Trossard’s mute celebration Belgian winger Leandro Trossard took less than two minutes to find the back of the net in Arsenal’s win over Aston Villa on Saturday. Mikel Arteta brought Trossard on for Gabriel Martinelli in the 65th minute and the substitution paid off, with Trossard taking no time to break the deadlock between the …
Newcastle United are having a dream season in the Premier League and seems to be set for a return to the UEFA Champions League next season. The last time they played in the competition was way back in the 2002/03 season, more than two decades earlier. After a lot of highs and lows over the …
Once a promising world talent who rubbed shoulders with Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, and Xavi, Alexis Sanchez is now edging toward the end of his career at Olympique Marseille in Ligue 1. The 34-year-old Chilean attacker has made his way to France after long stints with Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Inter Milan. He’s had …
There are few things in life that are certain – death, taxes and Lionel Messi’s magic. Arguably, the greatest ever player to have graced the game, the little Argentine yet again produced a moment of magnificence for Paris St. Germain against fierce Ligue 1 rivals Olympique de Marseille last night. Well, almost. In the 35th …
The transfer business has finally ended. Against all odds, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a Chelsea blue while Xavi’s long-awaited dream to bring Marcos Alonso to Barcelona is now fulfilled. Ex-Arsenal wing back, Hector Bellerin is also another addition to Barcelona’s squad, who now have a team that can counter anyone in the world. Transfer deadline day …
Another scintillating European football night came to a crazy end when Eintracht Frankfurt stormed into their first European final in 42 years after getting the better of the English side West Ham United. Frankfurt had a one-goal advantage coming into the second leg of the Europa League semi-final, but the bigger boost came from their …
While the football world is divided with numerous debates about the role of the Virtual Assistant Referee, it isn’t easy to imagine a game without it. It would press the defence into great trouble if, say, another ‘hand of god’ were to be pulled off without the VAR system around. Well, that is exactly what …
Incidents of violence and discrimination should not be a part of football. It’s called the beautiful game for a reason and derogatory acts is not it. Unfortunately, they still occur, yesterday being an example. It all began in only the 5th minute of the game as Marseille playmaker Dimitri Payet went over to take a …
It was a scene of pure mayhem at the Allianz Riviera last night as Nice fans invaded the pitch after Marseille players retaliated to being hit by water bottles and other objects. The commotion started when Dimitri Payet was hurt by a missile from fans. The former West Ham star went down to the ground …
Former PSG manager Unai Emery’s return to Marseille got seriously ugly as the Spaniard was shown a red card and almost came to blows with opposition manager Jorge Sampaoli. The Villarreal boss received a hostile reception at the Velodrome as expected and seemingly lost the plot after Juan Foyth was handed his second yellow card …
Kylian Mbappe was clocked at an insane top speed of 39 km/h as he ran the length of the pitch to score Paris Saint-Germain’s first goal against Marseille. PSG won the Le Classique again as Mauricio Pochettino’s side beat Marseille 0-2 at Stade Velodrome last night. Besides the sensational, end-to-end counterattack goal in the 9th …
The Le Classique, also known as Derby de France, is the French equivalent of the El Clasico. Being played between Marseille and PSG, the fixture attracts the animosity of the highest level. Someone mentioned that a match between Marseille and PSG is like gang warfare. Marseille are notoriously known as Les Phoceens or the bad …