It was only last Sunday that YouTuber Ishowspeed was at Manchester United’s game against Fulham to watch his favorite footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo play. Unfortunately for him, CR7 was absent from the squad. This was the second time in the span of a week that Speed was denied the opportunity to watch his idol Cristiano play …
League fixtures are wrapped up, international squads are out, and club football is firmly on the backburner Needless to say, World Cup season has officially commenced. It’s all eyes on Qatar for the next month, as 32 of the globe’s best national sides compete for the biggest prize in the game. And Fans have been …
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 …
Manchester United have had a rather topsy-turvy start to the Erik ten Hag. Things haven’t exactly gone according to plans. Under the new manager, the Red Devils have suffered humiliating losses to arch-rivals Manchester City as well as the likes of Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa. They’ve also finished as runners-up in …
Things are not going so well at the moment for Chelsea as the 2021 Champions League winners suffered their 3rd consecutive loss in the Premier League yesterday to Newcastle United in what was their last game before the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The team’s performance at St. James’ Park was lacklustre to say the least, …
A packed-out Tottenham Hotspur stadium was treated to an absolute thriller as Spurs took on Leeds United. Being the Lilywhites’ final game before the World Cup break, fans had been hoping for a memorable performance to hold them over until next month. And the side certainly provided exactly that. Spurs staged a stunning comeback after …
With countless competitive rivalries and traditionally heated derbies, you’d be forgiven for missing out on a few of the Premier League’s feisty side arcs. Be it Diego Costa’s square-offs against Martin Skrtel or a bit of friendly fire involving Emmanuel Adebayor and Lord Bendtner himself, even the Prem’s side stories are animated. Fans online discovered …
The Three Lions’ World Cup squad was officially released a couple of days ago, with manager Gareth Southgate on hand to speak to the media and offer insight into his selections. Among the 26 players headed to Qatar are some obvious picks Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, John Stones etc. Aside from …
In the modern era of football, fan protests have become more frequent than before. The supporters have realized their power over the beautiful game and in the operations of their teams too. While some opt to protest on social media, most travelling fans have staged some memorable protests inside or outside football stadiums over the …
Newcastle United’s takeover by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia last season gave hope to the fans that the club would be in a better position to battle against PL giants now that there’s serious money backing them. The takeover, which was orchestrated by Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi’s 80% Saudi-backed consortium has worked …
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. …
Erling Haaland and his performances have been the main talking points of the Manchester City squad this season. However, there’s another star on the rise, and City fans have started to take notice of him. That rising star is none other than 22-year-old Julian Alvarez, who was signed by the club this recent transfer window …
It is fever-pitch time for football fans as the FIFA World Cup countdown winds down to its final week. Sensing this, it is not only the players and managers who are starting to feel the weight of responsibility, but apparently the media teams of national football associations as well. As the lists of 26 men …
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 …
If you watched the match between Manchester United and Aston Villa in the Premier League last Sunday, then you might remember a particular elbow incident between Lisandro Martinez and Leon Bailey. For those of you who don’t know, late in the second half, the United center-back was shielding the ball from the Villa forward and …
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 …