Marco Rose – A world-beater in the making

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by Bhargav Joglekar - January 18, 2020

The Bundesliga has been a hotbed of innovation in football for a long time. Be it the youth setup, tactics or sports technology, German clubs leave no stone unturned in pursuit of excellence. The famous mantra ‘Football as it’s meant to be’ is definitely put into practice by clubs in

Nightmare first test for The Canaries – Liverpool vs Norwich City match preview

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by Bhargav Joglekar - August 9, 2019

Written by Bhargav Joglekar The 2019/20 Premier League season kicks off tonight as Liverpool play host to Daniel Farke’s Norwich side. While on paper this might not look like a game which will be fun for a neutral, this is probably the best time Daniel Farke will hope his EFL Championship winning

Newcastle United 2019/20 Season Preview – Steve Bruce has a challenge on his hands

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by Bhargav Joglekar - August 1, 2019October 2, 2019

By Bhargav Joglekar The 2018/19 season was Newcastle United’s second successive season in the top-flight after the drop in 2016 and the immediate promotion in the following season via winning the Championship. Veteran manager Rafa Benitez had steadied an unstable ship in Tyneside; bringing the historic club back to winning ways

The Phenomenon called El Niño – Looking back at Fernando Torres’ memorable journey from Madrid to Tosu

by Bhargav Joglekar - July 10, 2019October 2, 2019

By Bhargav Joglekar A couple of weeks ago, Fernando Torres announced that he would be retiring from football at a press conference he called in Tokyo. He had informed his fans about the press conference a couple of days in advance via an Instagram post. Immediately, speculation started circling about what

Gio – Bold as a player, bolder as a manager

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by Bhargav Joglekar - June 8, 2019October 2, 2019

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. The year is 2010. It’s the turn of the decade. The biggest sporting competition on the planet - the FIFA World Cup is underway in South Africa. For many of us, this was the first World Cup we religiously followed - trying to

Kai Havertz – Record breaking season for Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s German prodigy

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by Bhargav Joglekar - May 28, 2019October 2, 2019

To say that the year 2018 was abysmal for German football would be an understatement. Die Mannschaft, the perennial favorites to win the FIFA World Cup, were expected to put up a good defence of their 2014 title. However, things went south quick as Germany failed to qualify for the

João Félix – So much, in such less time

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by Bhargav Joglekar - May 22, 2019October 2, 2019

Breakthrough Season It is no secret that the Portuguese Liga NOS has been the breeding league for many a player to earn a big move to a club belonging to Europe’s top five leagues, and like any other year, there seems to be another star in the making. His name, João

Iago Aspas – The story of Celta’s Messiah

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by Bhargav Joglekar - May 14, 2019October 2, 2019

Written by Bhargav Joglekar There are some players that are synonymous with teams they played for throughout their career. Carlos Puyol with FC Barcelona, Philip Lahm with FC Bayern Munich, Raul with Real Madrid CF; the list goes on and on, but in today’s era where loyalty is a rare sight