When it comes to exceptional talents in world football, very few can match the level of Florian Wirtz. His head coach at Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso, even drew comparisons between him and Lionel Messi. That’s a hell of a compliment, that too coming from someone of Xabi Alonso’s stature. It’s natural for players to …
Things haven’t gone as planned for Joao Felix at Chelsea. The former Benfica man was picked up by Todd Boehly and Co to lead Chelsea’s line of attack for a minimum of six months. An exorbitant deal that saw the Blues splash out more than €8 million to acquire the services of the 23-year-old for …
A new bromance seems to be budding in the Premier League. Joao Felix assures the media that Kai Havertz would score in Chelsea’s UCL Round of 16 second-leg tie against Borussia Dortmund. Come the Dortmund game, and Havertz slots in a penalty to put Chelsea 2-0 up, putting the game out of Dortmund’s reach.9 days …
Cristiano Ronaldo fanboy and newly formed Portugal superfan IShowSpeed attended Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifying opener against Liechtenstein and even got to hang out with the likes of Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, and Nani on his trip. The popular American content creator has been attending Portugal’s games since the Qatar World Cup when he tearfully saw …
With the winter transfer window underway, many clubs have been busy conducting business, but none more so than Chelsea. Heavy spending in the summer hasn’t deterred the Blues from breaking the bank once again, as the London outfit have sealed 4 first-team transfers thus far. The likes of Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana and Mykhailo …
Chelsea’s struggles this season have been well-documented, and even resulted in the departure of their head coach Thomas Tuchel earlier this season. Incoming manager Graham Potter, too, has not been able to solve that problem. New players like Sterling and Aubameyang have joined incumbents in Pulisic, Havertz, Ziyech and co. in being unable to provide …
It’s tough to be a Chelsea fan these days. There’s a storm of poor results that has left Graham Potter on the radar of unpleasant fans and the fading attack has only led to lacklustre performances. The result — Chelsea sits in the 10th position in the Premier League and ten points away from the …
Throughout the January transfer window, Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix has been strongly linked with a loan move away from the club. Struggling for form under Diego Simeone’s conservative style of Football, the 23-year-old has reportedly been looking for a move to reinvigorate his career, and Atleti have duly obliged. For a rather exorbitant loan …
EA Sports’ highly awaited title, FIFA 23, recently had its official unveiling. Following tradition, the game was revealed through a flashy trailer, showing off irrelevant cinematic gameplay, and buzzwords that mean nothing. Pretty standard. This year’s term, created with intention of wowing players, is simply ‘Hypermotion 2.0’, which gives the game ‘more animations than ever, you …
There have been numerous instances in the past when footballers have opted for varied controversial celebrations after having scored a goal. In 2013, Greek midfielder Giorgos Katidis pulled out a n*zi salute after scoring a goal for AEK Athens. A year later, Edinson Cavani pulled out a ‘sniper’ celebration after scoring for PSG for which …
Atlético Madrid edged past third-tier Rayo Majadahonda with ease in a Copy del Rey clash at Wanda Metropolitano to reach the last 16. Taking no chances, Diego Simeone fielded a strong squad that scored 5 goals from five different players on the night. Aside from the goals galore, home supporters were treated to an entertaining …
The weekend clash between Atletico Madrid and Real Betis went down as a rather one-sided contest, with the home side’s bedazzling performance at the Wanda Metropolitano. While Yannick Carrasco drew first blood at the 26th minute, an unfortunate own-goal by Pezzella at the hour mark gave Atletico a two-goal cushion. Joao Felix put the cherry …