Once a promising world talent who rubbed shoulders with Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, and Xavi, Alexis Sanchez is now edging toward the end of his career at Olympique Marseille in Ligue 1. The 34-year-old Chilean attacker has made his way to France after long stints with Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Inter Milan. He’s had …
Manchester United winger Antony has been thrown into the spotlight this season ever since completing his big-money move to Old Trafford from Ajax. The fact that the Red Devils paid a huge fee of €100m for a star that made his name at the Eredivisie is something many are still finding hard to digest. Antony …
Mikel Arteta took over as head coach of Arsenal in December 2019, inheriting a struggling team in desperate need of a spark. Arteta has overseen a significant improvement in the team’s results since his first season in charge, laying the groundwork for a bright future. This improvement, which started in the 2021-22 season, has taken …
Cristiano Ronaldo has had a rollercoaster of a ride over the last few months. It all started with his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, which was basically just a ploy from him to instigate Manchester United into terminating his contract and make him a free agent. Being the idealist that he is, the Portuguese forward …
Multi-time Grammy award winner Drake probably needs no introduction to anyone with any clue of the pop culture of the current times. The rapper is one of the most successful musicians of his generation, selling millions of platinum-label albums across his career. Drake is also a big fan of football (called soccer from where he …
One major debate that dominated the last decade or so in world football was who between Messi and Ronaldo was the best player of this generation. Both had done enough to stake a claim to that accolade, and both had enough backing globally to fight for this claim. However, 2022 was a very different year. …
Even though the 2022-23 Premier League season has been hampered by the winter Qatar World Cup, it has already provided some really memorable moments. Arsenal have raised quite a few eyebrows to storm to the top of the league heading into the new lead with a stunning seven points ahead of second-place Manchester City. Liverpool …
The FIFA World Cup action is behind us and club football rivalries are taking centre stage again. Lionel Messi is a happy man with accomplished dreams while Cristiano Ronaldo is off to new waters after a floundering battle with Manchester United. Despite these huge developments, the Premier League fans are truly delighted to have their …
Dejan Kulusevski had a highly memorable 2022. It started with a surprise move to the Premier League, but not joining a traditional ‘giant’. Instead, the 31-year-old received a call from Antonio Conte and decided to follow in his footsteps at Tottenham Hotspur. When he initially arrived in the league, Kulusevski wasn’t really known by that …
Paul Pogba has had a difficult year, that involved a break-up with the Red Devils, a fallout with former United Coach, Jose Mourinho and a career-wrecking injury to his knee that has kept him out of the football pitch for almost 200 days now. It seemed for a while that the Frenchman was on his …
It took 36 years for Argentina to lift the World Cup again. It took 36 years for Lionel Messi to recreate the iconic moment of Diego Maradona holding the cup while riding the winning wave on the shoulders of his peers and loved ones. It is for now and forever that Messi has etched his …
World Cup final, Argentina vs France, 4 billion spectators, Lusail Stadium, Messi v Mbappe. It doesn’t get any better than this. Yet, Roy Keane somehow managed to enhance the night even further, and all it took was a neat little makeover. While the pre-match discourse was all fixated around the storied game, viewers tuning into …
Argentina won their third FIFA World Cup title in the most dramatic of circumstances, with a 3-3 (4-2) win over France. The game was full of ups and downs for Lionel Messi & co. Leo himself got in the scoring act twice, once in normal time and in extra time. Kylian Mbappe ensured that France …
The real special thing about the FIFA World Cup is that it almost feels like a huge global carnival for the sport of football. With 32 nations, with different cultures and fandom, participating in the tournament (soon to be increased to 48) – the tournament is like the perfect representation of globalization. Not only do …
The Premier League is THE most popular football league in the world right now. There is little debating that. As per research, the league boasts an annual viewing audience of 4.7 billion. The likes of La Liga, Serie A or Ligue 1 are not even close to matching those numbers. This isn’t that surprising knowing …
The Qatar World Cup quarter-finals between England and France sparked a lot of contrasting emotions, both during the game itself and well after full-time. It was a pretty dramatic quarter-final that had wonder goals, penalty controversies and much more in its entirety. In the end, England went down to a 2-1 loss despite having dominated …
After a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, a public fallout with Manchester United, and a World Cup hype campaign like no other, expectations from Cristiano Ronaldo’s 5th appearance in the tournament were colossally high. Many presumed that the 2022 edition of the World Cup would be the 37-year-old’s final shot at winning the prestigious title, …