How should we judge the success of a football player’s career? It’s a question that has been floating round my head for a number of weeks. Everton’s Dele Alli gave…
Here at The Mag we have introduced a new feature, asking a number of our regular / irregular contributors to write about a past Newcastle United player that they liked…
Hatem Ben Arfa has a new club. An official announcement (see below) on Wednesday, revealing that the former Newcastle United cult hero has joined Lille. This is a seventh French…
Hatem Ben Arfa has a new club. The now 33 year old passing his medical and Bourdeaux releasing an official statement (see below) announcing his arrival. This is his sixth…
Difficult to believe that it is now fully six and a half years since Hatem Ben Arfa last played for Newcastle United. The enigmatic French genius / waster making his…
In these days of no football, I have seen the name of Laurent Robert appearing more and more on social media. Moments and matches from the past relived. I hold…
Hatem Ben Arfa has been signed up by Ronaldo. The original and brilliant Brazilian Ronaldo became the majority shareholder at Real Valladolid in September 2018. He has became the latest…
On 29 March 2014, Hatem Ben Arfa started his last league match for Newcastle United. Three weeks earlier he had turned 27 and should have been set for his prime…
Hatem Ben Arfa is 32 now but still making the headlines. A new report shows that only one player in the top/big five European Leagues has better dribbling stats so…