Air banners have been an attractive part of football fan culture for many years now, which have been used to either express joy or as a sign of protest. In 2007, Jerzy Dudek thanked Liverpool fans for the support following his move to Real Madrid by flying a banner over the red side of Merseyside …
Dejan Kulusevski has been enjoying a wonderful start to his Tottenham career so far under Antonio Conte. During the January transfer window, the Swede was one of the priority names sought after by Conte and club sporting director Fabio Paratici and the player has exceeded the club’s expectations with his performances. In just 11 Premier …
Sunday night’s blockbuster clash between Man City and Liverpool was undoubtedly the most anticipated tie this season in the Premier League. With just a point separating the two teams, the feeling was that City were the more disadvantaged going into the game. Going into the December break in 2021, it looked like Pep Guardiola’s men …
El Clasico is often considered the undisputed biggest rivalry in football as it has produced a clash of ideas, politics and styles of play consistently over the years. Being a part of either side meant that a player would automatically be embroiled in a personal feud with the opposition. In most cases, it would be …
Leeds United fans will always cherish the beginning of the new decade in 2020 as the year saw the club end a 16-year absence from the English top-flight and return to the Premier League during the 2020/21 season. Under then-coach Marcelo Bielsa, the squad made a stunning return to the league as they played out …
Football has always attracted celebrity interest over the years and clubs now like to boast of the popular names that support them. For instance, Liverpool have NBA star Lebron James supporting them while Real Madrid have tennis superstar Rafael Nadal as a fellow fan. In the modern age, these allegiances are often turned into marketing …
With the Champions League QF first legs concluding on Wednesday, the attention was now on the Europa League and Conference League ties on Thursday with games such as Barcelona-Frankfurt and Leipzig-Atalanta expecting to give fans a good show. Alongside these two perhaps even contests was also West Ham hosting Lyon in the Europa League at …
For the longest time, Burnley have been associated with British football by European football fans. Being one of the first English clubs to become professional or codified under the Football Association as early as 1883. Furthermore, the club is also believed to have played a role in launching the system of making payments to players …
The popularity of the beautiful game has risen sharply in the United States over the years. The development of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the dominance of the USWNT team in the sport over the years have aided in improving the standard of football in America. Fans have also been greatly attracted by the arrival …
Tuesday night’s 3-1 first-leg win against Benfica in the Champions League Quarter-Finals has put Liverpool a step closer to the semi-finals for the first time since they won the tournament in the 2018/19 campaign. Goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz cancelled out a late Darwin Nunez strike to ensure the advantage before …
Clubs and players have often encountered disagreements over a variety of issues like details over contracts, players’ lifestyle choices etc. The latter issue has been a problem for clubs since the playing days of Diego Maradona when they (Barcelona, Napoli etc.) wanted to have a say in how he carried himself off the pitch. But …
When the UCL Quarter Final draws were made, Man City’s pairing with Atletico Madrid anticipated a conflict of styles in many ways. On one hand, there is City who are known for its possession-based game and is coached by Pep Guardiola who popularized the ‘tiki-taka’ system of fast build-up play using the acquired possession. On …
While Man City and Atletico Madrid played out a cagey match in their QF fixture, Liverpool cruised past Benfica and emerged 3-1 victors at the Estádio da Luz in Portugal. With a key week in their season beginning, Jurgen Klopp chose to put out a strong line-up against Benfica on Tuesday, with Salah, Mane and …
The ongoing 2021/22 season would always be one to cherish for Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott as it became the season the youngster got the full first-team experience at the club that he grew up supporting. The Englishman made his first start for Liverpool this season in the Premier League while he also secured debuts in the …
It has not been an easy two months for Liverpool’s Mo Salah as he saw his country Egypt lose the African Cup of Nations final and qualification to the Qatar World Cup at the hands of Senegal led by Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane. Having qualified for the Russia world cup in 2018 for the first …
Despite the big summer that saw the arrival of Ronaldo, Sancho and Varane, Manchester United somehow find itself out of the title race, out of the two domestic cups and out of the Champions League, competing just for a top-4 finish with a super-star squad. Saturday’s draw against Leicester City saw United move further away …
Sunday’s fixture final PL fixture saw Tottenham host Newcastle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where the hosts went on to thrash the Magpies 5-1. The score-line reflects an all-around performance from the team’s attacking with Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Moura and Steven Bergwijn all scoring or assisting a goal against Newcastle. This …