All and everything sharing a connection with Chelsea seems to be having a nightmare of a time. After the UK government-imposed sanctions on Roman Abramovich and his club on Thursday, John Terry became the latest Blue to be enduring a tough time as reports emerged about his collection of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) having fallen over …
Thursday saw more misery being piled onto Roman Abramovich as the UK government announced a horde of sanctions on the Russian oligarch as part of their larger curb against wealthy aids close to Putin. These sanctions have the immediate impact of halting Abramovich’s proposed sale of Chelsea. The sale will still be possible under the …
Tottenham looks to be continuing their battle for consistency in form under Antonio Conte this season. The north London side has carried on their tendency to experience both the highs and lows of football in the span of a week. The latest edition involves a shock elimination at the hands of Middlesbrough in the FA …
It was always going to be an uphill task for Inter Milan to make their way through to the Quarter Finals in this season’s Champions League. It was not that the Italians played poorly against Liverpool in the first leg, having almost dominated their opposition up until the 75th minute. But when the big chances …
The history of Italy is testimony to the fact that its countrymen know a thing or two about fashion. Armani, Versace, Prada, Gucci are just a few of the infamous list of list-A designer brands that were birthed in Italy and now dominate the global fashion industry. Naturally, one would expect the same quality and …
Manchester United’s poor form against the Big 6 of the Premier League this season continued on Sunday as City eased past them in a 4-1 victory. Having only picked up wins against Spurs and Arsenal out of a total of 6 matches against the best of the league, United continued to show that its brittle …
Sunday’s defeat to Man City in the derby has become the latest low point in an already disappointing season for Manchester United. Barring the moment of brilliance from Jadon Sancho for the equalizer, at no point did it look like a contest between two sides on par with each other. City played a comfortable game …
Sunday’s Manchester Derby was always going to be a difficult game for United given the gulf in quality between the two sides. The rivalry between the cross-town neighbours exists now more on paper, as in its barest form the derby is between one side who are the defending champions and league leaders and the other …
It is clear that Arsenal fans have been waiting for an occasion such as their game against Watford at the weekend for some time now, where both quality performance and a meaningful result could be achieved. Their sparkling youngsters such as Saka, Odegaard and Martinelli all combined to play out crisp one-touch football in transition, …
With the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United going through over the summer, much change was expected at St. James’ Park. Although new manager Eddie Howe got off to a poor start at the club, recent results would be more to the new hierarchy’s liking. Since, their 4-0 loss to Man City in December, Newcastle are …
When Manchester United resigned Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer, there was a lot of hope and belief that he would be the destined one to guide United back into an era laden with silverware. He scored a brace against Newcastle on his second debut and scored a bunch of crucial goals to ensure that United …
Sunday’s clash between Watford and Arsenal is surely going to go down as a Premier League classic match. Cucho Hernandez’s bicycle kick, Arsenal’s tiki-taka goals and Mikel Arteta moonlighting as a ball boy and claiming a pre-assist for Arsenal’s third goal of the night. The game simply had everything for the fans. What was not …
Sunday’s early Premier League kick-off of Watford vs Arsenal was an enthralling exhibition for the fans. It featured a fantastic bicycle kick from Cucho Hernandez that is surely going to be a goal of the season contender as well as a couple of really well-worked team goals by Arsenal, almost throwing it back to the …
During Saturday’s round of league fixtures across Europe, the footballing world continued to show its support for Ukraine as the Russian occupation of the frontiers continues. In the Premier League, there were banners and other forms of visual media from fans and clubs at the King Power, Molineux and Carrow Road before their respective games …
Saturday’s PL fixture between Norwich and Brentford at Carrow Road saw Christian Eriksen make his first competitive start since facing heart problems at the Euros a year ago. This was not Eriksen’s debut for the Bees as he did come off the bench for a 38-minute cameo during their previous outing against Newcastle, to a …
Sunday’s League Cup Final was a closely fought contest as Liverpool secured victory through the slightest of margins during a thrilling penalty shootout where Kepa became the only player to miss the spot-kick. Things got feisty on the pitch as both teams failed to find the back of the net in normal time. Tempers were …
After 4 days of deliberation and emergency meetings, footballing bodies have finally taken institutional action against the Russian Football Federation following President Putin’s war against Ukraine. FIFA and UEFA released a joint statement in which they announced the various sanctions which would be imposed on Russian teams. “Following the initial decisions adopted by the FIFA …