The Qatar World Cup happening in November has put a complete stop to the club football scene across the world. Indeed, most of the top leagues are on hiatus for a month or so as the players scrap for the most lucrative competition in the sport. But the work for those involved in the branding ...
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 ...
Over the course of time, Premier League has become the most prominent football league system in the world and enjoys an ever-increasing fan base. Needless to say, Premier League teams enjoy the royalty status too, and rightfully so. But, have you ever thought about which Premier League team has the highest viewership? Well, I read ...
It has taken only two days of football at the Qatar World Cup for the fans to notice an anomaly that has gripped the pundits and ignited an old debate. The debate in question is ‘Time wasting’ in the game. In the past, many solutions have been proposed to keep track of the time wasted ...
Being massively popular, Europe’s Biggest Football Clubs rake in millions in revenue, a portion of which arrives through merchandising. Standard forms of club merch include the kits and off-field apparel, aside from which we have Footballs, cups, frames, posters, and all sorts of memorabilia. Of course, the merchandising doesn’t stop there, owing to the stature ...
The Athletic reported last Monday that Fenway Sports Group has decided to put Liverpool up for sale. Since then, many high-profile parties have already considered buying the Premier League giant, including Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca and Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Despite there being some lingering doubts about FSG’s decision for a 100% sale of ...
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 ...
If you watched the match between Manchester United and Aston Villa in the Premier League last Sunday, then you might remember a particular elbow incident between Lisandro Martinez and Leon Bailey. For those of you who don’t know, late in the second half, the United center-back was shielding the ball from the Villa forward and ...
It was 12 years ago that the Fenway Sports Group took over Liverpool Football Club in hopes of leading the mid-table club back to its glory days and the rest is history. During the FSG era, Merseyside tasted Champions League glory once again in 2019 and clinched the prestigious Premier League trophy after 30 years ...
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) dropped a bombshell on Monday when they confirmed plans to sell their majority stake in the club. That basically means that the American owners have decided to relinquish their control of the club after having bought the club in 2010. In an official statement, the group said: “FSG has ...
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 ...
London was painted Red and White on Sunday. In the biggest game of the Premier League weekend, a struggling Chelsea hosted their high-flying arch-rivals Arsenal. After a gritty encounter, the Gunners came out on top. Graham Potter’s side were just dominated and outdone by Mikel Arteta’s players in a Sunday early afternoon kick-off. The Blues ...
Aston Villa are undergoing some drastic changes a few months into the 2022/23 season. The campaign hasn’t started as swimmingly as they would’ve hoped for. After 13 Premier League games, they only have 12 points that include just 3 wins. The Villans are sitting in 16th place and have been forced into a relegation battle ...
Tottenham Hotspur have had a really eventful start to the 2022/23 season. They have maintained their ground in the Premier League, sitting in third place after the first few months and five points behind league leaders Arsenal. Some of their games have been full of drama – including the 2-2 draw against Chelsea where manager ...
Liverpool fans are undergoing a crazy rollercoaster of emotions this season. They can’t seem to figure out exactly how to react to their side’s topsy-turvy form in the early part of the campaign. So far, the Reds have defeated the likes of Manchester City and Napoli (in the Champions League) – but lost to the ...
