Wednesday night saw Manchester City kick-start their Champions League campaign away to Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium. After reaching the final and the semi-finals in the previous two seasons, Pep Guardiola’s men appear to be in search of a way to cross the final threshold in the quest for a maiden title. Having ...
FC Barcelona had perhaps one of the most incredible transfer markets in its own history. The Catalans managed to do big-money deals for numerous top players in the market despite their financial difficulties. Almost all of the fresh arrivals have already impressed the Camp Nou faithful. Robert Lewandowski has hit the ground running in La ...
The last decade saw much awareness being spread across the world regarding climate change and its consequences by activists, media outlets and organizations and the footballing world has also put in a shift for the same. On the one hand, clubs such as Real Madrid, Liverpool and Wolves have shifted to producing eco-friendly kits using ...
The final days of the summer transfer window saw Newcastle United finally perhaps living up to the billing of being the ‘new money’ in Europe after the club managed to secure the signing of Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad. The English side offered a staggering €75 million for the 22-year-old Swede to make it a ...
Sunday night’s final Premier League fixture saw a resurgent Manchester United host league leaders Arsenal at Old Trafford in what proved to be a mouth-watering encounter. Having maintained a perfect start to the season, the Gunners arrived in Manchester high in confidence but at the same time, Erik ten Hag’s side also boasted fine form ...
Last year’s summer window saw Arsenal pull off the late-late show as the North London side facilitated Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s move to Barcelona just minutes before the transfer window closed in January. After suffering a fall-out with Mikel Arteta, the Gabonese forward went from being club captain to being ostracized and forbidden from training with the ...
There is no doubt that Son-Heung Min is one of the most well-liked players in the Premier League. His display and conduct on and off the pitch have impressed even rival supporters over the years since he joined Tottenham from Bayer Leverkusen. As Mo Salah remained a step away from securing the PL Golden Boot ...
Following two draws and a defeat to Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp’s men were under immense pressure to get results after being 16th on the PL table. A resounding 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth allayed those fears but Wednesday’s mid-week fixture against Newcastle saw Liverpool revert back to the disinterested side that supporters saw during the first ...
Earlier this season, Neymar perhaps set a high bar for one of the worst dives possible in a season. The Brazilian notoriously known for being a master of the dark arts outdid himself by pulling off a ridiculous dive during one of PSG’s pre-season warm-up games in Japan. As the winger tumbled to the ground ...
Over the past five years, Fabrizio Romano has established himself as one of the biggest names in the football transfer industry. Having begun his career as a journalist with Sky Sports Italy, Romano began working exclusively on transfers after he played a pivotal role in breaking the news of then-Barcelona youth player Mauro Icardi’s exit ...
The top story from Tuesday night’s midweek Premier League fixtures has undeniably been Chelsea’s disappointing loss away at Southampton. Despite Raheem Sterling opening the scoring at Saint Mary’s Stadium, the home side went on to put two goals past Edouard Mendy and complete a comeback win on the night. More than the defeat it was ...
A whole season has passed since Paris Saint-Germain formed a fierce front-three of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi in true Avengers fashion. Although the Parisians picked up yet another Ligue 1 trophy, the mood in the French capital suggests that the star-studded attack has failed to meet expectations. Triumph in the Champions League was ...
Language has always been a tricky terrain for footballers playing in European nations outside of their home countries. Perhaps a very extreme case of it would be the hellish treatment accorded to Gareth Bale by the Madrid-based media outlets for the Welshman’s apparent lack of willingness to learn Spanish during his time with Real. While ...
Since entering the agency scene as early as the 90s, Mino Raiola established himself as a ‘super-agent’ in the footballing world until his demise in 2022. Having played a huge role in the transfers of big stars of the past such as Dennis Bergkamp, Pavel Nedved and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Italian agent quickly rose to ...
When Manchester City won the race ahead of the rest of Europe for the signature of Erling Haaland, many doubts were still cast over the signing of the prolific young goal scorer. In the past few years, strikers who have moved from the Bundesliga to the likes of La Liga and the Premier League have ...
After a much-improved performance against a competitive Tottenham team, Chelsea were expected to build on it and pick up the three points against Leeds United last week. Following the departure of Raphinha and the ongoing injury woes of Patrick Bamford, the Elland Road faithful perhaps were not too confident hosting the Blues with a depleted ...
After three games into the new Premier League season, Liverpool looks to have made one of their worst starts to a campaign in their 7-year spell with manager Jurgen Klopp. With two draws and a defeat, the Merseyside Reds currently occupy the 16th position on the table as the alarm bells have been sounded in ...
