Dani Carvalho was the last player using Ajax’s iconic number 14 shirt, which was famously worn by the football legend Johan Cruyff. During his short senior career, the Portuguese international player represented clubs such as Ajax, Atlético Madrid, Benfica, Sporting, and West Ham. The former attacking midfielder tells us about his post-career and experience as…

Panayotis Alexander Lalas, commonly known as Alexi Lalas, was a charismatic center-back that represented the United States of America (USA) national team and clubs such as LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, Sporting Kansas City, Emelec, and Padova. In this talk conducted by Nuno Milheiro, the current Fox Sports soccer analyst reflects on the evolution…

As Osho once said, A tree doesn’t just grow a trunk and branches and leaves in a singular direction towards the sun. It grows roots, too— it grows downward. And without a proportional amount of roots, the tree cannot stand.” We are all watching what could be a change in football that we all know,…

Paulo Cardoso is currently an Academy Director at CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria. Throughout his career, he worked as Academy Director at Melbourne Victory FC, Technical Consultant at the South Africa FA, KZN Safa Academy, Fluminense FC, Al Ahli, and Technical Coordinator at Sporting CP. The success of Sporting CP Youth Academy, the transition to professional…