On a night where Sadio Mane took all the spotlight for the Liverpool fans, there was a moment of redemption for their centre-back Virgil van Dijk who once again showed his class and avoided a mistake that would have proved lethal for his team. Liverpool was in hostile territory at Villa Park where Steven Gerrard’s …
Manchester City has now moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League after thrashing Newcastle United 5-0 over the weekend. The much-deserved win after the drubbing in Spain has given a tremendous boost to the title hopes of the Citizens. City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, was all smiles as he pumped his fists …
Max Verstappen made headlines after emerging victorious at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, but the grand event turned out to be a summit of sports stars across the spectrum. NBA legend, Michael Jordan, the NFL’s greatest quarterback, Tom Brady, Formula one’s very own, Lewis Hamilton, and the footballing heartthrob, David Beckham, were all …
Fulham’s visit to Sheffield United didn’t end on a cheerful note, as Paul Heckingbottom’s Sheffield United took them apart over two halves of intense football. But to cheer their team in their last match of the Championship, the Fulham fans made their journey worthwhile by adhering to the saying, “It’s the journey that matters and …
The eagle has landed. American billionaire Todd Boehly and his consortium have successfully completed the takeover of Chelsea from the Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich, for a whopping sum of 4.25 billion pounds. Boehly, who also owns 20% of the American baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers, added another feather to his hat when he decided to …
Another scintillating European football night came to a crazy end when Eintracht Frankfurt stormed into their first European final in 42 years after getting the better of the English side West Ham United. Frankfurt had a one-goal advantage coming into the second leg of the Europa League semi-final, but the bigger boost came from their …
Need a comeback? Call Real Madrid. But how to inspire Real Madrid to make that comeback? Look towards the bench, find their manager Carlo Ancelotti and ask him to do just one thing: raise his eyebrow, and BAM! Los Blancos will accomplish the inevitable. Too bad, Pep Guardiola didn’t get the memo when he visited …
In the winter transfer window of 2022, a reinforcement arrived in Turin in the form of Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina. Vlahovic was in sublime form for Fiorentina scoring 17 goals in 22 appearances, so it was only natural for Juventus to see him continue his blistering form at the Juventus Stadium. But since they anointed …
A thrilling old firm derby between Celtic and Rangers ended in a draw, but the real highlight was a certain someone who was spotted in the stands cheering for the Celts. The ex-Chelsea defender and the captain of England once upon a time seemed in jolly spirits while cheering for Celtic. The 41-year-old received a …
Everyone knows the unconquerable Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the lion in the football jungle. Everyone knows he isn’t someone to mess around with or talk back to because when one does, a befitting reply awaits him on and off the pitch. But even the great Zlatan, the 6 feet 4-inch mammoth, had to mend his arrogant …
In a recent interview, Jurgen Klopp appealed to the people coming to watch the game at Anfield to trade their tickets with others if they are not willing to sing and scream at the top of their lungs for the team. Easy for Liverpool because they already have an iconic anthem of ‘You Will Never …
A German in British politics? Odd you say? One man begs to differ. And he has a long list of reasons for it. Alastair Campbell, the press secretary of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, believes that Jurgen Klopp is an ideal fit for leading the charge in the British parliament. Mr Campbell recently offered his …
Premier League teams are known for their notorious reputation of playing ‘rough’ on the football pitch. From carefully crafted tackles to asserting their physicality over a sprinting forward, the defenders in the Premier League have no second thoughts about tackling by any means possible. Wilfried Zaha, the Crystal Palace forward, should have known or should …
A seven-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium was just what the doctor ordered for a Champions League semi-final. A complete end-to-end game saw Manchester City get the better of European royalty, Real Madrid by just a one-goal margin. Down by two goals in the first twenty minutes, Los Blancos were caught off guard by City’s …
Ada Hegerberg became the winner of the inaugural Women’s Ballon d’Or in 2018. On the night, which marked her biggest achievement, the host of the ceremony mockingly asked Ada, ‘If she could twerk.’ This generated furious reactions from the footballing world and sports stars from all across the world condemned such an inhuman statement. But …
What happens when you know what the job is but have no genuine tools to accomplish the job? You come up with stories or words to make yourself sound more credible, but deep down, you secretly hope that the job isn’t entrusted to you. The ex-Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand has been facing a similar …
“Don’t. Don’t give me hope.” Every Arsenal fan might utter these words, so poignantly said by Hawkeye to Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame. And the reason is a blip that happened seven years ago if we take Twitter or Reddit as our ultimate source. A picture of a young Erling Haaland in an Arsenal kit, …