“Have some mercy” said football fans on Twitter as Ajax ran riot against VVV-Venlo. Ajax played their third game in six days but showed no signs of fatigue as they set the record for the biggest defeat in Eredivisie. Perhaps taking out the frustration of the 1-0 loss against Liverpool midweek, Ajax broke their own ...
Times journo and generally regarded as a tier 1 source for all things Liverpool FC, Paul Joyce accused Carlo Ancelotti of ‘point-scoring’ to balance the Jordan Pickford debate. The moment occurred towards the end of Carlo Ancelotti’s press conference ahead of Everton’s clash against Southampton on Sunday. Liverpool contingent condems Everton players Both Jurgen Klopp ...
With 2 goals in 2 games now, Mario Gotze is enjoying the thrill of playing football again at PSV Eindhoven. Dortmund – Munich – Free Agent For a player who was once heralded as Germany’s answer to Lionel Messi, Mario Gotze’s career took a turn for the worse ever since his controversial move from Borussia ...
Yes it is and these two instances against Atletico Madrid shows why Manuel Neuer reached a mega milestone and further cemented his reputation as a Bayern legend as he registered his 200th clean sheet last night. The Bundesliga outfit made light work of Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid as they romped to a 4-0 win at ...
No, it is not an admin error. Chelsea shocked the footballing community after revealing that technical advisor Petr Cech has been included in the club’s 25-man squad for the 2020-21 Premier League season. The 38-year-old veteran was seen training with the squad few days ago and it has now been confirmed that he is coming ...
Arjen Robben is one of the most celebrated players in the modern game, with a plethora of trophies won in some of the biggest clubs in Europe: but the outstandingly swift right winger has a down-to-earth side too. Robben experienced illustrious spells with European heavyweights such as Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich but the ...
From “Goal for all Africa” to “Roma have risen from their ruins”, it is a well established fact that Peter Drury is a true poet of the modern game: having had so many iconic pieces of commentary in his archives as a football commentator. His status as the cream of the crop among current commentators ...
Folks on Twitter took issues with a very weird moment between Sergio Aguero and lineswoman during Manchester City’s Premier League game against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The Argentine striker was caught on cam putting his hands on the referee’ assistant after a decision which went against Manchester City. It is really hard to imagine ...
Marcelo Bielsa might not speak the native tongue to the English press just yet: but his comments against ‘Project Big Picture’ from today’s press conference are sure to deeply resonate amongst quite a majority of the large footballing community in England. Bielsa’s sentiments will be shared by a lot of supporters who support clubs who ...
The rivalry between Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger continues to thrive despite the duo not locking horns for quite some time now. The former Arsenal boss provoked the Portuguese when he said that he didn’t mention Mourinho even once in his new book (called My Life in Red and White) because he “wanted it to ...
Thiago Alcantara is undisputedly one of the most accomplished passers in the game right now. The new Liverpool signing is one of the best in the world at what he does, having the ability to dictate the tempo of the game from midfield: as well as being very capable of a defence-splitting pass to send ...
Remember the name Jamal Musiala grabbed the headlines with his sensational run as Bayern Munich won 3-0 in their DFB Pokal fixture against Duren Merzenich. The 17-year-old has already notched up 3 appearances in the Bundesliga this season and also scored a goal in the 8-0 drubbing of Schalke back in September. Another fine Chelsea ...
Gabriel Martinelli has been one of Arsenal’s best young talents since the turn of the new decade, standing out as one of the beacons of light in a 2019/20 season filled with highs and lows. He added a new dimension in attack for manager Mikel Arteta’s new-look Gunners side, and was largely impressive before missing ...
Football is essentially a game won by the team who scores the most number of goals. It is usually the forwards who make the headlines and get all the appreciation in the modern game, but defending is an underrated art: brilliant goal-line clearances and perfectly timed tackles are equally deserving of accolades if not more. ...
You knew it was going to be a bad day for England in the field when Marcus Rashford forgot to take the knee and instead kicked off the Nations League encounter against Denmark. Football has been showing its support with the Black Lives Matters movement with players taking the knee before every match. The Manchester ...
The CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers in South America had their first round of group stage matches held during this international break. Matchday 2 was especially productive in terms of the number of goals scored: there were a total of 20 goals scored in five matches, with Ecuadorian attacker Gonzalo Plata’s sublime strike being the cream ...
Sweden attacker Paulos Abraham is one of the many young and aspiring talents coming out of the Scandinavian countries. The 18-year old plays as a forward for AIK in the Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. He has represented Sweden on three age groups namely U17, U19 and U21: and his goal with the ...
