Upon joining Manchester City back in 2016, Pep Guardiola inherited a talented team, and also reunited with Yaya Toure, a player he had previously coached at Barcelona. By 2016, Toure was no longer the ‘prospect’ Pep was familiar with, and had instead developed into the ultimate box-to-box destroyer. Naturally, the Spaniard handed the midfielder a ...
Pep Guardiola is nothing if not a fashionista. Of course, yes, he is one of the greatest managers of all time, one of Barcelona’s best-ever midfielders, one of the most decorated coaches ever, etc, but fashionista definitely takes the cake. More often than not, Pep Guardiola favors a casual, laid-back appearance, dressing in cardigans, sweaters, ...
Erling Haaland is the talk of the town in European football right now. The Norwegian striker has reached a whole new level after joining Manchester City in the summer and has helped his side enjoy a dominant start to the new season. In just 14 appearances (across all competitions) the 22-year-old forward has scored 20 ...
Pep Guardiola is one of football’s greatest-ever managers. His play style is built on the tiki-taka philosophy, which is one of the most intricate forms of football, requiring a high level of short passing to build the game up. When his teams play, they almost always dominate the possession and have the most passes and ...
The Ted Lasso craze has taken over the world of football. The endearing TV series about a fictional American coach taking over an English football club is both hilarious and highly emotional. Jason Sudeikis has excelled as the titular character and become a big favourite among football fans. His craze has gone to a level ...
Following the close of Matchday 3 in the Premier League, Arsenal remains the only team to have a perfect start to the season with 3 wins in 3 as Manchester City dropped points and drew against Newcastle at St. James’ Park. The defending champions were perhaps fortunate to secure a draw after Newcastle outplayed Pep ...
When talking about fashion in football, it’s usually players that hog all the spotlight. You can catch most modern-day footballers sporting vibrant outfits, with colours ranging from mellow to flamboyant, and styles varying between orthodox, kitsch, and essentially everything in between. The eye-watering prices of these threads always manage to nab a headline or two, ...
Premier League action resumed this weekend after a short hiatus. The usual suspects – Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United have armed themselves with fresh blood and will look to re-invigorate the battle for the highest honour in England. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur aren’t behind, as the new cavalry has only turned them into ...
The curtain raiser of the EFL Championship was a feisty contest between the recently relegated side from Premier League, Burnley, and Huddersfield who missed promotion to England’s top football terrain after a defeat against Nottingham Forest in the play-off final a few months ago. The Clarets looked rejuvenated and precisely on point with their game ...
The current Premier League champions, Manchester City, have released a new documentary series titled, ‘Together: Champions Again!’ that gives us a sneak peek into their title-winning campaign of 2021/22. The first episode of the seven-part series is now streaming on the City+ application and is a sequel to the feature-length film, ‘Together,’ that captured the ...
It was an ultimate clash of two heavyweights when Manchester City took on Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, in a pre-season friendly at the Lambeau Field stadium in Greenbay, Wisconsin. The new number nine, Erling Haaland, finally netted his first goal, which proved enough for Pep Guardiola and company to seal a comprehensive victory against the ...
After an extremely busy window full of arrivals and departures, Manchester City are set to finally begin their pre-season tour on Thursday as they take on Liga MX side Club America at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The club have done immaculately well to replace the likes of Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho with ...
Football Twitter really is a world of its own, featuring its own lingo, references and of course, memes. Fans on the platform adore assigning ironic and satirical nicknames to various figures in the game, and similarly, opinions are articulated to draw out chuckles. For instance, even our generation’s greatest gaffers haven’t escaped unscathed, as Jose ...
With the new European domestic season still a month away from starting, teams are preparing themselves in some intense pre-season training sessions. Pre-season also allows players to interact more with the fans, be it on tour or just in general. While most of the fan interactions are cordial, not all are so pleasant for the ...
Rivalries play a huge role in any sport, let alone football where the animosity is often dialled up to 100. Club rivalries or even tension between players amplify the atmosphere, leading to unforgettable moments. And one of the most heated feuds of our generation wasn’t between two clubs or even two players, as it centres ...
When it comes to switching clubs, players aren’t just tempted by money, ambition or the project. In fact, the prospect of developing under a particular manager is enough to sway a player’s opinions, and in the past decade, there’s been one tactical mastermind which seemingly everyone would like to play under. Pep Guardiola‘s incredible accomplishments ...
If there is one managerial rivalry in modern football that has surpassed all unpleasant barriers and violent bounds is the one between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho. One can argue about Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger or, more recently, Jurgen Klopp and Pep but the shards of hostility were too pointy and poisonous between ...
