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, …
Football kits have become symbolic in nature and ignite a sense of emotion and pride in the hearts of the fans. The growing competence amongst the Premier League clubs means that the aspect of the kits now has more significance behind it than ever before. With mega-corporations such as Nike and Adidas thriving off the …
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 …
Newcastle seem to be having an absolutely strange season so far. Somehow, the club are at a respectable thirteenth position, just ten points off fourth placed Tottenham, despite having a string of lackluster performances on the pitch. Many have simply interpreted other teams also underperforming horrendously as the reason for the club being so high …
One of the most talked about signings from the January transfer window has to be Orion Ighalo. The Nigerian forward was snapped up by the Red Devils late into deadline day, as United finally acquired what they were looking for- a makeshift replacement for the injured Marcus Rashford. Now, while there has been a lot …
After their Champions League victory last year, Liverpool have become near impenetrable, not having lost a single game throughout all of this season. This has allowed them to open a commanding twenty five point lead over nearest rivals Manchester City, with it being a certainty that the title is theirs for the taking. With nothing …
Tottenham have had, by their own standards, a very sluggish season. Their campaign has been mired with false starts and encouraging wins that have only served as false dawns and failed to get the momentum going. This led to them being in the unfamiliar land that is the middle of the table, and ultimately became …
Nothing best describes Newcastle as much as the word paradox. The club has, throughout all of the last decade and a half, taken a tremendous fall from grace as it is no longer the behemoth it once used to be. Yet, it still enjoys unprecedented levels of support from the Toon, and is very much …
Steven Gerrard is, without a doubt, one of the greatest players of his generation. He is an automatic lock on the list of Liverpool legends, and is still regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. Stevie G, as he is fondly known among the Anfield faithful, had a career at the club …
Amidst all the hustle and bustle that footballers are regularly embroiled in, fans find it very easy to forget that their favourite players can have other hobbies as well. Take Everton, for example. The club has had a very mediocre season thus far, only collecting thirty six points from twenty five league games so far. …
The Bilbao International Football Summit (BIFS) is an annual gathering of footballing talents and executives from the Basque region. It acts as a showcase for Athletic Bilbao’s ever present philosophy (the club is known to only have Basque players on its teams). The event has only grown in stature throughout the years, and yesterday, at …
The most underrated aspect of sport, perhaps, lies in how it brings together folks from around the world, irrespective of their nationality amd creed. And, of all sports known to mankind, it is safe to say that football is the most popular of them all. A truly global game, it is played at a national …