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.
  • Soccer
    EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 09: Ousmane Dembele #10 of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semi-final match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid CF at MetLife Stadium on July 09, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

    365Scores’ 2025 Team of the Year

    Every football year leaves behind a few images that refuse to fade. A goalkeeper standing still after making the save everyone expected to beat him. A winger celebrating like he’s surprised by his own consistency. A striker reaching a number so large it stops feeling real. This XI is built…

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    365Scores’ 2025 Awards – best goal, team, manager and young player

    Football awards can drift into either nostalgia or noise. The 365Scores’ 2025 Awards avoid both by locking onto moments and decisions that genuinely shifted the season. This was a year defined by sharp turns rather than slow trends: a midfielder discovering a new superpower on a Champions League night, a…

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    Matheus Cunha ready for the Boxing day

    Why is there only one Premier League game this year on Boxing Day?

    For the first time in modern memory, England’s top flight will stage just one match on December 26: Manchester United hosting Newcastle United under the lights at Old Trafford. No mid-afternoon pile-on. No wall-to-wall goals on the telly. Just a single Friday night fixture, acting as the soft launch to…

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    LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring the first of his two goals during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 22, 2024 in London, England.

    Tottenham vs Liverpool Preview – both teams NEED a win

    Tottenham vs Liverpool in late December usually arrives gift-wrapped: noise, chances, and enough plot twists to power a whole festive fixture montage. This one has an extra edge because both sides are walking into it with a proper, practical need for points. Spurs are trying to stop a season from…

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    Francesco Totti of AS Roma selfie Apple iPhone during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Lazio Roma on January 11,2014 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

    Best Serie A Team of the 21st Century

    Serie A between 2000 and 2025 has been a league of aesthetic extremes. Tactical chess at walking pace, then a 40-yard thunderbolt. A back four arranged like an art installation, then a No.10 deciding he’s bored and inventing something illegal. It’s also an era that contains almost every flavour of…

  • Premier League
    LEICESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool celebrating after scoring a goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Liverpool FC at The King Power Stadium on December 26, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom.

    12 Goals of Christmas – Most iconic festive Premier League goals

    There’s a particular kind of magic to the Premier League over Christmas and New Year. Heavy legs, loud scarves, weird bounces, and goals that feel like they were scored by someone who has just remembered football is meant to be fun. The fixtures come thick and fast, the box is…