Manchester United played out an eventful 1-1 draw against Chelsea in the Premier League at the weekend. After the game, YouTuber Flex decided to do a match review for his channel The United View outside Old Trafford. It’s something the content creator does after almost every home match. Flex, whose actual name is Flex Alexander, ...
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr’s ongoing fight against racism is both admirable yet triggering for some individuals. The 24-year-old has been the victim of multiple cases of racist abuse during La Liga matches, but his complaints about the same has seen him earn backlash from some people. Indeed, Spanish YouTuber Koko DC was one of ...
Riccardo Calafiori was one of the breakout stars of Euro 2024 despite Italy’s underwhelming outing as defending champions. The Bologna defender produced a number of impressive performances, being compared to Paolo Maldini thanks to his defensive qualities. Calafiori’s heroics in Euro 2024 gained the attention of Arsenal. But it appears that some really investigative fans ...
England’s football culture has been a topic of debate for years. Hooliganism, the controversial chants, now bolstered with the vile taste of racism, continue to be a topic of debate in England’s football culture. Rather, racism is now a global epidemic and Bukayo Saka has felt the dizzying effects of it. In case you’re wondering ...
The Argentina squad is on cloud nine after having won their second straight Copa America 2024 title. Lionel Messi might’ve broken down in tears in the final against Colombia due to an injury, but saw his teammates secure the championship thanks to Lautaro Martinez’s late winner in extra-time. The Argentinian players have all the right ...
In a time where racism has become a major talking point and a social evil to be driven out of football, it’s fair to say Todd Cantwell is on the right path. Cantwell, who made a name for himself during his stint with Norwich City and helped the Canaries achieve promotion with subsequent relegation the ...
Unfortunately, we can’t ignore how racial abuses have become increasingly frequent in the game, especially with the rise of social media. Everyone remembers the infamous incident when Vinícius was reduced to tears after being racially targeted by a fan during a match against Valencia. Earlier this year, Romelu Lukaku was racially abused after scoring against ...
The other day, ‘The Independent’ wrote an article on Marc Guéhi, the English center back where he was interviewed by the British publisher. But the article was criticized upon its publishment as ‘The Independent’ used a picture of Fikayo Tomori instead of Marc Guéhi. Fikayo Tomori is a fellow English center back and this mistake ...
Arsenal have gone through their ups and downs as a club in the last few decades, but have maintained their stance as a club with its values and ethics. Even though the owners and upper-management people have endured extreme fan backlash in recent years, they’ve worked to ensure that the Gunners aren’t only successful on ...
Racism in Football seems to be a virus as potent as Covid-19 for humankind – one that just doesn’t appear to go away. Even though organizations like UEFA or FIFA as well as major leagues like the Premier League try their best to promote Anti-Racism messages, some fans refuse to accept that. Inter Milan striker ...
The month-long carnival that was the Qatar World Cup has finally assumed its place in the history books, and the mental tournament filled with twists and turns at every step culminated in a grandstand finish between two sides best described as ‘Football royalty’. France took on Argentina in what turned out to be one of ...
England‘s World Cup ambitions ended in familiar sights of tears and broken aspirations as the curse of missed penalties came to haunt them. After going a goal down, the Three Lions were brought back into the game via a Harry Kane penalty. They again had to chase the game when Giroud put France ahead. 2-1. ...
Football has a long-standing issue of racism. From Nazi salutes to comments on personal life, racism’s ugly head keeps popping up in football. “No to racism”, “Kick it out” and other similar initiatives taken by FIFA may have helped the anti-racism brigade but have failed to completely curb it yet. And it’s not just club ...
Vinicius Junior has been on fire form this year. The Brazilian has scored 4 and assisted 1 in the 6 games that he has played for Real Madrid this season – and with these goals and assists come celebrations. One of his iconic celebrations this year is the Brazilian Samba, a type of dance that ...
Last week’s clash between Chelsea and Tottenham simply had everything. Despite an uneventful first half that saw only a wonder debut goal from Kalidou Koulibaly, the second half of the game quickly became an entertainer. Three goals coming in the second period which also included a Harry Kane stoppage time equaliser capped off a spectacular ...
Burnley now lies on the brink of relegation after a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening. If the Clarets cannot get something out of their remaining two games against Aston Villa and Newcastle United, they will be thrown to the gallows of the second tier of English football. The tension was visible on ...
Despite all the campaigns, programmes, actions, pre-match kneeling etc racism still remains a grave issue plaguing modern-day football. There’s undoubtedly no quick fix for the issue, and cases of racism at the biggest stages are still frequent. This week alone saw two such cases in La Liga, the first one came when Nico Williams was ...
