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Philippe Coutinho just made his debut for Aston Villa last weekend. And since he scored less than 15 minutes into that game, he has been the name on everyone’s lips. But do we really know the Brazilian? Perhaps not.  Well, in this podcast, we will be telling you 10 things you probably didn’t know about Ex Liverpool and Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho. Let’s get right to it!

Football is a very lucrative venture, but that has never stopped professional footballers from owning businesses. And well, it is wise-thinking considering that one cannot play football their entire life.

Here are 12 famous footballers who are also into business.

Sergio Aguero 

Jesse Lingard  

Cristiano Ronaldo 

Lionel Messi 

David Beckham 

Robert Lewandowski 

Harry Kane 

Willian & David Luiz 

Neymar Jr 

Mo Salah 

Mesut Ozil 

Raheem Sterling

With Coutinho completing a loan move to Aston Villa, we see him reunite with his former teammate and captain, Steven Gerrard. Of course, this is one of those sweet things fans love to see in football, so, we have brought you 8 times a thing like this has happened. Let’s take a look at 8 managers who have signed their former teammates.

The year is 2012. Chelsea Football Club is on top of the world. Or at least, they are on top of Europe, for sure. They have just won their first-ever Champions League trophy, and you really can’t tell them anything!  

The story behind Chelsea’s first Champions League win involves many factors. But today, we focus on their scouting.   In addition to their academy which has produced and keeps producing brilliant players, the scouts employed at Chelsea do a great job of bringing some of the best players over to Stamford Bridge. 

And 3 of their greatest players, Drogba, Lampard, and Peter Cech, who were all scouted from different clubs, are proof of this.  And these scouts very nearly pulled off a scouting masterstroke in 2012 when they discovered wonderkid Mbappe before anyone really even knew of him.

Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli is one of the hottest kids on the Premier League block right now. He seems to be the one Arteta has chosen to step into the shoes of Aubameyang at Arsenal. And well, in the few games he has started so far, he has been doing a pretty great job.  Anyway, today, we want to tell you a little bit more about the Arsenal wonderkid. Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about Gabriel Martinelli.

Arsene Wenger is quite famous for always almost signing probably every wonderkid that ever existed. From the infamous 40 million and 1 pound bid for Luis Suarez to scouting all of the best players in world football today and trying to get their signatures, here are the ten best players who almost played for Arsenal.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic 

Jadon Sancho 

Paul Pogba 

Gianluigi Buffon 

Didier Drogba 

Gareth Bale 

Lionel Messi 

N'golo Kante 

Cristiano Ronaldo

Football is a team sport. And to foster team spirit and cooperation, it is the norm for teammates to do virtually everything together. Eat together, play together, travel together, and perhaps most importantly, train together.  However, there have been some instances where players have been asked – scratch that – forced to train alone. 

And we will be looking at 8 of those instances in this video. Let’s get right to it.  The former Arsenal captain has been on the receiving end of many different kinds of disciplinary measures in recent weeks at Arsenal.  Apart from being stripped of the captaincy, the Gabonese forward was forced to train alone for weeks. 

No wonder he left Arsenal a little earlier than teammates Partey and Elneny to go prepare for the AFCON with his country.  But what happens when he gets back? Will he continue training alone? Or will Arteta finally reinstate him into the squad? Or, another possibility, will the former captain leave the club this month? We will just have to wait to find out.

Sometimes, when you’re trying to shoot a shot at a player that is obviously out of your league, shame goes completely out the window. You just gotta do what you gotta do. In this video, we will be looking at 8 of those instances where clubs have made the most shameless transfer offers ever.  

Newell’s Old Boys – Lionel Messi 

KVC Westerlo – Eden Hazard 

Club Tijuana – David Beckham 

West Ham – Zlatan Ibrahimovic  

Hajvalia – Luis Suarez 

Emirati Football Club – Cristiano Ronaldo 

Neymar Jr. – West Ham United 

St. Mirren – Ronaldinho

In football, it is important that footballers stay in communication with the fans, because at the end of the day, what is the sport without the fans? And well, as a player, your communication does not always involve a huge smile on your face. Sometimes, you are remorseful and with a sad face, saying a big “I’m sorry” to your supporters.  

In this podcast, we will be looking at 5 players who have apologized to their fans at one point or another. And of course, we will also be looking at why they had to apologize. Let’s get straight to it.

Because of their high net worth, professional footballers are some of the biggest targets of robbery and burglary in Europe and all around the world.  In this video, we bring you 8 Premier League football stars who have once been victims of robbery. Some of these players were left with physical injuries, but most of them still have psychological scars.