Michu's emotional goodbye to football & all that's good, bad & ugly about the beautiful game

Spanish international professional football player, Celta Vigo, Swansea City, Rayo Vallecano , Napoli and La Felgura striker , Miguel Perez Cuesta, announced his retirement as a player via letter written both in Spanish and English, scanned and then shared on his Twitter page.

At 31 years of age, Michu's retirement isn't entirely unexpected. Moreso, following a struggle with injury.  But it drew us in as at the very end, Michu once again was both passionate and sublime. This time, to show us how deep football gets for a professional footballer.

#CAFElections: Africans On Twitter Expose International Media Hypocrisy Over The Topple Of Issa Hayatou To End 29year Reign Over African Football

When news broke out of Madagascar's Ahmed Ahmed's victory in the CAF elections to end 29year reign of Issa Hayatou, initial reports by international media outlets spoke of "a lot being achieved" under the Cameroonian's leadership. So strong was this narrative that it appeared Africa once again had done something African. Something inexplicable. This, quite in contrast to celebrations online best exemplified by these tweets that come only second to the hoist and shoulder high carry of Ahmed Ahmed by South African (region not country) CAF delegates once news of  the 34-20 win broke.

Rate These Beasts: The Hot, Sexy and Whatnot Of 2017 Formula One Championship Team Cars

The 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship is neigh! The teams have unveiled their cars for the season in line with 2017 rules and regulations and we await to see whose design conquers motorsports premier event. Melbourne is just under a month away. We weigh in on the cars

2017 AFCON:What Young Footballers Can Learn From Egyptian Goal Keeper Essam El-Hadary

Fact No 1: Egypt has been the dominant force in African football. Save for the Ethiopian-Kenyan domination of middle distance athletics, or South African chokehold on African Rugby; you would be hard pressed to find a nation so dominant in a sport in Africa.

Fact No 2: Factors without football, domestic upheaval following the Arab spring of 2011, conspired to keep the Africa’s best football team from the past three subsequent AFCON editions.

These two stubborn facts set the tone for the narrative around Egypt’s participation in this year’s AFCON in Gabon.

رجل المباراة بلا منازع: الأسطورة 👑 pic.twitter.com/Aix2SNdF6n

— Arqam (@ArqamFC) February 1, 2017

To Understand The Future Of F1 In The 21st Century, Follow The Money

Is F1 a one percent(er) sport? A ‘niche’ sport? Admittedly, the drivers’ spacesuits tickle the imagination; the cockpit view immerses the TV viewer; beautiful people at the circuit tantalize; the precision, technological sophistication and coordination of it all make no mistake, is the stuff of dreams.

Sounds all elitist doesn’t it? In redefining this narrative, formula one prides in being the most watched annual sport series in the world: at 500 million of viewers per year, formula one is consumed by a critical mass. 

But it doesn’t feel that way. Mass consumption you say? Somehow that number doesn’t sit well some sixty seven years into existence of auto sports’ bespoke piece.