Footballers are, at all times, the cynosure of the public eye. This has led to players being placed on a pedestal, essentially becoming heroes for their fans. Of course, footballers are mere mortals and by no means infallible. Yet, in their exalted status, players are constantly under pressure to lead by example during times of …
Erling Braut Haaland has simply been a sensation for Borussia Dortmund this season. Before the current campaign was derailed by COVID-19, the Norwegian wunderkind lit up the Bundesliga along with a host of fellow young stars. The statistics speak for themselves: nine goals and an assist from just eight games in the league are a …
It must be said, for a regular, even somewhat dedicated football fan, the current coronavirus pandemic is an absolute nightmare. Us ardent admirers of the game are now forced to stew inside our houses all day long, with nigh a football fixture to be seen in the stadiums or on the telly. Turns out, it …
The adjournment of the current season amid the coronavirus outbreak means that various football associations and clubs need to derive a common solution to the obstacles that bar further proceedings of the current campaign. Liverpool, who were en route to their first league title in 30 years, might have to forego the trophy given the …
Hakim Ziyech has a lot of things going right for him at the moment. The Moroccan attacking forward, who recently turned 27, will be arriving at Stamford Bridge for a reported fee of 40 million Euros, and is seen as a player who will massively impact the club’s fortunes with his clinical ability to score …
After all of the turbulence that they endured, this is looking to be Leeds United’s year after all. After a fantastic start to their Championship season, the Peacocks endured some anxious moments in the middle of their campaign as they kept losing match after match from a winning position, partly due to a lack of …
The Hull City game against Leeds United from a few days ago has become quite notorious for the many moments of banter that it produced. Of course, Peacock fans will regaled for a long time to come by Luke Ayling mocking Hull City’s Kevin Stewart after the match got over. His display of showing where …
Manchester United, after all of the many setbacks they’ve had this season, finally seem to have their strategies bang on. While fans have definitely had their spirits lifted lately what with the Red Devils stitching together a neat six match unbeaten streak they will be wary of past instances and refrain from calling this a …
Martin Braithwaite’s entire perspective of the football world is sure to have shaken up significantly over the past fortnight or so. Not a year ago he was branded with harsh, hateful words like flop and an absolute failure after not being able to win over fans at Championship club Middlesbrough for two seasons. The lad …
Scottish Premier League club Rangers truly seem to be on a roll this season. Apart from the top flight points table, where they currently trail leaders and bitter rivals Celtic by ten points with a game in hand, the Steven Gerrard led team has been solid in all of the various competitions it has participated …
Even when looked at it objectively, it hurts to watch the dreadful decline that Manchester United have experienced this past decade. A team that used to win the Premier League title practically every year, Man United have only won 3 trophies ever since the irreplaceable Sir Alex Ferguson retired from the club in 2013. Yes, …
Here at Thick Accent, we’ve covered a variety of concept and fan made kits before – be it this smashing Spurs kit made off of the famous Nigeria jersey, or a polarising Arsenal one that was made by inverting the colours of their current home kit. Today, however, we’re taking a look at an illustration …
Tottenham Hotspur seem to have a bit of a rebuilding act going on at the moment. While they did have a far-from-ideal beginning to the season, sliding all the way down to ninth place, Spurs have picked up some form since then and played some encouraging football under new manager Jose Mourinho. However, their hopes …
Erling Braut Haaland has, by any measurable parameter, an absolutely monstrous season in the Bundesliga already. This, despite having played only five games in the league and starting just two of them. During this time, he has already scored a whopping eight goals, including a hat-trick on his club debut for Borussia Dortmund. Yesterday, he …
In the field of football, true friendships are, when all things considered, pretty hard to come by. With their lives being extremely fast paced, and their careers being physically and emotionally demanding, footballers hardly find time to interact on a personal level with their teammates and get to know one another. That is a crying …
It isn’t much to say but referees have an extremely hard job. Having to contend with riled up players every time they are on the pitch, whatever calls they make are maligned by whichever team feels it is being wronged. However, the truly acrid part of this absolutely thankless gig is the horrible insults that …
Chelsea have been one of the few teams in the Premier League this season who have not underperformed terribly. While yes, being in fourth place, a full thirty five points behind leaders Liverpool isn’t an ideal situation for a cash rich team that spends millions of pounds almost every year, but it is still an …