Racism in football reared its ugly head again after England lost their Euro 2020 final fixture against Italy. The penalty shootout loss at Wembley had dire repercussions for Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka. The trio, who had missed their penalties, suffered a barrage of racial abuse on social media in the aftermath of …
Jordan Pickford had himself quite the homecoming party if a little footage doing the rounds online is to be believed. The Everton goalkeeper enjoyed a stellar Euro 2020 campaign with the England national team. A campaign that saw England reach the finals of the tournament and lose to Italy on penalties. Although England lost, the …
Willian returned to the fray at Arsenal in less than optimal shape during their 2-1 loss against Hibernian. Mikel Arteta’s side suffered a shock defeat at the hands of the Scottish Premiership side as young goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo made a massive blunder to put his team behind in the first half. Daniel MacKay scored a …
Superstition is often entangled with football and footballers. While certain players have lucky shin pads or pre-match rituals, some managers are biased towards certain clothing on the touchline in the biggest of matches. When something is rendered to be out of control on the football pitch, many footballers resort to superstition–the most recent instance of …
Nike has successfully pulled off one of the best kits for the upcoming season. The Inter Milan kit for the 2021/22 season is a magnificent one, as the Nerazzurri have ditched their traditional stripes of black and blue for a snakeskin themed print for the coming season. The defending champions of Italy are fresh off …
Arsenal lost their first friendly of the season with a 2-1 scoreline against Scottish Premiership outfit Hibernian. It was the most underwhelming way to start preseason for the North London club, and even more so for their young goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo. Hibernian led Arsenal by a goal to nil in the 22nd minute, and it …
It was not the best of starts to pre-season for Arsenal, as they lost their first preseason friendly to Hibernian of the Scottish Premiership. The match at the Easter Road Stadium in Edinburgh finished 2-1 in favour of the hosts, as goals from Martin Boyle and Daniel McKay cancelled out Emile Smith-Rowe’s strike for the …
Ever since England’s heartbreaking loss to Italy in the 2020 European Championship final on penalties, the brunt of the nation fell on three unfortunate footballers. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were the unlucky trio who missed from the spot as the Azzurri won the EURO 2020 final at Wembley, as their misses triggered …
Argentina finally ended a trophy drought of 28 years when they lifted the Copa America trophy by defeating Brazil in the final. It was a historic night both for the Argentine football team and their captain Lionel Messi, as one of the greatest players of all time added another feather to his much-decorated career. A …
Kalvin Phillips was one of England’s stand-out performers throughout the 2020 European Championship. The Leeds United man covered a total of 83 kilometres in the competition, and acted as the much-needed marathon runner in the history-making English contingent who reached a first major international final after 55 years–but his most important sprint was one which …
Although England would have preferred to have eventually won the shootout against Italy, they did manage to score the best penalty of the lot. Harry Maguire was fiercely precise with his attempt as he demolished the in-goal camera with a cannon of a shot. Having scored from both of their attempts as opposed to Italy, …
In what turned out to be one of the most brutal moments of the final, Giorgio Chiellini stopped Bukayo Saka in his tracks with the kind of tackle which is now banned in the NFL. It was simply not to be England’s night at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Italy triumphed over the Three Lions in …
22-year-old Donnarumma’s heroics in the penalty shoot-out secured European glory for Roberto Mancini’s men, who could claim that they deserved their fate after being the strongest side in the competition all month long. If the campaign was a memorable one, then the scenes after securing the prize were as memorable if not more–as the ecstatic …
Football was meant to come home this summer, but instead, it went to Rome–as proudly masqueraded by none other than the experienced Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci, who made sure to rub it in the English faces. Gianluigi Donnarumma’s heroics under the crossbar ensured that the Azzurri reigned supreme, as Roberto Mancini’s experienced unit got the …
Football did not come home after all, as Italy were the cause of England’s heartbreak in the 2020 European Championship final at Wembley Stadium. The Three Lions found themselves in a major international final after 55 years, but Gareth Southgate’s men fell at the very last hurdle before achieving eternal glory as they lost to …
The Euro 2020 final between England and Italy is not off to the best start if the stadium security is concerned. English fans broke the makeshift barriers and tried to enter the Wembley Stadium without a ticket to attend the game. The police seem outnumbered and were unable to stop the mob from penetrating the …
Nicolas Otamendi wasn’t having any of Neymar’s horseplaying on the night. The rock-solid Argentina defender was caught on camera yanking the Brazilian superstar off the ground in one of the highlights of Argentina’s Copa America triumph on Sunday. Argentina won their first major trophy in 28 years after Angel Di Maria locked into a terrific …