Football is an unpredictable sport in which anything can happen during the regular 90-minute periods. This involves everything from scoring fantastic goals to missing easy passes, as well as crushing your opponents to throwing away leads, a.k.a bottling. When something is “bottled” or has been “bottled,” it means that you have lost the lead or …
Men, women, and kids everywhere agreed when Pele referred to football as “Jogo Bonito”, or the “beautiful game”. The game itself was embodied by Pele. He displayed heart, honour, and delight throughout the game. He believed he owed the sport, not the other way around. The Brazilian superstar had a major role in making football …
El Clasico, The Manchester Derby, Der Klassiker, and The North London Derby are just some of the footballing derbies around the world that are heated and have lots at stake, no matter the time or the context. One hotly anticipated derby that does not get mentioned enough but is most likely the most heated rivalry …
The Nike Mercurial, which was first introduced in 1998, has distinguished itself as a must-have pair of football boots owing to Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, and Thierry Henry. In the history of football, the list of players who have worn a pair of Nike Mercurials is very long and even impossible to establish as this model …
The Premier League season is well underway and with six matches done, FPL managers have started identifying some strengths and weaknesses in their squad. Haaland, Sterling, Salah, Gross and many many other players are the subject of countless debates between managers. The most important decision managers take between gameweeks is which player to replace to …
Arsenal’s dreamy start to the Premier League came to an end on Sunday and with that, the hopes (of some very hopeful Arsenal fans) of another invincible run. This leaves Man City and London rivals Tottenham the only undefeated teams in the league after six games. The Gunners started the season in red hot form, …
Taking inspiration from day 1 of Gameweek 6, day 2 was also not short on action and drama. Only two games were played but 11 goals were scored yesterday. RIP defenders! So let’s see how the action was for all the FPL managers. Some positives Marcus Rashford Owned by only 11.7% of the teams, the …
Given Erik ten Hag’s cautious introduction of new recruit Casemiro, it was unclear if Antony would get a start barely a few days after his £85 million transfer from Ajax. However, the United manager’s decision to give him a starting spot in his XI paid off during the opening half itself. Erik ten Hag inserted …
New signing Sadio Mane is quickly turning out to be a fan favourite at his new club Bayern Munich. The 30-year-old is already well known in the footballing world for his generosity and philanthropy. Sadio Mane has helped develop his village, Bambali, by building schools, hospitals and other improvements. A devotee of the Islamic faith, …
Jake Paul, a controversial YouTube star, has been invested in the success of Liverpool for more than a year now. He has been in the news multiple times for a plethora of issues or headlines, ranging from neighbour complaints about noise to arguably being the face of the YouTube boxing scene. Being the younger brother …
The Merseyside Derby, while not the most equal in terms of history and wins, is definitely one of the fiercest derbies in England. When players get on the pitch, whether it is the Goodison Park or Anfield, they have only one goal – to bury the other club under the ground. We have seen fights, …
On Saturday, Chelsea won against West Ham in a controversial manner, as a late equalizer by Maxwel Cornet was ruled out by an extremely questionable VAR decision. After a goalless first half, Michail Antonio put West Ham ahead after the hour mark. Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, in an effort to turn the game around, made …
Not a lot of time was given to digest the deadline day frenzy as the next round of fixtures was already upon us come Saturday, starting with an early kick-off of the Merseyside derby. 8 out of 10 fixtures of the gameweek have been played, so now seems an apt time to analyse everyone’s simultaneous …
Coming off of back-to-back hattricks, Erling Haaland has quickly become the star of the show at Manchester City. His competition? Young academy star and Premier League Young Player of the Season 2020-21 Phil Foden. There was general excitement about the possibility of Erling Haaland partnering up with Phil Foden ever since he became a Manchester …
Marvel Studios has been releasing new movies and TV shows faster than we can watch them. Their latest show, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, an action comedy, has generated excitement and worry, both. Due to this incredible pace of producing content, the CGI department is struggling to keep up, and She-Hulk is no exception. This show …
The ending to Liverpool’s match against Newcastle was pure box-office. From wild celebrations to explicit gestures, Liverpool’s 2-1 victory was markedly different from the 9-0 win against Bournemouth the previous week. Now, another interesting thing was caught by some eagle-eyed viewers in the aftermath of the crazy ending of the match. Roberto Firmino, one of …
FPL Gameweek 5 was owned by a select few players. Erling Haaland, Joao Cancelo, Sterling and a few more. Long story short, your team was sorted if you had Man City starters in your team, with the champions winning 6-0 against newly promoted Nottingham Forest. For everyone who could not get high points though, the …