Category Archives: Football

Spain’s head coach Luis Enrique has arguably made the most controversial squad selection ahead of the World Cup by leaving behind some high-profile players.  David de Gea’s absence did not come as a surprise as the Manchester United number one could not make the provisional squad for La Furia Roja. Athletic Bilbao’s Unai Simón will […]

Karim Benzema has been awarded the 2022 Ballon d’Or in a glittering ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. He succeeded Lionel Messi who received the prize last year. Honestly, this is no surprise as Benzema has been the overwhelming favorite to win. Sadio Mané, who led Senegal to victory in the Africa Cup of Nations, finished second, […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has reached another incredible career landmark, by scoring his 700th club goal against Everton on Sunday evening. The Portuguese icon fired home in the 44th minute at Goodison Park, to put the Reds 2-1 up. This was his second goal of the season following a penalty against Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova last month. […]

Inter Milan got the better of Barcelona in their Champions League clash to severely dent their chances of making it to the knockout stages of the competition for the second year in a row. The Catalan side arrived at San Siro needing to get a positive result after losing to Bayern Munich in the previous round. However, they […]

Wolves have sacked manager Bruno Lage after 16 months in charge following Saturday’s defeat by West Ham United left them in the bottom three. Wolves have won just one and lost nine of their past 15 Premier League matches under the Portuguese. Lage succeeded Nuno Espirito Santo last summer and led Wolves to a 10th-placed finish in his first season in […]

In a shocking instance of racism, a banana was thrown at Richarlison during Brazil’s game against Tunisia. The banana was thrown after he scored his side’s second goal in the friendly and celebrated by running towards the corner flag at Paris Saint-Germain’s Parc des Princes stadium. This act was slammed by the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF). A […]

Ever since Manchester City unveiled Erling Haaland as their marquee summer signing, football fans and pundits have debated whether or not the Norwegian is missing the puzzle the Citizens needed to end their European trophy drought. Haaland has had a dream start to his life in England with 14 goals in his first ten outings […]

Real Madrid had splashed €80 million to bring Aurélien Tchouaméni to the Santiago Bernabéu this summer. The young Frenchman did not cut an impressive figure in his Real Madrid debut when Los Blancos had lost 1-0 in a Las Vegas friendly to arch-rivals Barcelona. Unsurprisingly, it led to impulsive criticism across footy social media. The pressure […]

On paper, reigning world champions France will go to Qatar as hot favourites to lift the trophy again. With an abundance of world class options across all departments, Les Bleus have arguably the best squad in the world right now. But, France fans could feel paranoid seeing the fate of defending World Cup champions in […]