How is it possible that our faces are painted in such a way in front of the eyes of Europe and we do not react? Teams’ bearers of our football and defenders of belonging to the most competitive league in the world, I find less and less arguments to believe you. Squads that, despite not …
The Fight Club
Rush is never good and after days of hard work we return to the ring. Never better said, because today we are going to remember the most savage and at the same time remembered fights of our beloved sport. Although it is a contact sport, in no case should it become a pitched battle. We …
Ici c’est Paris
Call me superstitious if you want but so much bragging about 6-1 sooner or later was going to have its consequences. To be recognised as a great club, beyond results, you must behave like one. At no time should you go over the top by rubbing past feats or teasing rivals on social media. The …
Football’s precocity
The other day I had the opportunity to read in the French newspaper L'Équipe, a study in which they indicated the 50 best U20 players of the moment. A veritable collection of diamonds in the rough, far from being polished in the shadows, they already unleash irrational passions and are the victims of constant flattery. …
World Club Champions
"Football is a sport invented by the English, they play eleven against eleven and Germany always win". Or in this case, Bayern Munich. This week took place the competition whose aim of crowning the best club in the world. However, sportingly speaking, the best teams globally do not participate in it. The most exotic and …
Let’s celebrate
Carnival is approaching and although this year it will not take place in the same way as usual, at Foot Renegades we are going to celebrate it by remembering the most emblematic and vindictive goal celebrations. For one day we are going to give the goal, our eternal protagonist, a secondary role and we are …
The beauty of chaos
Always under the guidance of Johann Cruyff, football is simple: always score one more goal than your opponent. I often wonder what are the most sought after attributes for success in the sport. Some would say power and aggressiveness. Others will argue for accuracy or effectiveness. For me, the imbalance. There is no greater overflow …
Innocent until proven otherwise
Success is so addictive that even when you succeed it doesn't seem to be enough. Because of this misguided thinking, a number of footballers have succumbed to the temptation of substances as addictive or even more addictive than prestige to enhance their qualities on the field. Tempted by their desire for glory, their excesses end …
The decline of Italian referees
Anyone who has ever played a video game related to the sport recognizes this face. Pierluigi Collina was voted the best referee in history at the end of the year. His impeccable professionalism propelled him to the top of a profession as far from the spotlight as it is focused on criticism. Since he hung …
Goalkeepers can also score
“Football is a team sport until the goalkeeper makes a mistake and then it becomes an individual sport”. This quote from Alex Welsh perfectly defines the ingratitude of a profession that is as underrated as it is essential. It is absolutely illogical to blame them too much in defeats while in victories they are given …