Rio Ferdinand followed the belief to ‘never step a foot onto a club badge’ in his visit to the newly renovated Santiago Bernabeu. The former Manchester United captain was part of TNT Sports’ pundit crew that made the trip to witness Real Madrid’s thrilling 2-1 (4-3 on aggregate) win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA …
Manchester United produced one of their worst performances of the 2023/24 season with a 4-0 battering by an inspired Crystal Palace side at Selhurst Park. The Red Devils were totally outclassed and dominated, even though their brilliant travelling fans kept singing all night long despite the embarrassment on the pitch. At the end of the …
There are not many like Marco Reus in the world of football. Players like him, gifted and talented may come and go, but people like him rarely come across. A player who has been at Borussia Dortmund through and through, born and bred, loyal beyond any measure, with a dream to win with his childhood …
Mason Mount is having a disastrous debut season at Manchester United. His miseries seemingly peaked in the Red Devils’ embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. It was also, incidentally, the Englishman’s first start in a Premier League match after nearly six months – only for him to fail to make any impact. …
In the game of football, rivalry plays a huge role. Rivalry can be there between two teams under more than one condition. It can either be between clubs that share a rich history of matches, teams who are from the same locality, or teams who have some socioeconomic or sociocultural struggle between themselves can be …
What was hoping to be a fairytale finish to a magical run for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp is now turning out to be a nightmare. Starting the season with a possibility of winning four trophies to call an end to Klopp’s tenure at Anfield seemed like a tantalizing prospect. However, a scathing month of April …
Football fans love to express themselves and social media is their most favoured place for expression. This has created a platform for individuals who have garnered a huge following on different platforms through their expressions and opinions on their clubs and players. And among the huge number of such personalities, Mark Goldbridge is one of …
Football fans have historically taken to many different ways to express their feelings for their respective clubs and players. Before the advent of social media, Tifos, chants, and letters were the main mediums for the fans. Since social media has replaced the fan-letters to a large extent, tifos and chants have retained their status as …
If you thought that the power of AI was going to stay limited to creating videos of Winston Churchill jamming to the tunes of Dua Lipa, you have another thing coming. The creativity of football fans along with the power of AI was always heading towards only one direction, memes. Those who were used to …
It’s not every day that a Manchester United captain gets outshone by someone scoring in the tenth division of the footballing pyramid but that is what happened earlier this weekend. Bruno Fernandes scored two crucial goals in the Premier League against Bournemouth to bail out the Salford side from another embarrassing result. But the limelight …
Amadou Onana has been one of Everton’s best signings over the last decade – a point in which the club has been notorious for engaging in bad business. The Belgian midfielder is the kind of explosive, energetic and physical outlet that is tailor-made for the intense Premier League matches. The 22-year-old has a long career …
Wayne Rooney is widely considered one of the best players in Premier League history. He’s definitely one of Manchester United’s all-time greats and their highest-ever goal-scorer with 252 goals. But Rooney was never one to pursue modelling work on the side, like ex-teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. The Englishman was never really the most attractive of footballers. …
The arrival of Todd Boehly at the Chelsea helm has been nothing short of extraordinary. The American businessman acquired Chelsea amidst a lot of political ruckus and since then, he has invested maniacally in the club. But that has not always fetched him the love of the fans. Instead it is something much simpler that …
Football is a game where emotion meets professionalism. While the fans represent emotions and the players represent professionalism. But every now and then comes a situation that borders on the twilight of the two and Manchester United’s game against Chelsea bore a stark example of the latter. Mason Mount, a former Chelsea player, joined Manchester …
Want detailed stats of a match or the players? Sofascore is your app. How about match reports? Platforms such as OneFootball could be your go-to source. But are they the most accurate? The most reliable? After all, football is more than just a game of numbers, isn’t it? Now, it is only probably fair that …
Goalkeepers have always been quirky, and the scene where they spit on their gloves is hardly new. But during Manchester United’s 2-2 tie against Liverpool, the Red Devils’ shot stopper Andre Onana did something that has sent social media into a frenzy. During the first half, he was seen applying Vaseline to his gloves. But …
Matt Turner has had an underwhelming debut season at Nottingham Forest. After joining the Premier League minnows from Arsenal in the hunt for regular game-time, things have spectacularly tumbled down in recent months. Turner, a USMNT regular, has not yet been able to properly adapt to the intensity and demands of the English top flight. …