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Nicky

Nicky is a budding journalist who specialises in matters related to football, basketball and the economics of sports. He is a student at the University of Edinburgh as well. Follow him on Twitter @NickyHelfgott1.
  • La Liga
    23 Mar 2002: David Beckham of Manchester United takes a trademark free-kick during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Manchester United and Middlesbrough played at Old Trafford, in Manchester, England. Middlesbrough won the match 1-0. DIGITALIMAGE. Mandatory Credit:
    NickySeptember 18, 2026
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    The greatest free-kick takers of all-time, ranked

    The wall shuffles into place. The goalkeeper barks, waves an arm, then steps sideways and hopes. Behind the ball, one man is doing arithmetic nobody else in the stadium can follow: distance, wind, wall height, the two inches of daylight between a defender’s shoulder and the near post. Free-kick taking…

  • Champions League
    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates with teammate Youri Tielemans after scoring the 2nd goal of his team during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between Manchester United and Sabah FC at Old Trafford on September 10, 2026 in Manchester, England.
    NickySeptember 11, 2026
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    The Champions League is back with a bang!

    Three nights, eighteen matches, and scintillating football all round – the Champions League is back! PSG scored six. Barcelona scored five. Bayern scored five. Manchester United, back in this competition for the first time in three seasons, scored four and could have had more. Arsenal, inevitably, scored one and won…

  • Champions League
    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STARS - LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United is challenged by Alejandro Garnacho of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on April 18, 2026 in London, England.
    NickySeptember 10, 2026
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    The young players who’ll define this Champions League season

    There is a particular kind of Champions League night that makes a career. Not a debut, not a cameo, but the night a teenager walks off a UCL pitch and everyone watching understands that something has shifted. Lennart Karl had one against Club Brugge last November. Rio Ngumoha had one…

  • Champions League
    MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 25: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Carlos Baleba of Manchester United poses after signing for the club at Carrington Training Ground on August 25, 2026 in Manchester, England.
    NickySeptember 1, 2026
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    Enzo, Gakpo and twelve Deadline Day hours that could shape the season

    Transfer windows are supposed to be marathons. This one has behaved like a sprint finish to deadline day that started early and has not slowed down. The 2026 summer window opened on 15 June and closes at 23:00 BST tonight with Germany and France having shut up shop yesterday. Clubs…

  • Tennis
    GRAND SLAM CHAMP - NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 7: Winner Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the podium ceremony after defeating Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Men's Singles Final match on day fifteen of the 2025 US Open Tennis Championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2025 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City.
    NickyAugust 29, 2026
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    The Grand Slam Without a No. 1: US Open 2026 Preview

    Jannik Sinner has played every Grand Slam since Wimbledon 2019. He will not play this one. A knee injury picked up during his break before the North American hard-court swing has ruled out the world No. 1, the 2024 champion and last year’s beaten finalist, and his absence has reshaped…

  • Soccer
    Inter Milan's Argentinian forward #10 Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and AS Roma at San Siro stadium in Milan, on April 5, 2026.
    NickyAugust 19, 2026
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    Serie A 2026/27 Season Preview

    Want to hear a crazy Serie A statistic? Lautaro Martínez won the Capocannoniere last season with 17 goals. Since Serie A returned to a 20-team format in 2004/05, nobody had ever won it with fewer than 20. The previous low was Alessandro Del Piero’s 21 in 2007/08. You have to…

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