Over the past few years, the football world has seen an extended American presence. Be it USMNT stars shining in Europe’s biggest leagues or Ted Lasso gracing our screens, ‘soccer’ as they call it, continues to gain popularity in the USA. Fans witnessed another football crossover into American pop culture, this time via a rather ...
Mohamed Salah continues to look like an unstoppable figure, as he notched up another goal during Newcastle’s visit to Anfield. The Egyptian added further distance between himself and the chasing pack atop the top scorer’s list. With the Premier League appearing to be a 3 horse race this season, it comes as no surprise that ...
Chelsea Star Ben Chilwell has been sidelined since the end of last month due to an ACL injury he incurred during the Champions League tie against Juventus. The injury came as a huge blow to the Blues especially considering the English international’s excellent form prior to his injury. While it remains to be seen whether ...
The UEFA Champions League draw for the final 16 was abysmally conducted. Mired in controversy, the draw was declared void after being conducted entirely, due to the incorrect placement of Manchester United in the pot. The initial draw featured some tasty ties, including a potential last dance between Ronaldo and Messi. Alas, it was not ...
Chelsea legend John Terry has finally settled the enigma surrounding an infamous picture that has done the rounds of social media for as long as people can remember. For the unversed, Terry was once part of the West Ham’s youth system before the centre-back signed a professional deal with Chelsea, much to his father’s frustration, ...
Chelsea against Leeds at the Bridge is no ordinary fixture. The intense rivalry between the north and south dates back to the late 1960s and so expectations from last night’s fixture were high. And the game certainly lived up to them as fans were treated to a high octane game, filled with drama. Leeds did ...
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was caught in a tiff in the post-match press conference following their match against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League. Losing out on a top-spot finish after a 3-3 draw against the Russian outfit, Tuchel made no attempt at hiding his displeasure when a journalist posed him a question that ...
Pitch invaders are often a nuisance, disrupting matches for their self-centred purposes. Usually, they are dealt with by the stewards and security staff while the players stand aside, but the Aussies do it differently. This was epitomized by Sam Kerr taking matters into her own hands when an idiot interrupted proceedings during Chelsea’s game against ...
Bodies littered in tattoos is a sight far too common among footballers. From bizarre and dodgy designs to classic tributes, they make sure there’s a plethora of body art on show. Chelsea’s Mason Mount is the latest star to have jumped on the bandwagon. And have no doubt about the tattoo being incredible, for it’s ...
Manchester United began a new era under interim coach Ralf Rangnick with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace this week. And following the German’s arrival at Old Trafford, speculations were rife about additional reinforcements. Reports suggest that Sascha Lense, the current RB Leipzig sport psychologist, could well be on his way to Manchester. Rangnick’s ...
After his mundane second spell at Atletico Madrid came to an end, ex-Chelsea striker Diego Costa decided to return to his birthplace and join Atlético Mineiro. Creating a formidable strike partnership with Hulk, another striker famed for bullying opposition defenders ruthlessly, he eventually ended up helping his new club to their first league title in ...
A move to Stamford Bridge for Jules Kounde this summer was well on the cards. In fact, Chelsea seemed prepared to make a £50m bid for the Frenchman towards the end of the transfer window before Seville decided to increase their asking price to £70m. With negotiations breaking down and Trevoh Chalobah proving to be ...
In a thrilling contest, West Ham overcame Chelsea in a 3-2 victory at the London Stadium. The game itself was a gritty and physical affair with West Ham pouncing on numerous mistakes made by the Blues. One of these was a penalty conceded by Edouard Mendy following a terrible back pass from Jorginho. Up stepped ...
Chelsea shot-stopper Edouard Mendy found himself caught up in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity yet again. In the build-up to the game between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford, Amazon Prime presenter Simon Thomas was having a dialogue with Patrice Evra, Thierry Henry and Alan Searer on the sidelines. As Simon was heaping ...
The Ballon d’Or shortlist was divisive, to say the least. After the announcement, debates raged on about almost every aspect.The winner of course was a topic that was highly contested. Another one is Chelsea midfielder Jorginho finishing ahead of the likes of Karim Benzema, Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo to name a few. The chief point ...
Chelsea’s star shot-stopper Edouard Mendy was at the receiving end of some love from club supporters after a hotly contested match at Vicarage Road against Watford on Wednesday. Goals from Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech nullified Emmanuel Dennis’ equaliser scored right at the cusp of half-time. The victory secured Chelsea three decisive points that helped ...
A series of unfortunate events seem to have blighted the Premier League in recent times. Only months after a medical emergency prompted the Tottenham-Newcastle game to a halt, another similar incident came about during the recent clash between Chelsea and Watford at Vicarage Road. Going into the 13th minute of the game, referee David Coote ...
