After enjoying a stellar qualifying stage and topping their group in the process, Canada secured a spot at the upcoming World Cup. Led from the front by a young crop of mesmeric talent, the Maple Leaves ended an anxious 36-year-long wait, as their last appearance on football’s biggest stage was back in 1986. Admittedly, there …
After almost 2 months of uninterrupted club football, we’re back here again, it was simply too good to be true. The UEFA Nations Leagues insists on going on (for whatever reason), KDB is forced to play Wales for the gazillionth time, and we’re forced to live out several uneventful evenings without League Football.It ain’t easy. …
While the Barcelona faithful are collectively enjoying the state of the team currently, not that long ago, things were rather grim. The lowest point undoubtedly came during the short (and painful) managerial spell of Quique Setien. A number of issues pervaded throughout his time in charge, but perhaps the biggest one was a rocky relationship …
Football is a sport with a massive following, and for most supporters, the game is borderline religion. They’re often obsessed with their beloved clubs, and the game can even take over their lives. Needless to say, the notion can be quite unhealthy, but as it turns out, being a loyal supporter can be extremely rewarding …
Ever since being appointed as Spain’s head coach, Luis Enrique has raised many eyebrows with his team selections. Instead of calling up seemingly obvious choices such as Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique among others, the former Barcelona has opted to dip into La Liga’s hidden treasures. The trend dates back to his squad for the …
Move over Kylian Mbappe, move over Lionel Messi, move over Ronaldo, move over Neymar, move over… basically anyone. For there’s a new talk of the town, he’s big, brawny, blonde and brilliant, simply put, he’s unstoppable. Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland is football’s hottest topic, a trend showing no signs of stoppage, especially since every subsequent …
EA Sports’ FIFA games have always housed an immense database of teams, kits, stadiums, players and more, with all of them intractable in some manner. For FIFA 23, the devs have finally brought managers into the fold as well, as announced during the extended career mode reveal. In past versions, likenesses of real-life managers had …
With each passing year, the beautiful game becomes slightly more robotic. Players are expected to play a certain way, act a certain way and even express themselves within certain confines. On the pitch, this is evident through how coordinated the football seems at times. There’s nothing wrong with precise build-up play or sweeping counters, but …
A few weeks ago, around the period wherein EA Sports kicked into promotion mode for their latest product FIFA 23, leaks emerged of an upcoming collaboration with Marvel. At first, fans were puzzled as a crossover between a football simulation game and comic book superheroes seemed outlandish. Nevertheless, after the early confusion simmered, the community …
American sportswear brand Nike hasn’t been faring well as of late, especially when it comes to the football kit department. The brand’s World Cup range has been thoroughly outdone by rivals Adidas, and their releases continue to catch flak online. Amidst all the criticism, they also managed to aggravate USMNT fans, with whom they share …
Football Twitter houses a menagerie of fanatic Footy fans that barely thread the line between eccentric and reasonable, and they do so with cat-like agility. You can catch innumerable FT accounts engaging in absurd discussions one moment and offering sound tactical analysis the next, it’s quite bizarre really. Fans online are also no strangers to …
A new football season means a new FIFA, and 2023 is all set to be a special year for EA Sports’ signature product. FIFA 23 brings about the swan song for the series as we know it, due to the expiration of their deal with the titular organization from next year on the game will …
A scintillating fixture awaited those gathered inside the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, as Spurs came up against a struggling Leicester City. The Foxes have had a nightmarish start to the season, conceding goals left and right while scoring comparatively less. In contrast, Spurs have looked rather solid in the Prem so far, despite the football being …
Manchester City crossed paths with Wolves at Molineux, with the Champions seeking the top spot in the League, albeit a temporary one. Aside from an early hiccup against Liverpool in the Community Shield, City have been indomitable this season and went into the game on an unbeaten streak stretching back to opening day. On the other …
One of the teams to keep an eye on for the upcoming Qatar World Cup are the men from America, aka the USMNT. After missing out on 2018’s Tournament in Russia, the Yanks have clawed their way back onto football’s biggest stage, by securing a third-placed finish in their qualifying group earlier this year. They …
Away experiences for match-going fans are usually associated with certain complications, for the lack of a better term. It all starts off with travel arrangements, which can only be made after fixtures are announced. For domestic games, this process goes by swimmingly, for European nights, however, you can expect a few hiccups. Then we have …
Kit leaks are inevitable nowadays, and most kits surface online weeks and even months before their official release. These leaks don’t always hit the nail on the head, but still manage to give fans a firm idea of the core concept behind the upcoming designs. A few months ago, we saw FC Barcelona‘s entire 22/23 …