An attacking midfield talent in Sweden’s top tier, Elena Sadiku lifted two Damallsvenskan titles in her early career before an overwhelming succession of surgeries and a very real threat to the everyday basics she had once taken for granted. Six…
As Iceland swept the watching football world away with them in a haze of Viking valour and volume two years ago, Kári Árnason was a lynchpin. Believing the Euro 2016 darlings are embarking upon their debut World Cup shortly with…
A boulevard paved with gold and glamour it may not have been, but Kári Árnason’s intriguing footballing CV says much about the value of a deft touch here and a shrewd decision there. The Aberdeen and Rotherham United favourite’s full-blooded…
Weaving an original twist into Kelly Smith MBE’s story may seem about as easy as it was to stop her casting her spell on the pitch. The pioneering, unforgettable former Arsenal star’s highlight reel continues to replay in the mind,…
On the way from precocious youngster to leading light for her country, Switzerland’s Ramona Bachmann has sometimes had to learn the hard way. The speed, the skill and the love affair with offhand creativity that make the Chelsea Ladies forward…