The upcoming World Cup in Qatar has given us all plenty of reasons to be remembered and this is even before the first kick of the ball in the tournament. Right from winning the bid via a bribe to the timeline of the tournament and it being in the middle of the season, the Cup ...
Social media and football are a rather unusual pairing. On the bright side, these massive platforms bring fans closer to the action than ever, allowing for teams and players to interact with supporters in a more direct manner. Conversely, interactivity also means that users online are pretty fast and loose with their opinions, and you ...
Not every team can get big-money signings right. While some teams fail consistently, other teams nail it almost every time. The two giant clubs of Manchester perfectly illustrate this contrast. Manchester City are firmly part of the latter group, with signings like KDB, Haaland, Walker, Rodri, Diaz and more. And then there is Manchester United, ...
In the early stages of this season, Thomas Partey has been outstanding for Arsenal and is a key component of Mikel Arteta‘s midfield puzzle. The 29-year-old’s influence, when he is selected for the starting lineup, serves as the best example of this. Partey has appeared in 29 of Arsenal’s last 46 Premier League games. Arsenal ...
We are halfway through the much-hyped Derby Weekend and it has certainly not disappointed. Arsenal’s 3-1 thrashing of their North London neighbours overshadowed the other derby played yesterday, between Crystal Palace and Chelsea, which finished 1-2 in favour of the Blues. Odsonne Edouard’s opener for Palace in the 7th minute of the match ensured that ...
Football has a long-standing issue of racism. From Nazi salutes to comments on personal life, racism’s ugly head keeps popping up in football. “No to racism”, “Kick it out” and other similar initiatives taken by FIFA may have helped the anti-racism brigade but have failed to completely curb it yet. And it’s not just club ...
After almost 2 months of uninterrupted club football, we’re back here again, it was simply too good to be true. The UEFA Nations Leagues insists on going on (for whatever reason), KDB is forced to play Wales for the gazillionth time, and we’re forced to live out several uneventful evenings without League Football.It ain’t easy. ...
Football Twitter houses a menagerie of fanatic Footy fans that barely thread the line between eccentric and reasonable, and they do so with cat-like agility. You can catch innumerable FT accounts engaging in absurd discussions one moment and offering sound tactical analysis the next, it’s quite bizarre really. Fans online are also no strangers to ...
The Jules Kounde – Chelsea love/hate affair is just not dying. The French centre-back was chased by the English side all through summer, who instead chose Barcelona. The Spanish giants paid a hefty €50m fee for the ex-Sevilla player, while Chelsea settled for €38m-rated Kouliably. For most, this would be the end of the story ...
A scintillating fixture awaited those gathered inside the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, as Spurs came up against a struggling Leicester City. The Foxes have had a nightmarish start to the season, conceding goals left and right while scoring comparatively less. In contrast, Spurs have looked rather solid in the Prem so far, despite the football being ...
Tuesday night’s Champions League action had some truly delectable fixtures, including a blockbuster clash between Bayern and Barcelona. But the biggest surprise of the night came via the Group C encounter between Tottenham Hotspur and Sporting Lisbon. After recruiting heavily in the summer, Antonio Conte’s side were unbeaten heading into the game. However, the football ...
Last night’s Champions League match between European heavyweights Barcelona and Bayern Munich was expected to deliver a multitude of storylines and it certainly did not disappoint. While the Spanish giants started fairly well and on the front foot, it was the German club which came away with a victory, thanks to a quick-fire double in ...
The general perception around Football Twitter is that of a community divided into separate fanbases, all constantly at each other’s throats. However, once in a while, we receive moments where the community manages to unite in appreciation, these are few and far between but lovely to see nonetheless. One such occasion occurred recently when an ...
The world came to a brief standstill recently, as news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II travelled far and wide. Surrounded by members of the royal family, the Queen peacefully passed away at her country estate in Aberdeen, she was 96 at the time of her passing. Following the announcement, Operation London ...
After the expiration of his contract at Arsenal, French striker Alexandre Lacazette opted for a change of scenery, as he subsequently returned to his hometown club Lyon earlier this summer. The former Arsenal captain’s spell at the Emirates was lukewarm at best, with multiple scoring droughts littered throughout. Nevertheless, his return to Olympique has been ...
Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychologist, is about as divisive a figure as one can find. A prime example is Peterson’s Sports Illustrated tweet, in which he called a curvy woman wearing a swimsuit simply “not beautiful”. Peterson was extensively ridiculed as a result of the message, which inspired him to completely stop using Twitter—or at ...
Some players get famous for their on-field talents, some get popular due to their off-field drama, and then some players get famous for their looks and their hairstyles, good or bad. Iconic hairstyles have been a big part of the footballing world for a long time. From Ronaldo’s world cup look to David Luiz; from ...
