It's difficult to explain Barcelona from the outside looking in. This is a club that is no doubt one of the greatest the world has ever seen. However, over their entire existence, they have been incapable of being consistent on either a financial or a sporting front. How? Why? 🎟️For Reliable European Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Once upon a time, Manchester United were believed to be finished under sir Alex Ferguson. It was believed that he was finished and needed to hang up his boots. Instead, he doubled down on his tried and trusted philosophy and proved that form is temporary, but class is permanent. This is how Fergie rebuild Manchester United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is the story of how a young, fiery, some might even describe as delusionally ambitious man achieved the impossible in Scotland. Crushing the old firm, all the while defeating Europe's biggest clubs. A result that the man himself described as “Nothing short of a Miracle”. How did he do it? 🎟️For Reliable Premier League Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/Xmae0M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
France is an elite football nation. In the modern day, they produce, perhaps, the widest pool of world class talent on the planet. But, contrary to popular belief- that has not always been the case. All of that changed on July 12, 1998. The day the unthinkable happened. Brazil – the kings of the game – were dismantled 3–0 by a rampant French outfit. It's a story of innovation, coming right off the back of decades of confusing disappointment. In this video, we detail how France became football royalty. 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thierry Henry is, in my humble opinion, the greatest player in Premier League history. An insanely versatile striker that popped up everywhere, scored and assisted at will. Today, we look back at his incredible career. https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2014, Barcelona was at a crossroads. The club that had scaled unprecedented heights under Pep Guardiola just a few years prior was now reeling from turbulence on and off the pitch. Luckily for them, this is a club that always seems to find ways to claw themselves way back to the top regardless of circumstance– nowhere was this more evident than under Luis Enrique. It’s a story of domination. It’s a story of a trio that arguably will never be topped. However, ironically, it’s a story of how a combination of elite talent can paper over the cracks of a broken system. So how did it happen? 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you were to quiz the average football fan, you’ll find that Jose Mourinho is both the furthest thing from Manchester United in ethos, yet is so similar where it really counts. Born winners. And while there was much winning to go around while he was the manager, you have to ask the question - at what cost? 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leicester City winning the Premier League is the closest thing that we will ever get to a real life fairytale. A team that was languishing in the lower leagues only 2 seasons prior going on to win it all is the stuff of legends. How did they do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today, we re-tell the story of how Manchester City made it to the big time. The setting, the characters, the controversy and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund were a marvel in full flight. A team built from relatively minimal cost, with the heart and soul of an incredibly empowering fan base and city. Before Bayer Leverkusen, it was Klopp's Borussia Dortmund who were known as the Bayern Killers. For Good reason too. This is the story of how it happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bayern Munich are the greatest German team to ever exist. Pep Guardiola is arguably the greatest manager of his generation (an easy argument to make). Combine the two and what you get is a one of the most efficient teams of all time. However, depending on who you ask - this was simply not enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Liverpool is a special football club. One that revels in grit, passion and togetherness. "You Never Walk Alone" Is the mantra for a reason. But why is that? Where did this come from and why has it remained so deeply ingrained within this club's ethos? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FIFA and US officials have been getting awfully cozy lately. More specifically, Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA and Donald Trump, the President of the United States have been getting quite cozy. But, let's be fair. We’re about to have what will likely end up being the biggest World Cup to date in the World’s global superpower. You’d expect the two heads of the most important entities involved to work closely with one another. Is there more to this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Multi-club groups are frequently brought up within the sports community. For good reason, too. The list of drawbacks seem to dramatically outweigh the benefits, depending on who you ask. The questions of the day are - What is Multi-club ownership really? Should this be allowed? And is it really that bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
International domination is not something that happens all too frequently. When a nation band together and becomes an unstoppable force that is feared by all. This essentially encapsulates the great Spanish football team of 2008 -2010. A team full of technical genius, mental monsters and icons of the highest order. How did they do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Since 2016, the 100 million euro mark has been crossed 17 times in the transfer market for one player. The evolution of the player trading game over time is an interesting one. Supercharged commercial and broadcasting deals continue to create an environment where bigger numbers are expected and the divide between the haves and the have nots grow by the day. Is all of this a bubble? And if so, Is all of this set to burst? Transcript: https://footballiconic.com/the-insanity-of-the-football-transfer-market/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2006, Juventus unraveled before out eyes and were sentenced to a fate that nobody saw coming. Relegation to the second division. However, somehow, only 8 years later the club were back to the very top and very shockingly better than ever. Antonio Conte Manager supreme made it all possible. Capped off by winning more points than any Serie A club ever has. It was also a wacky period, laced with glory, corruption and everything in between. So, what happened? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Portugal is a fascinating footballing nation. A country with a population of only 10 million, dwarfed in size by the global elite, yet always in the conversation as one of the best around. Today, we dive into the crazy history of this nation, up to and including the 2016 UEFA European Championship. A true tale of underdog glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 2024/25 football season had absolutely everything. Emotion, drama, shock, vindication, relief, domination. You name it. But how good was it, really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the 2012 , Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid scored 121 goals. The most goals scored by a team in one season in the history of La Liga. They put up 100 points in the league, a record tally at the time, and perhaps most significantly, they got the better of a Pep Guardiola led Barcelona, that is very often regarded as the greatest club football team of all time. But there was so much toxicity around the team that some feel only negativity towards the period. Are they correct? More importantly, how good was Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices