Like every showman needs an audience, so does Roberto Firmino. The much-maligned forward came into his own during Liverpool’s 3-1 win against Osasuna in a pre-season friendly clash at Anfield. With fans back in the stadium and chanting his name, the Brazilian gave a glimpse of his old self against the Spanish side with two …
Sky Sports have been put to the sword recently on social media for a badly made line-up graphic in Rangers’ clash with Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership this season. The defending champions of Scotland were up against Dundee United at a pulsating Tannadice, and in the build-up to the match, fans noticed that there …
Unai Emery is usually one for politeness and hearty greetings, as known from his time managing Arsenal in England where he was most known for his “good ebening” wishes while addressing the media before games. But Emery went against his characteristic morals when he left Marcelo Bielsa hanging before a pre-season outing. Emery’s Villarreal were …
Kai Havertz has well and truly become a cult hero amongst Chelsea supporters worldwide after his goal for the Blues in the Champions League final against Manchester City. The German scored the only goal in what was a 1-0 win for the Blues in Porto, as he got on the end of a Mason Mount …
Eden Hazard’s injury record since joining Real Madrid has been nothing short of an unprecedented disaster. The Belgian forward joined Los Blancos from Chelsea for a fee of close to £100m in the summer of 2019, but recurring injuries have made sure that he never reached his form with the Blues in the white jersey …
Barcelona youngster Sergino Dest caught the eye for all the wrong reasons as Lionel Messi bid farewell to his beloved club during an emotional press conference at Camp Nou. La Pulga broke down in tears as soon as he entered the room filled with journos, the current squad, and several former players. Although the occasion …
The upcoming Premier League season witnessed the traditional curtain-raiser being played out between Leicester City and Manchester City. The FA Cup winners and the Premier League winners of the past season met in the FA Community Shield, as the Foxes got one over the Citizens courtesy of Kelechi Iheanacho’s late penalty – and it was …
Jorginho returned to Chelsea after a very successful summer that saw him lift two European trophies in just under a month. The midfielder first won the Champions League title with the Blues, followed it up with the Euro 2020 win with Italy, and looked delighted to be back at Cobham. But apart from his increasingly …
Takumi Minamino has had an encouraging pre-season for Liverpool this summer. The Reds acquired the Japanese forward from RB Salzburg in 2019, but Minamino’s underwhelming performances saw him getting loaned out to Southampton. Minamino impressed in his loan spell at St Mary’s Stadium, which meant that Jürgen Klopp wanted to give him another chance before …
Lionel Messi is no longer an FC Barcelona player. The Argentine legend whose contract ended in June 2021 was tipped to sign a new deal at the Camp Nou this summer, but structural and financial regulations meant that the negotiations reached a point of no return. The Blaugrana had to unwillingly part with arguably their …
Juventus are in hot waters for accidentally posting a racially degrading tweet on their official women team’s account. The Serie A giants made headlines for all the wrong reasons as the contents of the tweet could be perceived to be mocking people of Asian descent. The official Twitter account of the Bianconeri Women’s football team …
Alphonso Davies has been transformed into one of the best left-backs in the world since his move to Bayern Munich in 2018. While the Canadian joined as a left-winger, his elite recovery pace meant that he was converted into a left-back by coaches Niko Kovac and Hansi Flick – and he excelled in his new …
Billy Gilmour joined Norwich City on a season-long loan this summer in search of guaranteed first-team game time, in a move that has all the makings of a very successful loan spell. The Scotsman is very highly rated by Thomas Tuchel and his parent club Chelsea, and will likely return to the Blues in a …
Kurt Zouma couldn’t believe his eyes as he saw his compatriot N’Golo Kante turn into a silk-dealer in front of him during the pre-season friendly against Tottenham Hotspur. The Chelsea defender got quite shellshocked to see the midfield dynamo nutmeg Spurs’ South Korean star Son Heung-min during the first half at Stamford Bridge last night. …
Hakim Ziyech’s rich vein of form in pre-season continued when he struck a brace against Tottenham Hotspur in Chelsea’s latest pre-season outing. The Blues were competing in the second match of the ongoing Mind Series at Stamford Bridge when the Moroccan marked the outing with a clinical brace, with goals on either side of halftime. …
Todd Cantwell registered the best assist of this year’s football pre-season so far with a bicycle kick effort when Norwich met Gillingham. The 23-year-old Englishman – who excelled for Norwich City in the 2019/2020 season when the Canaries earned their promotion back to the Premier League – went for the spectacular and incredibly achieved it. …
A Sky Sports reporter’s unintentional mistake caused one of the most viral videos trending amongst the online football community right now. Journalist Gary Cotterill was reporting the Harry Kane to Manchester City transfer saga with incredible use of the pun ‘Citizen Kane’, but the report went comical all of a sudden as the reporter mispronounced …