that they also go by. In…
One of the most debated topics in football has been the ‘Xavi or Iniesta?’ one, and it’s easy to see why. Xavi and Iniesta are two of Spain’s greatest ever players who played in the same coveted Barcelona side, and they are incredibly hard to compare. It’s hard to mention one of these players without…
Photo Credit – Joscarfas (no changes made) under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic. Because Lionel Messi is referred to as the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of football, he is one of the most regularly discussed players. His height, in particular, has been of interest to sports fans. People want to know what Messi’s height…