When Italy lost to North Macedonia in the playoffs and were forced to miss the World Cup finals for the second time in a row, manager Roberto Mancini vowed to rebuild his squad with the best players available. Among other players hunted as part of this rebuild was Willy Gnonto, a potent young striker from …
Marcelo Bielsa walked so Jesse Marsch could run. If it wasn’t for Bielsa, Leeds United would have taken a lot more time to earmark their place in the Premier League. But today, Leeds has turned their fortunes around under the American Coach Marsch and sits in the top half of the table after six games. …
The transfer business has finally ended. Against all odds, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a Chelsea blue while Xavi’s long-awaited dream to bring Marcos Alonso to Barcelona is now fulfilled. Ex-Arsenal wing back, Hector Bellerin is also another addition to Barcelona’s squad, who now have a team that can counter anyone in the world. Transfer deadline day …
Premier League matchday 5 is almost over, with only Man Utd vs. Leicester remaining. In this post, we analyse the FPL hits and misses that the mid-week games brought. The results are as follows: The Hits: Erling Haaland The most obvious place to start is the talk of the town, Erling Haaland. Man City’s dominant …
Leeds United’s kits for this season have been a mixed bag so far. Created by German sportswear brand Adidas, the home and away threads have landed on opposite ends of the spectrum in regards to fan opinion. The strictly traditional home kit featuring a dominant white shade alongside blue and yellow trims kept it simple and gathered …
A game carrying plenty of historical significance concluded with a shocking scoreline at Elland Road, as Leeds United handed Chelsea a 3-0 defeat. Through relentless pressing, the Peacocks set a high tempo from the get-go and suffocated the visitor’s build-up as time went on. Taking charge of his first full season at the club, Jesse …
Under normal circumstances, pre-season-friendly games are really timid affairs. It’s’friendly’ after all. Teams take time to test the waters before the start of the domestic campaign. Mostly it is a means for players to improve their fitness levels and adapt to the manager’s playing style demands. But Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford and Aston Villa’s …
It took some final day drama for Leeds United to remain in the Premier League as their win and Burnley’s loss on Matchday 38 ensured that the Peacocks finished 17th on the table. Despite the sacking of Marcelo Bielsa, under Jesse Marsch, the team managed to secure safety mainly thanks to some individual brilliance from …
When the season was over Leeds United fans must have breathed a sigh of relief. It was a tough season for them. Injuries, change of manager, and loss of form meant they were in a relegation battle for most of the season. Thankfully for them, the club secured its survival on the last day. Now …
The final matchday of the Premier League saw much drama unfold before supporters’ eyes. While many were attentive to City and Liverpool going for the PL title in their respective games in dramatic fashion, there was no shortage of spectacle for the relegation battle either. With both Watford and Norwich already relegated, the fight was …
Leeds United welcomed Chelsea in front of a sold-out Elland Road yesterday, with their survival hopes hanging in the balance. In a similar vein to their encounter against Arsenal, the Peacocks were breached within the first 10 minutes. In another similar event, Dan James, just like Luke Ayling at the Emirates, got sent off for a …
In contrast to the promise shown last season, Leeds United find itself in the precarious position of a relegation battle. Just 2 points separate Leeds from the relegation zone, but that may change as Everton, sitting in 17th, currently have a game in hand. The onus has fallen on the new appointment, Jesse Marsch, who …
Over the last couple of weeks, Manchester City’s Jack Grealish has been in the news for his experiences on the sidelines than when he has come onto the pitch. During City’s Champions League Quarter-Final games against Atletico Madrid, Grealish was heavily targeted by Simeone’s men in an attempt to rile up the player into receiving …
Premier League teams are known for their notorious reputation of playing ‘rough’ on the football pitch. From carefully crafted tackles to asserting their physicality over a sprinting forward, the defenders in the Premier League have no second thoughts about tackling by any means possible. Wilfried Zaha, the Crystal Palace forward, should have known or should …
Food at football stadiums can largely be hit or miss. Grub at venues of the European elite is often plagued by exorbitant prices, whereas, lower league teams mostly offer quality scran, the quality of football sadly, often takes a nosedive. It’s common to see pictures of some truly hideous stadium food floating around social media, …
Leeds United fans will always cherish the beginning of the new decade in 2020 as the year saw the club end a 16-year absence from the English top-flight and return to the Premier League during the 2020/21 season. Under then-coach Marcelo Bielsa, the squad made a stunning return to the league as they played out …
Footballers have always perhaps felt the need to stand out with their fashion choices, being global sporting icons. But sometimes fashion choices could go very wrong as well and could have the opposite effect on fans. For instance, Mario Balotelli’s bizarre hand-shaped woolly hat or Tom Davies’ strange scarf and dressing gown combination shocked fans …