Unai Emery is back in the Premier League! The experienced manager will be taking over the helm at Aston Villa after ex-manager Steven Gerrard was given the sack after only 11 months in charge. The 50-year-old first managed in the PL when he took over from Arsene Wenger in 2018, agreeing to a two-year deal. …
In football, there are various options for a player to stay in the game post-retirement. One can become a commentator (like Jamie Carragher), a manager (like Patrick Viera), a development coach (like Leighton Baines), or take up a boardroom role (like Edwin Van Der Sar). You need not stick to your chosen role either. Managers …
Pictures of Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard have emerged online which allegedly show him getting drunk at a pub in Liverpool while an enormous cloud looms over his future at Villa Park. Fans were not particularly pleased to see the former Reds’ captain having a night out in Liverpool in the context of Villa struggling …
In a sport as high octane as football, players and managers are the most vulnerable right after a match has been completed. They may be angry at players, at referees, at the facilities or anything and everything they can put the blame on. Or they may be happy and content with the result, with certain …
Steven Gerrard is geared up to start his first full season as a manager in the Premier League with Aston Villa. The ex-Liverpool captain has had a pretty good transfer window so far having made Philippe Coutinho’s transfer permanent. They have also signed French midfielder Boubacar Kamara, defender Diego Carlos and Ludwig Augustinsson and goalkeeper …
Despite foraying into the football scene just 2 years ago, British Sportswear brand Castore has managed to gather quite the collection of clients. They started off big by signing up Scottish heavyweights Rangers on a multi-year deal, and have since followed it up with other big names. Their rapid rise comes without the production capabilities …
Under normal circumstances, pre-season-friendly games are really timid affairs. It’s’friendly’ after all. Teams take time to test the waters before the start of the domestic campaign. Mostly it is a means for players to improve their fitness levels and adapt to the manager’s playing style demands. But Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford and Aston Villa’s …
Being two of the most marketable and popular sports in the world, Formula 1 and Football, in recent times, have come together to leverage commercial attention. From Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon carrying the Ballon d’Or to the many link-ups between footballers and drivers, the crossovers have been numerous. While meetups or guest appearances fall in …
Who had Philippe Coutinho to Aston Villa on their bingo card? Definitely no one. Well, such is the uncertain nature of the game we all love. The Brazilian who joined Barcelona in 2018 for a whopping €160m fee, completed a loan move to Aston Villa yesterday. Coutinho wasn’t able to recapture the impeccable form he …
Aston Villa endured another defeat on the road against Brentford on Sunday to continue an abysmal run of form that has so far produced three defeats in four matches. Having shown early signs of promise under new boss Steven Gerrard, Villa have struggled of late, failing to produce an end result despite putting up decent …
Emotions ran high in Glasgow as the storied Steven Gerrard vacated his post as the Rangers manager on Thursday. Having served in Scotland for 3 years, the move marks his return to the English top-flight, in the form of the lead tactician for Aston Villa. Rangers FC lifted the league title for the first …
It’s beyond frustrating when one of your favourite footballers leaves the club. The frustration becomes even more painful when you find out that the old kit with the said player’s name has now been rendered obsolete. Lots of Aston Villa fans suffered the same fate when Jack Grealish moved to Manchester City in a £100m …
Danny Ings produced an early ‘goal of the season contender’ with a sensational bicycle kick goal against Newcastle United. It was a reasonably comfortable win for Aston Villa as they defeated Newcastle 2-0 after Anwar El Ghazi added a second from the spot in the second half. Though, it was Danny Ings’ overhead kick goal …
Manchester City are in the headlines once again. Pep Guardiola’s champions of England are rumoured to spend a massive £250m in order to secure the signings of Harry Kane and Jack Grealish this summer, but the rumours of yet another transfer spree have led to accusations of the club seducing ‘boyhood legends’ and using their …
Pre-season friendlies are some of the more light-hearted fixtures in a very competitive football calendar in England. While players are just willing to brush the rust off their legs before what is likely to be a gruelling football season, fans are in a playful mood as well – and it seemed like so was the …
Emiliano Martinez backed all of his incessant trash-talking with skill as Argentina booked their spot in the 2021 Copa America final after getting past Colombia on penalties. An early goal by Lautaro Martinez set the tone for Argentina to ease their path into Sunday’s final against the already-qualified Brazil, but Luis Diaz struck back for …
Jack Grealish is considered to be one of the best dribblers in the Premier League courtesy of his exploits for Aston Villa in the last couple of seasons. The English midfielder’s best trait includes his brilliant ability to take on defenders, and this often draws him fouls as hapless defenders cannot get near him without …