While Group A of this season’s Champions League isn’t exactly the proverbial ‘Group of Death’, its participants still pack quite a punch. Comprising Napoli, Ajax, Liverpool and Rangers, the group, aside from being very competitive, also accumulates arguably the best atmospheres in all of European Football. Anfield’s reputation speaks for itself, the Diego Armando Maradona ...
We’re 8 games in, and the picture at the top of Prem looks far different from what many expected before the campaign commenced. Based on their stellar winning record last season, Liverpool were heavily touted to reignite their two-horse race alongside Man City for the title, a belief which was further cemented after their win ...
Ever since being appointed as Spain’s head coach, Luis Enrique has raised many eyebrows with his team selections. Instead of calling up seemingly obvious choices such as Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique among others, the former Barcelona has opted to dip into La Liga’s hidden treasures. The trend dates back to his squad for the ...
The rivalry shared between Manchester United and Liverpool is among the most bitter in football. It’s reflected in the enmity shared between the two UK cities. The construction of the Manchester Canal brewed hate between the cities, with Liverpool’s citizens believing it cost them jobs. The rivalry between the two clubs has been waging for ...
If there’s one thing in football that is pretty much guaranteed to live on forever, it’s the eternal Messi v Ronaldo debates. The iconic duo dominated the headlines for the better part of a decade and won countless honours with Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. In the process, they also sparked a competitive rivalry like ...
Nike‘s themes for Liverpool kits this season have been somewhat inconsistent. By no means are they horrendous to look at, the kits are almost oddly juxtaposed, especially in terms of aesthetics. Usually, sponsors play it safe with the traditional home kit, create catchy looks for the secondary one, and take liberties with the Third version. For the ...
Liverpool are suddenly in a bit of a crisis mode. The Reds are a shadow of the side that won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup as well as fought for the Premier League and Champions League titles until the very end of last season. But a lot has changed over the last four months. ...
The Football World is almost never short of news, even during the off-season you can still catch exciting games being played in various corners of Europe. In the season itself, during which the 5 major European Leagues are being played out simultaneously, the news stream is endless and constant. You have footy action on the ...
With 4 wins on the spin, Manchester United are flying high, led from the front by Erik ten Hag. After an abysmal first 2 games of the current campaign, United have bounced by winning 4 out of 4, vanquishing title contenders Liverpool and Arsenal in the process. The sudden change in fortune has a lot ...
With the European football season in full swing, clubs are now focused on having a strong standing before the FIFA World Cup break in November. New signings are still getting adapted to their clubs and some teams are yet to find their standing in the campaign. This, however, doesn’t mean that the sponsors for major ...
New signing Sadio Mane is quickly turning out to be a fan favourite at his new club Bayern Munich. The 30-year-old is already well known in the footballing world for his generosity and philanthropy. Sadio Mane has helped develop his village, Bambali, by building schools, hospitals and other improvements. A devotee of the Islamic faith, ...
Jake Paul, a controversial YouTube star, has been invested in the success of Liverpool for more than a year now. He has been in the news multiple times for a plethora of issues or headlines, ranging from neighbour complaints about noise to arguably being the face of the YouTube boxing scene. Being the younger brother ...
The Merseyside Derby, while not the most equal in terms of history and wins, is definitely one of the fiercest derbies in England. When players get on the pitch, whether it is the Goodison Park or Anfield, they have only one goal – to bury the other club under the ground. We have seen fights, ...
The ending to Liverpool’s match against Newcastle was pure box-office. From wild celebrations to explicit gestures, Liverpool’s 2-1 victory was markedly different from the 9-0 win against Bournemouth the previous week. Now, another interesting thing was caught by some eagle-eyed viewers in the aftermath of the crazy ending of the match. Roberto Firmino, one of ...
Liverpool versus Newcastle United ended up being an extremely intense affair, with both sides putting on spirited displays. The hosts started the game with key absences in Darwin Nunez and Thiago, while Newcastle were able to field their brand new signing Alexander Isak. The £60m man made an instant impact as he flashed a thundering ...
Liverpool came from behind to beat Newcastle 2-1 this week. New signing Alexander Isak put Newcastle a goal up and had a second disallowed controversially by VAR. Newcastle then resorted to time-wasting tactics to not allow Liverpool to score. As the clock kept ticking, Newcastle’s approach to the game started causing frustration among the crowd ...
Following two draws and a defeat to Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp’s men were under immense pressure to get results after being 16th on the PL table. A resounding 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth allayed those fears but Wednesday’s mid-week fixture against Newcastle saw Liverpool revert back to the disinterested side that supporters saw during the first ...
