What are the choices of drinks that footballers are associated with? Apart from the usual energy drinks that slap images of athletes’ faces to signify their ability to perk up performance, you wouldn’t be called out for choosing alcohol. But what about coffee? Football is a busy sport that features rapid action for 90 minutes, …
It has been a gloomy year for Arsenal’s silky midfielder Emile Smith Rowe. Just 19 appearances in a full season, with just 475 minutes of football is not going to help his career, especially at the age of 23. Smith Rowe came through the ranks along with Bukayo Saka and Reiss Nelson but unlike Saka, …
German midfield maestro Mesut Ozil has probably experienced one of the biggest drop-offs in recent footballing history. From winning the World Cup to complete oblivion, Ozil has seen it all in just ten years. The German playmaker was a creative force like none other and his stats back him up. But ever since he left …
Promising French left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri has been a sensational revelation for Wolves since he joined back in 2020. He is technically gifted, composed on the ball, and a solid defender, a combination that makes him the perfect modern-day fullback. Ait-Nouri’s consistency for the Central-England outfit has piqued the interest of several giants, both in the …
Departee Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp signed off from his nine-year-long stay at Liverpool with a 2-0 win over Wolves last Sunday. He is going to take a sabbatical from coaching after high-intensity roles in both Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool and spend time with family. During his stay, the German has brought glory back to the …
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 …