Roughly 30 hours before the 2022 FIFA World Cup commences in Qatar, the President of FIFA, Mr Gianni Infantino, has embroiled himself in controversy by making outrageous remarks in an hour-long press conference. Infantino delivered, what he hoped would be, a hard-hitting speech on the politics surrounding the World Cup and the host country only …
The middle-eastern country hosting the FIFA World Cup has been a constant source of controversy since it was announced that the 2022-23 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Qatar. However, the organisers of the World Cup, while trying to save face, have even publicly issued statements saying that they will host the best tournament …
In a fresh excerpt of Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview with Piers Morgan, the Portuguese star said that the management at Manchester United did not believe him when he informed them that due to his daughter’s illness, he will not be able to join the Red Devils for pre-season fixtures. Now, the football giant has faced immense …
Nike is the GOAT when it comes to creating the perfect advertisements. And that’s simply not up for debate. The brand stepped into the arena of creating stellar advertisements for its football products in 1996 with the Good vs. Evil campaign featuring legends like Cantona and Maldini, and has since, only dominated the ad space …
The ultimate dream for any football player is to have his home crowd sing a chant dedicated to his name. Now, while Virgil van Dijk already has the Kop singing a chant based on the Dirty Old Town by the Pogues, he also wants his mate on the defence line, Joel Matip, to have a …
Sometimes, teams get their seasonal kits right. Sometimes, they don’t. And Italian giants Napoli, seem to have leaned toward the latter eventuality. In a shocking inadvertent reveal of their jerseys for the Christmas season, Napoli’s child mascots donned the colour blue before the club’s fixture against Udinese on the 12th of November 2022. While the …
Diogo Dalot’s most recent Twitter antic has left the footballing community dumbfounded. The Portuguese striker posted a tweet about his call-up to Portugal’s national football squad for the Qatar World Cup and deleted it within 4 days. Dalot’s original tweet was in Portuguese, but in translation, this is what Dalot said – “There are moments …
Forest Green Rovers FC has, over the past few years, crawled up the rungs of moderate success from League Two to EFL League One – the third-highest tier in English football. Now, growth of that kind is heavily dependent on the support a club gets from its fanbase. And that’s the case in Rovers FC’s …
Ishowspeed, popularly monikered Speed by his YouTube fanbase, now has an opportunity to meet Cristiano Ronaldo during his time in England and he has Rio Ferdinand to thank for it. The YouTube star was presented with the opportunity when he was on a live stream with the ex-Manchester United veteran currently working with BT Sport. …
Paulo Dybala injured his rectus femoris during Roma’s match against Lecce on the 29th of October 2022. As a result, his inclusion in the Argentine squad looked doubtful, until yesterday when his name was announced as part of the Qatar World Cup squad. His recovery is nothing short of miraculous even though science has played …
Louis van Gaal once again showed that he is one of the most unconventional managers in the football industry right now, at least when it comes to press conferences. The 71-year-old ex-Manchester United boss is set to lead the Netherlands football team into the Qatar World Cup. Having said that, van Gaal is a little …
In the backdrop of Cristiano Ronaldo’s ongoing ego tussle with the new United bossman Erik ten Hag, Wayne Rooney, Ronaldo’s former teammate during his stint with the Red Devils from 2003 to 2009, has offered some harsh advice and much-needed criticism to the 37-year-old superstar. Ronaldo’s most recent tantrum came at the Tottenham game when …
As Manchester United came out from behind Aston Villa, not once, but twice, in their EFL Cup fixture, Sky Sports made the blunder of spelling Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag’s name improperly in the post-match interview, creating an infinite meme template for internet users all over the world! As United’s manager came up for …
In news that might be of major interest to disciples of the Lionel Messi school of football, EA Sports, the creator of FIFA video games, has released the result of a simulated FIFA World Cup on the FIFA 23 video game. In the simulation, Argentina has emerged as World Champion. While you may not offer …
In a nail-biting turn of events, 2021/22 UCL Champions and Spanish giants, Real Madrid CF, are set to play the very team they beat last year in the finals – Liverpool FC, in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, 2022/23. The UEFA Champions League 2022-23 Round of 16 draws were conducted at …
Just a week ago, Jones bashed an online troll who responded to her Instagram story in which she asks why her arm looks like Judi Hench. The troll passed a tasteless and uncalled-for comment in her DMs saying that she could throw him around the bedroom if she liked. Jones destroyed the troll by sharing …
The indubitable hero in the West Ham v. Crystal Palace game was Michael Olise. The 20-year-old Frenchman snatched 3 points for Crystal Palace after scoring a 94th-minute winner against David Moyes’ side. It’s worth noting that the win is also the first time the Eagles have won away from home this season. Despite being the …