Kaylan Geekie

Kaylan Geekie

Sports Writer

78 Articles

Favourite Football Team

Liverpool

Favourite Football Ground

Anfield

Favourite Cricket Team

Proteas

Favourite Cricket Ground

Newlands

Favourite Sports Film

Any Given Sunday

Favourite Sports Moment

Miracle of Istanbul

Memorable Liverpool match attended

The Dirk Kuyt hat-trick game when Liverpool beat Manchester United 3-1 in 2011.

Memorable Cricket Match attended

Opening match of the 2003 Cricket World Cup between South Africa and West Indies at Newlands.

Kaylan Geekie is a sports fanatic. He attended Durban High School before moving to Scotland, where he lived for 15 years. During his time in the United Kingdom, Kaylan graduated with a first-class BA Honours Degree in Sports Journalism at the University of the West of Scotland. Kaylan worked for nine years as the Match-Day Editor of SuperXV.com, reporting on Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship, the 2015 Men's Rugby World Cup and the 2017 British & Irish Lions series for the website.

Latest Articles by Kaylan Geekie

 Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi

Football

The 10 Best Football Leagues in the World

The Premier League is the most popular, Serie A is the most defensive, and La Liga the most technical, but which are the 10 best football leagues in the world? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-07-24

Manuel Neuer of Germany celebrates with World Cup trophy

Football

Top 10 highest-paid Goalkeepers in the World 2024

Strikers are often the highest-paid footballers, but great goalkeepers demand a big salary, too. Who are the top 10 highest-paid goalkeepers in the world? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-07-24

Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal during the Premier League match between West Ham United

Football

The Youngest Player in the Premier League

More professional footballers are making their first-team debuts as teenagers than ever before. Who is the youngest football player in the Premier League? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-07-23

Chelsea's John Terry celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League

Football

The Defenders with the most goals in the Premier League

Many defenders have a knack for finding the back of the net and scoring vital goals. These are the defenders in Premier League history.

Kaylan Geekie

2024-07-23

Image for FIFA World Cup

Football

The 10 Best Central Midfielders in Football History

Midfielders are the engine, the beating heart of every football team. Pivots, holding and box-to-box midfielders, ‘registas,’ and deep-lying playmakers are vital to success. Here is a round-up of the best central midfielders in history.

Kaylan Geekie

2024-07-22

The Best Strikers in the Premier League

Football

The Best Strikers in the Premier League

English top-flight football is stacked. Dead-eyed strikers. Lethal finishers who send defenders sprawling and goalkeepers flapping. These are the best strikers in the Premier League in 2024.

Kaylan Geekie

2024-07-18

Kaylan Geekie

Kaylan previously held the position of Digital Editor at Scrum Magazine, covering club rugby through to Scotland's national men's and women's teams, Glasgow Warriors, and Edinburgh Rugby. Kaylan reported for Cricket Scotland, covering the men's and women's international sides. Kaylan covered several international tournaments, including the ICC 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, the 2015 ICC Men's CWC and the 2015 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers.

Kaylan also has covered rugby and cricket World Cups, the British & Irish Lions, the World Rugby Sevens Series, and some European and Scottish football, including the Champions League. His favourite sports are football, cricket, rugby, and American Football. He is passionate about the Proteas, Springboks and Blitz Bokke, Liverpool, Spanish football, the Green Bay Packers and Scotland's national cricket and rugby teams.