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

by Bhargav Joglekar - July 10, 2019July 10, 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

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

Young Lions – Marcus Rashford

by Kartik Lal - February 5, 2019

At just 21 years of age, Marcus Rashford has proven in his short, but substantial career that he is the jewel in the crown of both Manchester United Football Club and English football. While his fellow compatriots are being heralded for featuring from time to time at big clubs, Rashford

Young Lions – Morgan Gibbs-White

by Aman Sridhar - February 4, 2019February 5, 2019

2018-19 has been a spectacular season for Wolves so far. It’s rare that a team with a vision and ambition ends up working together so cohesively from the top all the way down to the bottom. The manager, the signings, the players, the coaches, the youth team, the board all

Young Lions – Aaron Wan-Bissaka

by Anirudh Shenoy - February 3, 2019February 4, 2019

His opening games were Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, where you are almost putting him to sink or swim and he certainly learnt to swim.” - Roy Hodgson on Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Injuries at right-back in February of 2018 meant Aaron Wan-Bissaka was rushed into the first team ahead of schedule against

Young Lions -Trent Alexander-Arnold

by Kabir Ali - January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

Every great side in football needs that one player. The player who eats, breathes and sleeps for their team. The player who has no greater goal in their career than to win with their club. Some names that instantly spring to mind are those of Iker Casillas at Real Madrid,

Will 2019 finally be the silverware year for England?

Originals

by Anubhav Sarker - January 29, 2019February 7, 2019

Whilst it may be a competition that still has football fans around Europe scratching their heads, the UEFA Nations League has been nothing short of interesting, particularly after the opening group phase threw up plenty of tense games and quite a few surprises along the way. In Group 1, which looked

Young Lions – Callum Hudson-Odoi

by Sagarneel Chakraborty - January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Plagued with claims of the national team underperforming at the highest level for decades despite the hype, England have recently been rejuvenated by winning competitions in the lower age groups over the last two years. And when discussing about England's latest set of football prodigies coming through, it'd be hard

Young Lions – Ademola Lookman

by Shakthi Vel - January 27, 2019

"Ademola Lookman is the present and future of Everton Football Club" - Marco Silva Not something you’d hear from a Premier League Manager talking about a 21-year old youngster, especially if he’s just made 4 starts for Everton at that

The underappreciated genius of Edin Džeko

Player Profiles

by Peter Lynch - January 27, 2019January 27, 2019

The 'Bosanski dijamant' or the 'Bosnian Diamond' for those who reside outside of Sarajevo, Bosnia where serial goalscorer Edin Džeko was born in 1986. From the capital of his home nation to the capital of Italy, the underrated striker is scoring goals and still enjoying his football in Serie A.

Young Lions – Emile Smith Rowe

by Anubhav Sarker - January 26, 2019February 7, 2019

Written by Srinivas Sadhanand & Varun Purty “He played in every youth national team from under-17s to under-15s. He’s improving, thanks to his work in the Arsenal academy, and he’s close to impressing his quality with the first team. He’s 17 so I think this is the moment of Emile Smith Rowe

Young Lions – Reiss Nelson

by Varun Shah - January 25, 2019January 26, 2019

“Arsenal are my boyhood club, I’ve been with them since I was eight, so that’s 10 years. I just want to go back there stronger because at the time I was at Arsenal I was 16, 17 and I didn’t feel confident. I didn’t think I was a man, but

Young Lions – Phil Foden

by Udhav Arora - January 23, 2019January 26, 2019

We are kick off our first series -'Young Lions - The Future of English Football' with an in-depth look into Manchester City's Phil Foden, one of England 's brightest midfield talents. Resident writer Udhav Arora gives us a lowdown on the "Stockport Iniesta". “Balance and a left foot you can’t believe” is

Declan Rice – The fulcrum of West Ham’s revival

by Peter Lynch - January 16, 2019January 16, 2019

Academy graduate, fan favourite, most wanted international and now Premier League goalscorer. What a start to life in football for Declan Rice. Oh, and he’s just 20 years of age. Is he destined for the top? Born in London to English parents, you could be forgiven to feel somewhat angered by his pending