Have you ever wondered what the world’s best footballers talk about? Imagine being in their shoes – boatloads of cash, unparalleled fame, copious amounts of pressure and access to all the leisure the world can offer. Obvious matters include football-centric chats with teammates and more luxurious topics such as ritzy restaurants and exclusive vacation spots. ...
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 ...
Belgium‘s ‘golden generation’ are effectively having their last dance, and unfortunately, they aren’t going out the ‘swan song’ route. Their World Cup opener against Canada ended in a 1-0 victory but far from a convincing one, as the Red Devils rode their luck at times. However, even fortune couldn’t save Belgium’s blushes against Morocco, as ...
The 2022 World Cup is now only a couple of days away and participating players are putting in the hard yards every day to get in sync with their teammates and their manager and start off as strongly as they can. And it’s not just the teams who have been keeping busy, but the fans ...
Kevin De Bruyne is what some might call a manager’s perfect player. He is technically gifted, has the ability to understand instructions and tactics, can lead the team, set up magnificent plays without the need for glory, and rarely makes the headlines for the wrong reasons. The Belgian midfielder is not often associated with controversies ...
Manchester City crossed paths with Wolves at Molineux, with the Champions seeking the top spot in the League, albeit a temporary one. Aside from an early hiccup against Liverpool in the Community Shield, City have been indomitable this season and went into the game on an unbeaten streak stretching back to opening day. On the other ...
Premier League resumed this weekend after a short break, bringing back with it all the drama, emotions and excitement. Five of the seven matches of the cut-short weekend were played (scores here) on Saturday, meaning we can do the first part of our weekly FPL analysis. Here’s the round-up of the FPL winners and losers ...
After a one-week hiatus, the focus is well and truly back on Premier League and obviously, FPL. We have discussed wildcards, forwards and defenders at length but one area of the pitch that hasn’t been touched upon is the midfield. This season, the FPL midfield picks have been less clear than as the season has ...
FIFA 23, the popular football video game, launches worldwide on September 30. The highest-ranked players in FIFA 23 have finally been revealed by EA Sports, and while some of the ratings make sense, others have us perplexed. A few weeks ago, leaked FIFA 23 player ratings for whole teams as well as the game’s superstars ...
It took only one Premier League game for Erling Haaland to announce himself to the English fans in the blue colours of Manchester City. The Cityzens were aware of the huge void left behind because of the departure of Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling up front and lured the Borussia Dortmund star with the promise ...
Kevin De Bruyne had yet another memorable season with Manchester City as the Belgian’s 15 goals and 8 assists in the Premier League hoisted City to another league title win under Pep Guardiola. Turning his attention to national duty now, KDB and Belgium faced a major setback as they lost 4-1 to the Netherlands in ...
The last decade of the Premier League was truly blessed, as fans got to witness some incredible footballers operating at the peak of their powers simultaneously. The likes of Alexis Sanchez, Mohamed Salah, Mesut Ozil, Harry Kane etc all lit up the pitch consistently. This list also includes two technical maestros, who are often compared with ...
Sunday night’s blockbuster clash between Liverpool and Manchester City provided further evidence towards its claim atop the list of the fiercest rivalries in Premier League history. An end to end affair, as these games usually are, saw Liverpool equalize twice. City, on the other hand, missed a host of chances, including a last-minute chipped attempt from ...
Special handshakes and footballers seemingly go hand in hand. Players on the same team usually spend months together sharing the same locker room, hence it’s natural for a certain camaraderie to take shape. This brotherhood often culminates in a special handshake, reserved for two friends on and off the pitch. Considering the popularity of footballers ...
At the age of 43, Thierry Henry confirmed he’s still pretty much got it as he left a couple of current icons of the game in awe with a top bins free-kick from his weaker foot in Belgium training. Both Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne’s reaction to it just sums up how highly Henry ...
Belgium turned on the afterburners in the second half to come back from behind against Denmark to win their 2020 European Championship group stage encounter. Yussuf Poulsen scored early in the first half to give Denmark an early lead, but Kevin De Bruyne’s heroics in the second half meant that Belgium registered their second successive ...
Courtois gaffe leads to a Nacer Chadli own goal during Belgium v Denmark Budding footballers are always advised to never play a pass to the goalkeeper directly in front of the goal, but this is still poor from Courtois. The Real Madrid goalie endured a horror moment during Belgium’s 4-2 win against Denmark in the ...
