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FC Bayern München's Joshua Kimmich has been voted as the German Footballer of the year 2017 and it gives us a perfect excuse to look back at our one-month-old article where we told the story of a prodigy who will turn into a genius.

Joshua Kimmich – The story of a genius. The date was the 5th of March, 2016. The stage was set for the clash of the German titans, Bayern and Dortmund, with only two points between the two and a great chance for BvB to overtake their arc…

Some absolutely mouth watering fixtures lined up for the fans of the beautiful game in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League

You know Joshua Kimmich as FC Bayern München and Germany Football Team - Die Mannschaft 's first choice right-back and as a successor to Philipp Lahm but do you know the story behind his success?

In this special article dedicated to a most special footballer read about the story of the kid who has taken the footballing world by storm.

Joshua Kimmich - the 22-year-old who can do it all.

Joshua Kimmich – The story of a genius. The date was the 5th of March, 2016. The stage was set for the clash of the German titans, Bayern and Dortmund, with only two points between the two and a great chance for BvB to overtake their arc…

The stage is set for Russia 2018 with quite a few interesting fixtures lined up. Which match are you looking forward to the most?

10 centimetres - a distance which will normally be safely ignored in any large calculation. Not for Northern Ireland, and Johnny Evans though. In the stoppage time of the World Cup 2018 Qualifier Playoff second leg, while trailing 0-1 on aggregate, Evans' header was cleared off the line by Swiss Defender Ricardo Rodriguez in the 92nd minute, thus earning Switzerland a 0-0 draw on the night and a 1-0 win on aggregate. Switzerland book their tickets to Russia, while Northern Ireland are left to ruin their fate after a controversially (read, wrongly) awarded penalty converted by Ricardo Rodriguez himself in the first leg proves to be the ultimate difference between the two teams. With this defeat, the Northern Irishmen's wait for their first World Cup appearance after 1986 gets prolonged further by at least 4 years.

Andrea Pirlo was born in the wrong era. But that did not stop him from leaving his mark on it. As football's Classical-loving Rockstar hangs up his boots, we have a good reason to look back at his personality and career which is as diverse as the range of Serie A clubs he has played for. Read on!

Andrea Pirlo – Football’s Defiant Artist Hangs Up His Boots Describe Andrea Pirlo in one quote. “I don’t feel pressure … I don’t give a toss about it. I spent the afternoon of Sunday, 9 July 2006 in Berlin sleeping and playing the PlayStation. In the …

No words will ever be enough to describe these maestros. Football will now never be the same for those who grew up, blessed, watching these two play.

"However tough the match was, you always knew Bobby could unleash one of his strikes from God-knows-where, Denis would make something out of nothing inside the box or George would just do something magical."
When Manchester United and Huddersfield meet in the Premier League, the legend of "The Holy Trinity" will cross the minds of many United fans. The last time United met Huddersfield at Leeds Road was in 1971. More significantly though, that marked the end of something beautiful. That was the last time George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton each scored in the same match to give the Red Devils a 3-0 win.

Manchester City star Sergio Aguero was involved in a car crash which has left him with broken ribs. Rumours say that it was the seatbelt that saved him from a fatal injury. He will be out of action for one or two months. We at TBFP wish him a speedy recovery.