Ademola Lookman produced one of the greatest individual performances in a UEFA Europa League Final, nay European final, of all time. The Nigerian scored a sublime hat-trick against the mighty and invincible Bayer Leverkusen to single handedly guide Atalanta to the title. An amazing achievement for Gian Piero Gasperini, the coach of one of the ...
The Major League Soccer (MLS) is often mocked for being the ‘retirement home’ for prominent footballers. Yet there are some goofy moments that help the MLS stand out from European football leagues. One such hilarious incident happened in the recent game between the Philadelphia Union and New York City FC. This game between the 2023 ...
Rio Ferdinand followed the belief to ‘never step a foot onto a club badge’ in his visit to the newly renovated Santiago Bernabeu. The former Manchester United captain was part of TNT Sports’ pundit crew that made the trip to witness Real Madrid’s thrilling 2-1 (4-3 on aggregate) win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA ...
After going through yet another season in turmoil, Chelsea have seemed to have turned a corner right at the business end of the season. A poorly managed team with over reliance on the brilliance of Cole ‘Cold’ Palmer, it looked like a side bereft of any ideas and spine. After a 5-0 drubbing at the ...
In a chilling turn of events, the entire footballing fraternity was sent into chaos as radicalist terrorist organisation, ISIS, issued a threat to major UCL venues on Tuesday. The UCL quarter finals are scheduled to begin on Wednesday and all the matches would be extremely high profile. The ISIS threat has reduced significantly in recent ...
While football players are known for their technical ability and physical prowess, some even stand out for their class, elegance and appeal off the pitch too. Olivier Giroud and Jack Grealish are some of the players known for their impressive looks apart from their incredible footballing ability. Although due flowers are still given to the ...
Want detailed stats of a match or the players? Sofascore is your app. How about match reports? Platforms such as OneFootball could be your go-to source. But are they the most accurate? The most reliable? After all, football is more than just a game of numbers, isn’t it? Now, it is only probably fair that ...
Ruben Dias has been a solid acquisition for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City ever since his arrival at the club in the 2020/21 season, even helping them reach the Champions League final in his very first season itself. A leader with excellent defensive prowess, Dias has been a permanent fixture at the base of the defence, ...
There’s little doubt that Jamie Vardy is a veritable legend of English football. His story of going on from being a non-league footballer in his mid-20s to a Premier League champion is one that will celebrated in the footballing folklore for decades to come. Even right now, in the twilight of his career at the ...
Being a legend for a club of Man United’s standing means it’s likely your image will be plastered across all sorts of places and things. However, this latest piece of fashion upon which his image has been discovered will leave Roy Keane with a shaking head of disgust. The former Ireland international has become even ...
Arsenal needed a Leandro Trossard special to power their way to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after a nervy win over FC Porto. The dramatic game stretched all the way penalties, where David Raya’s heroics helped the Gunners progress. However, there was a bit of comedy involved in the match as fans discovered a crazy ...
This season has been incredibly challenging for Sheffield United in the Premier League. With only 13 points to their name in 25 matches, Chris Wilder’s men find themselves languishing at the bottom of the table and are likely to end up in the relegation zone. The signs of improvement are also meager, as Sheffield United ...
After nearly a month, we have finally concluded the 34th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024, and we couldn’t have asked for a more worthy final game. A second-half dramatic comeback crowned Côte d’Ivoire as the African champions, defeating Nigeria with a 2-1 score. It was a fairy tale scene to lift the third continental ...
West Ham United hosted 3rd place Arsenal on match day 24 of the English Premier League, in a display that might put David Moyes’ nightmarish stint at Manchester United to shame. Even though David Moyes’s side seemed more or less comfortable in defending against the Gunners for the initial half-an-hour, a headed opener by Saliba in ...
Pep Guardiola has asserted himself as one of the best football managers in the history of the game with his success over the last decade and a half. The Spaniard has now won the European Treble as the manager of two clubs (Barcelona and Manchester City) and shows no signs of wearing thin. Guardiola is ...
Manchester United flew representatives down from Manchester to meet him. Chelsea took him on a tour of their Cobham headquarters. There were meetings with Arsenal and, yes, Liverpool too. Imagine you are a 19-year-old and the biggest of the clubs are trying their hardest to get your signature on a piece of paper. This was ...
Manchester City produced an impressive comeback to drown Everton at Goodison Park in their final away game of what has been a memorable 2023 for the club. Not only were the Cityzens able to clinch the 2022/23 Premier League title, but also won their first-ever UEFA Champions League crown and the FA Cup. In doing ...
