Here’s to you, Vincent Kompany, City loves you more than you will know.

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by Anaamaya Mishra - October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

"Every club you sign for, they give you the same pitch. Big project, great ambitions, we want to achieve this, we want to achieve that, we want to kick on and be a better team, and I just happened to be lucky that City was the one club that didn't

Michael Zorc – BVB through thick and thin

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by Shakthi Vel - October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

The name Michael Zorc, to the majority of young football enthusiasts, might be synonymous with the best Sporting Director in world football. Zorc has been the Director of Football at Borussia Dortmund from well before the Jürgen Klopp era. He was instrumental in bringing the likes of Ousmane Dembélé, Shinji

Carles Puyol – Més Que un Capitan

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by Udhav Arora - October 17, 2019

Let's turn the clock back for a bit. It's the last day of January in 2013, as light snow and cold wind cloak the streets of Madrid. Santiago Bernabeu is ready to host the first of two legs of the Copa Del Rey Semi-Finals as they welcome their abhorred rivals

O Monstro: Thiago Silva, The epitome of determination

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by Tanish Chachra - October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

After having an illustrious career spanning 17 years, Thiago Silva is now a household name in Brazil as the PSG captain has surpassed all odds to become one of the greatest football leaders of the 21st century. Abandoned by his father at the age of 5, he did not have a

Gentleman First, Then Champion – A Memoir to Javier Zanetti

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by Sushruta Nandy - October 14, 2019

Let me take you back to 2018. The scene is set in the beautiful suburbs of Hong Kong. It’s summertime and there are a bunch of kids running around playing football. There’s also a young man running along with them. This man casually nutmegs a little boy, which sends the

Philipp Lahm – The Magic Dwarf who became a football giant

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by Aaryan Parasnis - October 12, 2019October 14, 2019

How does one define leadership? One technical definition according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is 'A person who leads'. Elsewhere it says that a leader is one who commands and influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal. I could go on but you get the gist. However,

John Terry – Captain, Leader, Legend!

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by Varun Kumar - October 11, 2019

The commander in chief of Chelsea’s defence, who rallied his troops to every battle is the epitome of leadership. He played every minute wearing his heart on his sleeve and was a living example of the idea that the name in front of the shirt is always bigger than the

Marek Hamšík – The Prince of Naples

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by Hrishikesh Dabir - October 9, 2019October 10, 2019

When Marek Hamšík was substituted off in the 74th minute against Sampdoria in February, something did not seem right. The Slovak was taking longer than usual to go off the pitch, applauding every corner of the majestic Stadio San Paolo as if it was the last time he would have

Francesco Totti – A Timeless Romance in Rome

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by Anirudh Madhavan - October 7, 2019October 10, 2019

Rome: a city of wonder and lore. This was the axis of civilization at a time of might and myth. This was the city where Caesar the monarch witnessed feats of glory at the Colosseum. The city where Michelangelo would weave so much of his wizardry. Many famous church shrines