Valencia progress breaking the heart of Ajax
Ajax were the delight of last season’s Champions League. Their fearless display against the big boys of Europe earned accolades and until they were stunned by a Lucas Moura magic at Amsterdam Arena, Ajax’s progress to the final was...
Relentless Liverpool
Austria did not welcome Liverpool warmly. Red Bull Salzburg have been an entertaining side this season in Champions League. With players Erling Haaland and Minamino around, they raised the expectations among Austrian fans. They believed they could tame the...
Napoli advance, but Carlo Ancelotti has to leave
Napoli needed to win against Genk to advance in Round of 16 and in the end, Arkadiusz Milik helped them to achieve that in style – a first-half hat-trick was enough to register a comprehensive 4-0 win and a...
Gabriel Martinelli might be the X-factor for Arsenal
The kind of form Arsenal have been in this season, it was nothing surprising to see West Ham take the lead in first half. Angelo Ogbonna’s deflected header gave Hammers the lead and they were in total control until...
Manchester United fly at Eithad stadium
Sir Alex Ferguson did it before. He knows what such a Derby means in the Premier League and how fantastic it is when you win an away game. Sir Alex’s joyful face and the big smile after Manchester United...
Richarlison sets the tempo, Everton smile against Chelsea
It had been a pretty tumultuous few days for the Toffees. One of their most inspirational managers last season, Marco Silva was sacked. The idea to appoint David Moyes as the next manager did not impress the fans and...
Everton sack Marco Silva: Another Premier League manager bites the dust
The rivalry between Liverpool and Everton might be a treasured heritage, but on that night at Anfield, it was nowhere near to a rivalry, but a bunch of strong men crushing down schoolboys. Liverpool went eight points clear at...
Jose Mourinho lose at Old Trafford
Jose Mourinho arrived at Old Trafford. After arriving Mourinho shook hands with the security guard and club’s photographer with the warmth, which was missing during his tenure as the manager of Manchester United. There was no sense of revenge...
Ballon d’Or 2019: Lionel Messi did not deserve to win
“Football fans, apart from Messi, Argentina, and Barcelona fanboys, are not convinced with the award given to him. Awards are for the best performers and Messi had not been that last season. The prestige of Ballon D’Or has been...
Arsenal sack Unai Emery: It was inevitable, but finding the ideal replacement would be...
Arsenal fire Unai Emery
Unai Emery went to the training ground as usual. But he was still not prepared for what was coming. Emery is someone, who is not new to lean-patches and know how to overcome them, but during...
Robert Lewandowski: The best number 9 in the world right now
Scoring goals is his habit. In fact, he is addicted to it. Robert Lewandowski is the best number 9 in the world right now and very few would disagree with that.....
Since the great Ronaldo O Fenomeno left the stage,...
A classic at Mestalla: Chelsea and Valencia offer a lot of fun
There was a lot of fun, excitement and adventure in 98 minutes at Mestalla......
In football if two teams attack from both ends, automatically the match becomes exciting. When a sense of adventure prevails among both sides, the match transforms...
The impact of Neymar at Santiago Bernabeu
"Dictating games from behind despite being a forward is one of the hallmarks of a legendary customer and someone like Neymar possesses such qualities and for which, still despite not fully involved on the pitch actively, big clubs want...
Real Madrid played one of their best matches of the season, but still share...
Real Madrid came out all guns blazing, but still shared points. Zidane needs to fix the defence as soon as possible……
That night in Paris, two months ago, can’t be forgotten so easily. The best team in Europe were humiliated...
Pep Guardiola’s men show their class
A victory for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola left the field smiling, but he has to deal with injury worries as the League is gradually entering into a critical phase…..
Jurgen Klopp’s men just don’t know how to lose a...
Tottenham sack Mauricio Pochettino: A shocking decision, but this is not the end of...
Tottenham good, but lacked the spark
Tottenham had been one of the five clubs, which pushed for the founding of English Premier League. They contested alongside the big boys of English Football, but the desired results were not coming at...
Brazil 3 South Korea 0: Finally, Brazil break the jinx
“But, most importantly, Brazil have won and halted the lean-patch. Now, this form must not fade and should be displayed consistently with the right kind of Brazilian flair in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers, Copa America and against top...
The young boys from Brazil exhibit strength of character
Finally, Brazil have broken the jinx. Guilherme Dalla Déa and his boys lifted the FIFA Under 17 World Cup after sixteen years. The Mission tetra has been completed. Now it is time to take this team to the next...
Brazil 0 Argentina 1: The Selecao continue to frustrate
“Brazil had no co-ordination between defence, midfield and forward – it was so un-Brazilian and when such displays happen against Argentina, automatically, the job of a Brazilian manager comes under a serious threat”
Saudi Arabia hosted the Super Clasico yet...
Virgil van Dijk is the worthy winner
“Van Dijk was the player for the big occasion in the 2018-19 seasons and to question his credibility as the winner of such an award would make you sound like a cheap fanboy and nothing else”
To ask whether Virgil...
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