The start of pre-season means the introduction of a dreaded Lactate test – which was applicable for two of the biggest summer signings in Jude Bellingham and Dominik Szoboszlai. There is an interesting connection between the two and that is obviously Liverpool. Bellingham flirted with a move to Anfield for a long time before his …

The bonding between players and coaches is much greater in football compared to other games and nothing epitomises this more than the conversation Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips had with his ex-manager Marcelo Bielsa. After a stellar eight-year career at Leeds United, where he was virtually the go-to-man of the Premier League club, Phillips was signed …

Some players are blessed with such amazing born talent that they don’t even need to practice. All that they need to do is just to enter the arena and where they hit the straps soon. Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni used to be an expert in this. Tales of him going to a …

Erling Haaland doesn’t seem satisfied with just being the best striker in world football, but is now trying to be a style icon with some wacky outfits. The Norwegian striker enjoyed a fantastic debut season with Manchester City and played a key role in their European treble joy. Indeed, Haaland proved to be the ‘missing …

Many regard Cobham or La Masia to be institutions that produce the best Footballing talent in the world but the James Family is right up there with them producing not one but two of the finest of talents in women’s and men’s Football in Lauren and Reece James. Their father Nigel, Who is a Uefa …

It’s said that people’s memory is short and sometimes they fail to recognise even established names. Take the case of the cover of ultimate edition of the of FC 24, that features a phalanx of players to have graced the beautiful game over a period of time The much-awaited release date for the football gaming …

The pre-season in football is not just about training and friendly matches, but full of fun and frolic as well and Newcastle United camp will be the first one to admit that. Newcastle’s marquee signing Sandro Tonali, who arrived in the Premier League, after a highly-successful campaign with AC Milan in the Serie A, has …

David De Gea’s departure has left Manchester United needing a new goalkeeper, which they seem to have found in Andre Onana. With that being said, the Inter Milan hero isn’t the only one they’re currently seeking to sign – as the club scouts seem to have identified a mystery young sensation in Zion Suzuki. The …

The much-anticipated trailer for EA Sports’ FC 24 was released, but with a glaring error that involved Christian Benteke and Lorenzo Insigne. The upcoming video game, which is going through a face-lift after ending ties with FIFA, has signed up licenses with the top leagues and major players. That is why the FC 24 trailer …

Everton appears to have embraced peak Dycheball by signing a 38-year-old winger, who is expected to take the Premier League by storm. Indeed, that winger is going to be Ashley Young – the former Manchester United captain who is an experienced campaigner in the league. Young has been a regular in the Premier League for …

Chelsea, after finishing a disappointing 12th in an eminently forgettable Premier League marred by a spate of injuries and frequent hiring and firing of coaches are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to revive their fortunes in the forthcoming season. Appointing Maurico Pochettino has been the first step in arresting the slide and the …

The English Premier League is undisputedly the most popular football league in the world. As such, viewership is in the hundreds of thousands for a league game. EPL is also the richest league in the world and in a bid to optimise earnings even further, it has announced that it will schedule the Saturday kick-off …

Ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, trolling players from either countries on social media, especially Ukrainian players, has become quite common. Refusal of post-match handshake by Ukrainian tennis player Elena Svotolina and the subsequent booing of her opponent Belarusian opponent Victoria Azarenka at the ongoing Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in London, has become a …

Arsenal’s new signing Kai Havertz may not have set the stadium on fire with his football skills — he played as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea scoring 19 goals in 91 appearances in three seasons — but his height has become a talking point all of a sudden. The 24-year-old’s height has been disputed on …

Atalanta’s rising star Rosmus Hojlund has been a hot target of Premier League giants Manchester United since the transfer window opened. But what has been attracting equal interest as that of his football skills on the pitch is his long physique and height. According to the grapevine, 20-year old is close to inking his deal …

Sandro Tonali, who completed a record a switch from Italian powerhouse AC Milan to Premier League title contenders Newcastle United recently is making waves both on and off the pitch. It isn’t just Tonali himself who is making news on social media, but also his girlfriend Juliette Pastore. Pictures of him and Pastore, who is …

Kieran Tierney is Mr Tough Guy at Arsenal on several aspects, but his choice of attire while reporting for pre-season training has stunned fans. The Scottish defender has a hardened personality both on and off the pitch. He’s a no-nonsense defender who plays with his heart on his sleeves. Tierney always puts his everything into …