“For Liverpool to return to the level of us and Manchester City was clearly going to require huge investment. Anfield has not moved on. Even the dressing rooms are the same as 20 years ago. My reading of their squad was that they needed eight players to come up to title-winning standard.” As Manchester United […]

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On Tuesday (August 16), India got a massive jolt to its footballing ambitions after FIFA banned the All India Football Federation (AIFF). FIFA, in a statement, said that it had taken action over interference by third parties. In a statement, the football body said, “The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend […]

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Social media has brought about a revolution for stars. It is the age where “Influencers” is actually a full-time job. Brands pay these influencers millions of dollars to advertise a product to their vast follower base. It is a low-risk, low-effort strategy that pays huge dividends. Not many professions can rival that of a sportsperson […]

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Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte almost came to blows in a memorable moment this season. However, that fight is just one of the numerous high-stakes battles that the game of football has seen. Here are top 10 fights on the football pitch!

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New owner Todd Boehly is not messing about at Chelsea. Having spent nearly £170 million already, The Blues are still not done. Chelsea remain engaged in talks over a world-record fee for Leicester Wesley Fofana’s and nobody knows how the Frenkie de Jong transfer saga will end. However, there has been an interesting wrinkle to […]

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Go back 30 or 40 years and watch teams defend. It was a majestic sight. Most of them will feature a type of player that seems to have been lost from the modern game. You’ll see an elegant defender sitting behind the defensive line, picking up stray through balls from an attacker. As he effortlessly […]

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Glazers out! It has become a rallying cry for Manchester United fans as the Red Devils‘ season keeps getting worse and worse. The opening match saw them lose 2-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford. However, their next game was even worse as they conceded four goals inside 35 minutes. While there are several problems at the […]

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Nothing is permanent but change. Like everything in the world, football also works on the same principle. The game has come a long way since its inception and has become more complex as advancements were made. And this has caused a massive change in how the game is played. For instance, in the modern game, […]

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It has been one busy summer for Dutch champions Ajax in terms of rebuilding. From boardroom staff to the first-team manager to players, all departments have overseen changes in this summer 2022 transfer window. Ajax’s probably best player in the 2021/22 season and Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez left this summer along with their former manager […]

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FC Barcelona was once the ideal club, successful both on the pitch and off it. In many ways, it wasn’t just a mere club, but more than that. Yet after years of mismanagement, the ostensibly epicurean squandering of money, and the allowance of the famed La Masia academy to fall into dilapidation, the mighty FC Barcelona has […]

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The Erik Ten Hag era at Ajax will go down in folklore. After almost 5 exhilarating and trophy-laden years with the Dutch manager at the helm, Ajax had to part ways with Ten Hag. The former Utrecht manager joined Manchester United as a manager in the summer of 2022, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked […]

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Manchester City have had a busy transfer window in terms of arrivals and departures. Erling Haaland has arrived from Dortmund, while Kalvin Phillips has joined from Leeds United. On the other hand, Raheem Sterling has gone to Chelsea, while Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko have joined Arsenal. Zinchenko’s departure, in particular, had left Pep Guardiola […]

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RB Leipzig vs Koln preview The Bundesliga season is back on, and Matchday 1 showed us why it is one of the top leagues. Bayern Munich, who won their 10th consecutive league title in May, started their defence in style, scoring six past Eintracht Frankfurt. Bayern’s challengers Borussia Dortmund also won their match against Bayer […]

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Chelsea are looking to protect their excellent recent record against the north London team when they meet at Stamford Bridge. Moreover, Antonio Conte will be eager to get one better over Thomas Tuchel after losing 3 in a row.

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Ryan Giggs’ career has always been in the limelight on and off the field. However, one difference was that his on-field coverage was highly positive as he won a truckload of trophies at Manchester United. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for his career off the field. The latest example of his problematic personal life […]

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Brentford vs Manchester United preview   Second game of the Premier League season and Manchester United are already in crisis mode. After Graham Potter’s tactics made United look underprepared in their PL opener, United now travel to Brentford to face another potential banana skin fixture. Brentford fought gamely for a 2-2 draw in their PL […]

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Arsenal are undergoing something of a youth revolution under Mikel Arteta. From signing youngsters and giving them crucial responsibility to shipping out older players, Arteta has refreshed the team’s spine. However, the youth quality is not always sourced from outside. The best case is always when a youngster breaks through from the academy. Fans certainly […]

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Eintracht Frankfurt will be featuring for the first time in this competition and they will be the 5th German Cup to play the Super Cup. But Real Madrid are determined to spoil the party for the German club. Who comes out on top? Read it all here!

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If you like to keep up to date with European football and all of its intricacies, it’s fairly likely the name Xavi Simons is a familiar one to you – and has been for some time. The curly-haired Dutchman has been the victim of the internet hype machine ever since he was a child when […]

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While Manchester United might not have been having the best transfer window, there is one area where they hit the jackpot. The club managed to lure Ajax’s manager Erik Ten Hag to Old Trafford. The Dutchman is one of the brightest man managers in football. However, his departure left Ajax in a fix as they […]

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Turkey have recently been producing some world-class players in every position. Some recent and known examples of those players are Yusuf Demir and Arda Guler. Although much of their exciting talents have come in the form of defenders. From Caglar Soyuncu, Merih Demiral, and Ozan Kabak to the current emerging stars like Serdar Saatcı, Ravil […]

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Will any fans want to see their club relegated? The answer is no, except if you’re an Athletic Club Bilbao fan. According to a Spanish paper El Mundo survey, fans would rather see their club relegated than give up their only-Basque signing policy called the Cantera. According to the policy, they only sign players born […]

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Chelsea have had a tricky transfer window after facing multiple rejections. The Blues were once close to completing deals for Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus, Leeds’ Raphinha, Juventus; Matthijs de Ligt and Sevilla’s Jules Kounde. All those players would go to different clubs. The Blues did manage to bring in Raheem Sterling […]

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