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
    Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Liverpool FC at Molineux on September 28, 2024 in Wolverhampton, England.

    Has this been the most boring Premier League season ever?

    If you’ve been following the 2024-25 Premier League season, you’ve probably heard the whispers – whether online, in pubs, maybe even from your own exasperated sighs – that this might just be the dullest campaign in the competition’s glittering history. But is it really? Let’s pull up a seat at…

  • NBA
    MVP? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks on prior to the game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on November 27, 2024 in San Francisco, California.

    Who’s going to win the NBA MVP?

    The MVP race in the 2024/25 NBA season has been a thrill to watch. In one corner, you have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the slick Canadian maestro leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to historic heights. In the other, Nikola Jokić, the Serbian sorcerer weaving triple-double magic for the Denver Nuggets. The 2024-25…

  • Soccer

    Barcelona to wear custom Travis Scott jerseys for El Clasico

    When FC Barcelona steps onto the pitch on May 11, 2025, for the latest chapter of El Clásico against Real Madrid, they’ll be sporting more than their iconic blaugrana stripes. In a move that’s got football fans, sneakerheads, and music buffs buzzing, the Catalan giants will wear special-edition jerseys featuring…

  • Soccer
    Barcelona's Lionel Messi holds the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup trophy as he celebrates the Spanish club's victory at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on December 19, 2009. Barcelona beat Argentina's Estudiantes de La Plata 2-1 in the final football match. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI

    What can we expect of the new Club World Cup?

    We’re now less than two months away from the Club World Cup. Once again, Lionel Messi will be squaring off against Real Madrid’s galacticos, and he’ll be doing it under the Miami sun. It’s not a fever dream – it’s the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, a revamped, 32-team extravaganza…

  • Champions League
    Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between Aston Villa FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park on April 15, 2025 in Birmingham, England.

    Champions League Quarter-Finals Review

    The Champions League quarter-final second legs on April 15 and 16, 2025, were pure, unadulterated football chaos—90-minute rollercoasters that reminded us why this competition is the sport’s beating heart. Picture the scenes: the Santiago Bernabéu, where Arsenal didn’t just upset Real Madrid but devastated them, leaving Carlo Ancelotti’s job teetering…

  • Soccer
    Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring the first of his two goals during the Premier League match

    European Update – Who’s going to win each league?

    Picture this: it’s April 2025, and European football is a glorious mess of drama, dreams, and last-minute heroics. The Premier League is a runaway train, La Liga’s a three-way slugfest, and the Bundesliga’s got Bayern Munich doing Bayern Munich things. Meanwhile, Ligue 1 is PSG’s playground, and Serie A? It’s…