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 ...
A lot of games in the FIFA World Cup should have gone the ideal route. What is the ideal route you ask? It’s simple. A world-class European team or a South American team should have won their group-stage matches, but world champions, France, lost to Tunisia and the mighty Argentinians fell before Saudi Arabia. Similarly, ...
As far as football controversies go, the Jack Grealish – Miguel Almiron saga really has stretched on for far too long. For the uninitiated, it all kicked off after Grealish, in a bit of a drunken haze, compared fellow teammate Riyad Mahrez to Newcastle United‘s Almiron during Man City‘s PL parade. With the intent of ...
Newcastle United’s newfound wealth ever since they changed ownership has meant they can go after transfer targets that were previously deemed unattainable. It started with Bruno Guimaraes, who arrived for £40m in January. Trippier and Pope strengthened the backline, among other incomings. Alexander Isak was bought in from Real Sociedad in the summer, with the ...
Things are not going so well at the moment for Chelsea as the 2021 Champions League winners suffered their 3rd consecutive loss in the Premier League yesterday to Newcastle United in what was their last game before the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The team’s performance at St. James’ Park was lacklustre to say the least, ...
With countless competitive rivalries and traditionally heated derbies, you’d be forgiven for missing out on a few of the Premier League’s feisty side arcs. Be it Diego Costa’s square-offs against Martin Skrtel or a bit of friendly fire involving Emmanuel Adebayor and Lord Bendtner himself, even the Prem’s side stories are animated. Fans online discovered ...
Newcastle United’s takeover by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia last season gave hope to the fans that the club would be in a better position to battle against PL giants now that there’s serious money backing them. The takeover, which was orchestrated by Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi’s 80% Saudi-backed consortium has worked ...
The Carabao Cup tie between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace was a hard-fought battle for both teams. Each side went back and forth trying to get the better of their defences but neither were able to put numbers up on the score sheet in normal and additional time, resulting in a penalty shootout. The shootout ...
Ever since the Saudi-backed takeover last season, Newcastle United‘s fortunes have turned on its head. Freed from the shackles of Mike Ashely, relegation struggles and drab football, The Magpies are thriving. Signings such as Bruno Guimaraes, Sven Botman, Kieran Trippier etc are all proving to be immense for Newcastle’s turnaround, alongside manager Eddie Howe of ...
Newcastle United are flying high right now. Sitting third in the Premier League standings, the Magpies have come a long, long way since their takeover from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. But it’s not just them who are enjoying a lot of success, some of their supporters are as well! True Geordie has risen ...
In April 2020, an agreement was reached under which Mike Ashley would end his contentious time as owner of Newcastle United by selling the club to a group led by Amanda Staveley for an amount of more than $300 million USD. Fans hoped that the change in regime would result in freer spending and a ...
Tempers ran high and sparks flew at a jam-packed St. James’ Park as Eddie Howe’s resurgent Newcastle United hosted Frank Lampard’s Everton in the midweek clash of Matchday 12 in the Premier League. The incident transpired after Paraguayan Miguel Almiron gave The Toons a 1-0 lead with his stunning first-time strike in the 31st minute. ...
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is normally known as a pretty level-headed, likeable manager. He’s sociable and comes off as a decent person who has taken some criticism for ‘spoiling’ his reputation by associating himself with the Saudi-Arabia-backed club. The Englishman, to his credit, has done a great job with the Magpies. With the help ...
Newcastle‘s highly-awaited game against Manchester United proved to be a rather uneventful one. The two English heavyweights met at Old Trafford in a bid to strengthen their respective top 4 ambitions, but the match eventually ended 0-0. Both sides failed to offer much in terms of offensive creativity, which led to an unexciting 90 minutes. ...
To celebrate the upcoming 130th anniversary of the club, Newcastle United have recently dropped a brand new special edition 4th kit along with sponsors Castore. The Magpies have enjoyed a storied history, featuring 4 League titles and 6 FA Cups in terms of silverware, and numerous legends including the likes of Alan Shearer, Paul Gascoigne, ...
It should be common knowledge by this point – Newcastle United have won the lottery in Bruno Guimaraes. The Brazilian midfielder arrived at St James’ Park during the winter window last season and instantly became a pivotal figure for the Magpies. At the time, many sneered at his reported price tag of €50m, but those ...
On the 1st anniversary of their club’s takeover, Newcastle United delivered a performance that shows exactly how far they’ve come. A tie against Brentford has proved to be a tricky contest for many, but the Magpies made it look like child’s play. Under Eddie Howe, the side has shown immense progression, which fans already got ...
