David Turnbull – Scotland’s saviour?

by Peter Lynch - May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

It's been a phenomenal campaign for David Turnbull. The Motherwell midfielder has shone brightest for the Scottish outfit this season, in what has proven to be a truly remarkable year for not only him but the North Lanarkshire club as a whole. The local lad has stepped up time and

João Félix – So much, in such less time

by Bhargav Joglekar - May 22, 2019May 22, 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

Matthijs de Ligt Transfer Column – A momentous summer ahead for the Dutch wonderkid

by Kabir Ali - May 21, 2019May 22, 2019

The 90s are making a comeback - from chunky sneakers to denim overalls, from Captain Marvel to talks of a Spice Girls reunion - throwbacks are aplenty to the mania of a time when the world was just a better place. And it’s not just in music, fashion or cinema

Hakim Ziyech Transfer Column | Part Two

by Srinivas Sadhanand - May 21, 2019May 24, 2019

Giving credence to the idea that the prospect of signing a player of the ilk of Hakim Ziyech is an anomaly is not far-fetched, considering the juncture at which the transfer market stands. In a climate which coerces teams to pay a king’s ransom to acquire the services of princely

Hakim Ziyech Transfer Column | Part One

by Srinivas Sadhanand - May 19, 2019May 21, 2019

Romanticism and realism are two sides of the same coin that cloud the judgment of any zealous fanbase witnessing their club in the midst of a footballing fairytale. While their team’s unanticipated overachievements prompt them to dare to dream, pragmaticism takes precedent as they realize that this only puts their

Yaya Toure -“Putting Manchester United ‘in the shadow’ is my greatest Manchester City achievement”

by Anaamaya Mishra - May 15, 2019May 24, 2019

Fans of Manchester City and the Premier League were incredibly disheartened at the sight of one of its greatest ever midfielders retiring. It had been later clarified that Gnégnéri Yaya Touré was not going anywhere; he still believes he has it in him and is ready to prove himself for

Iago Aspas – The story of Celta’s Messiah

by Bhargav Joglekar - May 14, 2019May 24, 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

Bruno Fernandes – Sporting CP’s midfield metronome hot on the radar of Europe’s giants

by EADF Feed - May 11, 2019May 24, 2019

Written by Vinayak Manoj & Srinivas Sadhanand Born in a small town in Portugal near Porto called Maia, Bruno Fernandes’ humble beginnings were at local club, Infesta in the youth league in 2002. However, Fernandes’ move to fellow regional club, Boavista kicked his career into gear. A central midfielder by trade,

Troy Deeney: ‘I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith’

by Anirudh Madhavan - May 1, 2019

Football. On the surface of it, just a game involving twenty-two men chasing a ball for ninety minutes. Yet at the same time, an emotionally charged commodity that arouses the deepest passions in all of us. The working class's sport, football continues to be a wonderful outlet for millions. The

Born Offside – Super Pippo and beating the offside trap

by Amartya Sarkar - April 14, 2019April 14, 2019

"It's not Inzaghi who is in love with goals; it's the goals that are in love with him" Football is the world’s most watched sport. From Africa to America and across oceans, this is one inseparable emotion that burns hotter than a furnace among its devotees and its lovers. If football is emotion

“With a few shots of Bacardi, look who’s having a party? It’s Jamie Vardy!”

by Yusuf Rehman - April 4, 2019

Jamie Vardy's life has been one hell of a ride. He grew up in Hillsborough with his Dad, a crane driver and his mum, a legal secretary. From a young age, Vardy was fixated with football but suffered a blow to his dreams when he was rejected by Sheffield Wednesday

Antoine Griezmann: Another successful season in the Spanish sun

by Peter Lynch - April 4, 2019April 24, 2019

We’re nervously edging towards the business end of another exciting campaign in the top division of Spanish football, where it is looking more and more likely that the La Liga trophy is heading back to Barcelona. The Catalan club have quite simply stormed their way to the top of the table,

Dan-Axel Zagadou: The marauding 19-year-old centre-back finding his feet at Dortmund

by Aman Sridhar - April 3, 2019

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Dan-Axel Zagadou is one of many young French defenders making waves across the big European leagues. France have had a notorious history of promoting young players to their first teams and cashing in on them when the big clubs come flashing

The Raheem Sterling Story – From public enemy to people’s Champion

by Anaamaya Mishra - March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Very few players in the footballing world have had to endure the type of scrutiny and criticism England's Raheem Sterling has had to face. The player has seemingly always been at the end of a grilling from fans and pundits alike, but the Manchester City star has never retaliated and