A bizarre year of football during a pandemic is coming to an end. Here are BabaGol’s 20 football events, people and phenomena that made 2020 the hectic year it was.
The Best of 2020
Diego Maradona: 1960-2020
Diego Maradona died on November 25th 2020. Some words to remember one of the greatest ever to play the game.
Never Too Late: Five experienced players that made it in the international level
Goran Pandev will be 38 years old when he will play in his debut Euro with North Macedonia. Here are 5 players that show that you are never too old for international football.
1998 World Cup Legacy: Which Players Are Still Active?
Hussein Abdulghani, Al-Ahli Jeddah legend, has retired from football. He was part of a very exclusive group of footballers, who took part in 1998 France World Cup 22 years ago and were still active. After his farewell, there are only seven of them left—a truly endangered species.
Al-Hilal Is Out: AFC Champions League Winners Go Home due to Coronavirus
Al-Hilal, who has been severely hit with coronavirus, failed to list 13 squad players for the last game in the group stage. As a result, they were withdrawn from the competition. The full narrative of the craziest clash between coronavirus and football we’ve seen so far.