When you think of famous Japanese Footballers, the likes of Hidetoshi Nakata and Shunsuke Nakamura come to mind. However, there was one specific baller that stood as the poster boy of Japanese Football for an extended period of time. The man in question is former Manchester United midfielder, Shinji Kagawa. Kagawa had spells at various …
Wednesday afternoon was a special day for Real Madrid and its fans as the club announced the renewal of their legendary midfielder Luka Modric’s contract for another season. The one-year extension will now see the Croatian remain in the Spanish capital and play at the New Santiago Bernabeu which has been a dream of his. …
Over the years, football fans have been treated to countless iconic goal celebrations from players. From Peter Crouch’s robot dance to Leo Messi’s shirt celebration at the Bernabeu, these evocative moments have stayed on with fans ever since they were displayed for the first time. But no other celebration perhaps comes close enough to Cristiano …
Spanish National team manager Luis Enrique recently made the brazen decision of snubbing Manchester United shot-stopper David De Gea entirely from the national side. The Spaniard favored Athletic Bilbao keeper Unai Simon instead, citing De Gea’s ball-playing and aerial abilities as his concerns. This led to a relentless discourse among fans on Twitter, while some …
The Brazilian National Team’s visit to Seoul provided local fans with the rare opportunity of watching their favourite Selecao stars take to the pitch. Fans also got to witness a bromance blossom between two mercurial stars Neymar and Son Heung-min. The pair finally shared the pitch together and even exchanged shirts after the game. But the …
While Erik ten Hag was announced as the new coach by Manchester United, the simultaneous sacking of interim coach/ technical director Ralf Rangnick came as a surprise to many United fans. Back in November when the German was appointed as head coach, it was also agreed that while he would vacate the position at the …
As the 2022/23 Nation’s League campaign kicked off with its group phase, the competition served up football fans with a tasty Iberian derby as Spain hosted Portugal at the Estadio Benito Villamarin. With European leagues having only concluded last week, both sets of managers made rotations to their line-ups ahead of this Group A opener, …
Brand new Manchester United gaffer Erik ten Hag has started off a positive note with the fans, as he wasted no time and arrived in Manchester almost immediately after the Eredivisie concluded. The former Ajax boss was even present at Selhurst Park for United’s game against Crystal Palace. Naturally, this was followed up by a visit …
When a show isn’t scripted, the participants are free to express, however, and whatever they like. But sometimes in the heat of the moment, one utters the words that lie deep buried within him which he/she had been wanting to say for long, words that might come out as obnoxious and disgraceful. Such a thing …
English football fans have been privileged to witness some of the greatest centre-backs of all time. To date, there is no universally accepted answer as to who is the best. Now some of the names mentioned in this discussion have joined in on it. In a recent “Between the Lines” episode, Rio Ferdinand and Virgil …
On 22nd May 2022, Manchester City clinched their 8th league title. The Cityzens have dominated the Premier League for the last decade, winning the competition 6 times. However, this time it was not easy by any means. Their opponents (Aston Villa) were 2 goals up and a Liverpool win would have seen them lose the …
Picture this: You are at a party and you meet someone for the first time. After exchanging a couple of formal pleasantries, the person comments on your appearance — not the way you have dressed, but about your face, about how it resembles someone. And you’re happy if they mention the name of a famous …
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world’s most famous football players. While some of us check Irish Lotto winning numbers in hopes of a windfall, Ronaldo makes millions, if not billions, on the football field, impressing sports fans worldwide. Even Americans know about him thanks to a Nike commercial that also featured The Simpsons. But …
Just a few hours after Manchester City’s heroic comeback to seal their fourth Premier League title under Pep Guardiola, Boca Juniors won their second Argentine Copa de La Liga title in three seasons after comprehensively defeating Tigre 3-0. Marcos Rojo, the ex-Manchester United man, opened the scoring in the first half’s extra time when Sebastian …
Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves has been a stalwart presence at the club ever since his arrival back in 2017. He emerged as a crucial player under former manager Nuno Espirito Dos Santos and hasn’t looked back since. A fan favourite, his performances have put him on the wishlist of many top clubs. Manchester United have been …
Erik ten Hag’s tenure at Ajax has been legendary. The Dutch coach began his coaching career with Go Ahead Eagles, helping them gain promotion after nearly two decades. Afterwards, he would coach Bayern Munich’s youth team, before moving on to FC Utrecht. His success at Utrecht saw him land up in Ajax in 2017. Thus …
After concluding yet another successful season with Ajax, and winning the Erdesive in the process, Erik ten Hag announced his intent to travel to England and take over the reins at Manchester United. The 52-year-old deserved a few weeks off after finishing a lengthy season, yet he decided to get to work again immediately. Tasked …