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  1. Pinned22 August 2026

    Welcome

    What’s this all about then?

  2. Pinned22 August 2026

    Features

    Player pages, clubs, compare, Hall of Fame, watchlist — a two-minute tour.

  3. Notes19 October 2026

    Are assists harder than goals?

    The best assist total in the big five, and how many players scored straight past it.

  4. Player Comparison17 October 2026

    Two left feet: Olise vs Yamal

    Olise vs Yamal stats comparison

  5. Notes12 October 2026

    The Bundesliga Tax

    Liverpool gave Germany The Beatles, Germany gave Liverpool Wirtz

  6. Notes21 September 2026

    Ronaldo – Respect the name

    Two World Player awards by 21, 233 goals before Lecce, and a Champions League record that belongs to the other knee.

  7. Player Comparison15 September 2026

    A Case Study in Big Club Bias

    Name blanked, club blanked. Last season, three years, five years — then the World Cup squad that skipped him.

  8. Notes7 September 2026

    Early Season Patterns

    Knee-jerk season, week three: Havertz in the big ones, Dimarco’s 23 GI, Aubameyang at 37, and Isak & Ødegaard already matching last year.

  9. Player Comparison2 September 2026

    Ballon d’Or 2026 — a 3 horse race? Kane vs Mbappé vs Yamal

    League involvements, Top 6, Champions League knockouts and the World Cup — Kane, Mbappé, Yamal, and why Olise keeps popping up.

  10. Player Comparison28 August 2026

    Player Comparison: Class of ’92 vs West Ham’s Academy of Football

    Giggs, Beckham, Scholes and the Nevilles versus Rio, Lampard, Carrick, Cole, Defoe and Johnson — trophies, caps, clean sheets, and who was actually world class.

  11. Player Comparison24 August 2026

    Player Comparison: Erling Haaland vs Kylian Mbappé

    Five league seasons, Top 6 goals, Champions League knockouts, World Cup finals — who is the bigger game player?

  12. Archives12 October 2013

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Ferdinand & Vidic vs Bruce & Pallister

    United’s two great centre-back pairs, clean sheets vs the Top 6, and a title-years leveller.

  13. Archives16 December 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Rio Ferdinand vs John Terry

    Ten seasons of clean sheets, Top 6 defending, Europe, and England — declared a draw.

  14. Archives20 November 2012

    From the Archives - Big Game Youth Systems

    Ajax, Barcelona and River Plate — FIFA World Player, Ballon d’Or and South American Player of the Year, by youth team. Accurate as of 2012.

  15. Archives24 September 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 5–1

    Zidane, Puskás, Pelé, Di Stéfano, Müller. Accurate as of 2012.

  16. Archives11 September 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 10–6

    Eusébio, Kempes, Vavá, Spencer, Ronaldo. Accurate as of 2012.

  17. Archives2 September 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 20–11

    Platini, Rossi, van Basten, Breitner. Accurate as of 2012.

  18. Archives20 August 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 30–21

    Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Cruyff, Tostão and co. Accurate as of 2012.

  19. Archives12 August 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 40–31

    Brehme, Messi, Litmanen, Zico, Hurst, Kocsis. Accurate as of 2012.

  20. Archives6 August 2012

    From the Archives - The Top 50 Big Game Scorers of All Time

    How the list was built: tournaments, weightings, 1950 onwards. Accurate as of 2012.

  21. Archives6 August 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 50–41

    Riedle, Gullit, Torres, Jairzinho, Batistuta. Accurate as of 2012.

  22. Archives29 July 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Thierry Henry vs Robin van Persie

    Two 30-goal Arsenal seasons: Invincible 03-04 vs the 11-12 one-man band.

  23. Archives17 July 2012

    From the Archives - Team Comparison: The Invincibles — Arsenal 2003-04 vs Juventus 2011-12

    Two unbeaten title winners, two different ways to skin the cat.

  24. Archives25 March 2012

    From the Archives - The Myth of Maradona?

    Did he win things with poor teams? Argentina 86, Napoli 87 and 90. Accurate as of 2012.

  25. Archives27 January 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Thierry Henry vs Ruud van Nistelrooy

    Five Premier League seasons, Top 6 goals, AOI — who was the bigger game player?

  26. Archives15 January 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Steven Gerrard vs Frank Lampard

    Ten and a half seasons, penalties vs the rest, and why England never quite worked.