In the game of football, rivalry plays a huge role. Rivalry can be there between two teams under more than one condition. It can either be between clubs that share a rich history of matches, teams who are from the same locality, or teams who have some socioeconomic or sociocultural struggle between themselves can be …
Every season, the footballing universe experiences the birth of a new star. These ‘stars’, naturally gifted, are exhilarating to look at on the field and often give out an aura of someone who was born to be doing that. Pedri, when he debuted against Villarreal, looked so comfortable that one had to actually confirm his …
The Premier League is coming to a close and while the top four is mostly confirmed, the race up top is still on and Liverpool are trying their best to stay as close to the front of the pack as to pounce, in case of a “slip”. Their match against Tottenham Hotspur was crucial to …
The kit of a club is one of the most important aspects of its existence. It is not only the colour that helps viewers or teammates identify them, it is also the identity of the club itself. This is what adds to the reason fans eagerly wait for the leaked images of their side’s kits. …
The kit leaks are getting out of hand and the fans can’t get enough. After some pretty disastrous kits, some questionable ones, and some really good ones, another one has joined the ranks. The latest inclusion in the world of leaked kits is Arsenal’s away one. The Gunners are flying high this season and are …
Despite all the claims of football being the “beautiful game”, in reality, it is the number of goals that determine the winners. One has to outscore the opponent to win a match and the players know that very well. Players would usually do anything to win and it has been a feature of all the …
Arda Guler is playing life in easy mode. The 19-year-old Turkish prodigy lit up the Turkish Super Lig in the 22/23 season and earned himself a transfer to Real Madrid. And even at the Bernabeu, he has been a fan-favourite from the very onset. One might feel that with all that is happening around him, …
Football fans love to express themselves and social media is their most favoured place for expression. This has created a platform for individuals who have garnered a huge following on different platforms through their expressions and opinions on their clubs and players. And among the huge number of such personalities, Mark Goldbridge is one of …
Football fans have historically taken to many different ways to express their feelings for their respective clubs and players. Before the advent of social media, Tifos, chants, and letters were the main mediums for the fans. Since social media has replaced the fan-letters to a large extent, tifos and chants have retained their status as …
To say that John Terry has enjoyed a monumental career is a severe understatement of the legend. Hailed as one of the greatest defenders of the generation, it will not be a stretch to claim that he will be one of the first names in his position for many generations. As a testament to that, …
If you thought that the power of AI was going to stay limited to creating videos of Winston Churchill jamming to the tunes of Dua Lipa, you have another thing coming. The creativity of football fans along with the power of AI was always heading towards only one direction, memes. Those who were used to …
It’s not every day that a Manchester United captain gets outshone by someone scoring in the tenth division of the footballing pyramid but that is what happened earlier this weekend. Bruno Fernandes scored two crucial goals in the Premier League against Bournemouth to bail out the Salford side from another embarrassing result. But the limelight …
Fulham dealt a serious blow to West Ham’s Conference League hopes after a 2-0 defeat. However, the scoreline of the effect got lost from public focus when George Earthy, the West Ham midfielder suffered a horrible concussion in his debut match. The late substitution, which initially looked like David Moyes’ attempt to shuffle the midfield, …
Though it feels that we’ve been hearing his name for quite some time now, Harvey Elliott is just 21. A Liverpool fan from childhood, Elliott joined the Reds five seasons back. The Fulham academy graduate is the youngest to feature in the PL at 16 years and 30 days. Born in a family of Liverpool …
When you are as good as Erling Haaland is, the eyes will always be on you and the prying eyes will catch you each time you falter. The Norwegian phenom has been nothing short of extraordinary since his arrival to the blue side of Manchester. One simply doesn’t score 52 goals in 53 games and …
The season is drawing to a close and as a norm, more and more kits are getting leaked. After Barcelona and Liverpool’s ‘Upswoosh’ kits, the latest addition to the list is Bayern Munich’s home kit. Gary Neville flew to Bayern Munich to interview Eric Dier for the latest episode of The Overlap. During the recording, …