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Iker Casillas has been one of the best goalkeepers to have played the game of football. A youth product from Real Madrid’s academy, he has been instrumental in so many of their successes in his time with the club. The Spaniard suffered a heart attack while at Porto and eventually retired this year as he […]
It’s the umpteenth day of the lockdown with no trace of footballing action as of yet. On the brighter side, there’s plenty of time available for us fans to reminisce about the spiciest football match-ups of the past. The game on the list today is the one that has managed to leave a heavy mark […]
It’s the month of May as we await the most mouthwatering of Champions League semi-final clashes. That’s what we would’ve said if 2020 was like any other year before. However, instead of feeling miserable sitting on our couch, let’s head back in time. Today marks the 5th anniversary of the UCL clash between the European […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been tremendous over the past decade and a half. They epitomize the two kinds of successful people: those who are talented and those who work hard. The debate over who’s better among them could probably be termed the most famous ever. Almost everyone on the planet has an opinion […]
Ivan Rakitic has had a mixed bag at Barcelona. He is a Champions League winner and a World Cup finalist with Croatia. You would expect him to be a regular starter in the team. Yet, this season he has warmed the benches more often than not. The amount of talented midfielders at Barca’s disposal has […]
From nearby shops to large-scale industries, the world has come to a standstill amid the coronavirus outbreak. With businesses coming to a halt, various sectors are facing huge monetary drops with respect to their financial returns. And football has been no exception to the case. Various clubs across Europe will remain out of action at […]
Mistakes in media are rare. They are usually meticulous when it comes to the preparation of any news and they are constantly alert, to check whether they are committing any mistakes. Mistakes can lead to a loss of face for any media organization. The threshold for error is minimum as the public is ruthless when […]
Martin Braithwaite’s entire perspective of the football world is sure to have shaken up significantly over the past fortnight or so. Not a year ago he was branded with harsh, hateful words like flop and an absolute failure after not being able to win over fans at Championship club Middlesbrough for two seasons. The lad […]
It’s been about about ten months since that special night at Anfield when Liverpool crushed Barcelona 4-0 to qualify for the Champions League final in Madrid last season. The task for Jurgen Klopp’s men seemed to be a huge mountain to climb after a 3 goal deficit from the first leg, however, the spirit, passion, […]
The Bilbao International Football Summit (BIFS) is an annual gathering of footballing talents and executives from the Basque region. It acts as a showcase for Athletic Bilbao’s ever present philosophy (the club is known to only have Basque players on its teams). The event has only grown in stature throughout the years, and yesterday, at […]
Football is most commonly known by its moniker joga bonito – the beautiful game – for a host of reasons. Chief among them is the sport’s storied history of fantastic playmakers. These players had it all – an exquisite touch, superb vision, a predatory eye for goal and so forth. Their mastery over the leather […]
FC Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has not been receiving too much love from those around the Camp Nou recently. The Spanish tactician has been at the receiving end of fan fury for some time now and following Wednesday’s stalemate in the El Clasico, the calls to sack him have been growing louder and louder. Barca […]
To say that Liverpool have been in fine form this season would be a massive understatement with Klopp’s men still unbeaten almost half way into the campaign with an astounding 13 wins in 14 Premier League matches. While catching a glimpse of Liverpool’s bright red colors might bring back some unhappy memories for most Barcelona […]
Kid sporting mohawk in an attempt to look like Arturo Vidal steals the spotlight in away fixture against Leganes Barcelona recorded their third win on the trot after they came from behind to beat 20th placed Leganes 2-1 away from home. Even though they are level on points with Real Madrid, the win saw Barca […]
Lionel Messi’s form from dead ball situations in the past few years has simply been on a different level than everybody else to play the sport, as he has been surpassing one milestone after the other. Only recently, he scored his 50th direct free kick for club and country against Real Valladolid on Tuesday, a […]
The 30-man shortlist was announced for this year’s Ballon d’Or prize was announced on Monday which features Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk. While Virgil van Dijk is this year’s favourite to win the Ballon d’Or after inspiring Liverpool to a Champions League victory against Spurs in the final, Messi […]
A Luis Suarez double sealed the comeback win for Barca after Inter had led through Lautaro Martinez’s early goal. Lautaro Martinez scored in the 2nd minute of the game but the Blaugrana responded after half time with two brilliant finishes from Uruguay hitman Suarez. The second goal for Barca came just 6 minutes before the […]