Manchester City is doing something this season that they are not accustomed to. They are chasing the title and running against time to knock Arsenal off the first spot. In the past few seasons, City has sat comfortably on the top while teams have built strategies to belittle and disrupt City’s proceedings. Liverpool came close …
Manuel Neuer has had a few absolutely torrid months. It all started when he saw Germany knocked out of the group stages of the World Cup for the second consecutive edition. As he was their captain for the tournament, a lot of criticism was laid on the goalkeeper for failing to lead from the front. …
Agents are extremely important in the realm of football transfers. These individuals function as go-betweens for players and teams, negotiating contracts and ensuring that all sides are happy with the outcome. Without agents, many transfers would most certainly fail since teams and players would struggle to communicate and reach agreements on their own. Rafaela Pimenta …
Bayern Munich are widely recognized as one of the most decorated European clubs in the history of football. Founded in 1900, they’re one of the oldest clubs to have hit the high time from Germany. The Bavarians have won the German Bundesliga (top division) title a record 32 times – more than any other club …
As far as fearsome football duos go, we’ve noticed that Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala are criminally underrated. Known for dismantling defenses on the pitch, the two have struck up a neat friendship off it. From hooping out in DC to pairing up for an NFL evening, the two have been inseparable as of late. …
Sunday’s last game of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 saw Germany and Spain play out an intense 1-1 stalemate in one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the group stage. The result comes as nothing short of a ray of light for Die Mannschaft in terms of progression to the knockouts after they …
At the start of the year, we would never have guessed the fact that we would have to write these many Bayern Munich jersey articles. First, there was a piece about the extremely good-looking third kit, along with the creative away kit and the classic home kit. Then, there was one about the beautiful fourth …
There’s something about the World Cup and players opting for the wackiest hairstyles known to mankind, granted most of them manage to pull it off. R9 and the semi-circle trim, Baggio and the divine mullet, Beckham and the blonde mohawk, the examples are countless, and they’re iconic. Of course, there are plenty of World Cup …
This week’s Tuesday night fixtures brought us the final batch of matches from the Champions League group stages with a few spots for the next round still up for grabs. The likes of Liverpool, Ajax, Barcelona, Marseille and others all battled it out before the competition is paused till the end of December. German giants …
Fußball-Club Bayern München or simply, FC Bayern Munich – is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of their opponents. Just ask Barcelona. In the footballing world, the German club are one of the giants of their business. They won a record 32 out of 59 titles since the inception of the domestic league …
The normally pedestrian fixture between Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen suddenly became one of global appeal yesterday. Tuning in were thousands of Barcelona supporters and of course, their ill-wishers. The Blaugrana were wishing upon a star and hoping for a miracle from the Czech outfit. Sadly, it was not to be. Inter all but confirmed …
Barcelona have had a torrid few weeks in their recent footballing calendar. They lost to bitter rivals Real Madrid 11 days ago in the season’s first El Clasico by a flattering score line of 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu. Last night, they were humbled by Bayern Munich again in the Champions League. The Camp Nou …
Thibaut Courtois has spoken in glowing terms about Manuel Neuer, stating that the German has changed the way the position is played in the modern game. Speaking to French publication L’Equipe, the highest-ranked goalkeeper for last season according to recently announced Ballon d’Or rankings credited Neuer for bringing the term ‘sweeper-keeper’ into the lexicon. “It …
Every major European football league has its set of “top dogs”, a group of clubs expected to fight at the top and win the title. Rarely does a club outside of this cartel win major accolades and when they do, it sends shock waves throughout the footballing universe. It makes history. We still talk about …
Barcelona’s 18-year-old midfielder Gavi was recently crowned as the world’s best Under-21 footballer, called the Kopa trophy, at the Ballon d’Or awards, hosted in Paris earlier this week. The Spaniard beat off competition from the likes of Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, Bayern Munich‘s Jamal Musiala and Eduardo Camavinga to scoop the prize. Gavi’s club teammate …
Sadio Mane was a standout at the 2022 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in Paris. The Bayern Munich forward represented both his club as well as his country Senegal with utmost grace and his achievements were highly celebrated in the awards ceremony. Mane won the first-ever ‘Socrates award’ for his admirable charity efforts as well as …
Bayern Munich have had a rougher start to the season than they would’ve anticipated. They sit third in the Bundesliga, lagging four points from the top but crucially, above rivals Dortmund, who are level on points but behind on GD. While the games may not be going to plan, one thing they’re excelling at this …