Who will replace Leroy Sane?

by Alex Barker - June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

We have all read the news report from Sport Bild earlier this month where they claimed that Leroy Sane had reached an agreement over personal terms with Bayern Munich, ahead of a summer move that the two clubs are still finalising the transfer terms of. This long going transfer saga that German and

Aritz Aduriz – The lion retires without the swansong he deserved

Player Profiles

by Aaryan Parasnis - May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

At the beginning of the 2019-20 La Liga campaign, veteran striker Aritz Aduriz announced that he would hang up his boots come the end of the season. An announcement, followed by a stunning overhead kick that inflicted defeat on FC Barcelona in the very first matchday of the season. Aritz

Joga Bonito – The Brazilian foundations of ‘The Beautiful game’

by Enzo Karema - May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Over the years football has come to be known as the ‘The Beautiful Game’.How did this phrase stick? It got its relevance from the Portuguese form of the word -‘Joga Bonito’. So then the questions beckon - When did this phrase become popularized in football folklore? What exactly is Joga

The cost of winning – Athletes as role models

Opinion

by Suwaid Fazal - May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

With the world of professional sports teetering on the edge due to the coronavirus crisis, Netflix's 10-part documentary series-The Last Dance, chronicling sporting icon Michael Jordan's emergence in the NBA until his final days in the empire that he built with the Chicago Bulls, has been a welcome consolation during

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” – How Adama Traoré finally made it

Player Profiles

by Kabir Ali - April 9, 2020

"Here's Traoré - look at the strength… Traoré! A star is born!" Adama Traoré's first senior goal, the 11th in a 12-1 aggregate annihilation of Huesca at the hands of Barcelona in the 2014/15 Copa del Rey, was the exciting youngster in a microcosm. A sprinkling of speed and dancing feet

From a mining village in Chile to conquering South America and beyond – The Alexis Sánchez story

by Hammad Pervez - March 25, 2020

Alexis Sánchez is a creative player, capable of producing moments of magic, he has scored goals for five different clubs in Europe but it is the energy, work-rate and never-give-up attitude of the Chilean that has won the hearts of millions around the world. His career trajectory has gone down

The psychological challenges of recovering from long term injuries

Originals

by Anirudh Madhavan - March 11, 2020May 26, 2020

Sport is a canvas for mankind’s imagination. A most beautiful painting where we see mental thought and creativity combine with wonderful, mind-bending feats of physical prowess. Different sports provide different things for fans to enjoy. Yet football stirs up intense passions, often far more powerful and emotive than any other

Potential tactical tweaks Klopp can implement to beat Atlético Madrid

by Hammad Pervez - March 10, 2020

3 losses in 66. Followed by 3 losses in 5. From dreams of seeing their names etched amongst the game’s greatest sides just a couple of weeks ago, Liverpool have since had their dream of invincibility crushed, their quest for the treble shattered and the defence of their Champions League

The key battles that could determine the outcome of the Clásico

by Hammad Pervez - February 28, 2020May 26, 2020

The second El Clasico of the current La Liga season is upon us as Barcelona travel to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday evening. Today we'll be doing something slightly different from our usual tactical previews as we discuss the key battles that will define the outcome of this much-anticipated clash.

Martin Ødegaard- Proving his doubters wrong one through ball at a time

Player Profiles

by Sidharth Suresh - February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

"It's not possible to predict anything in football, you just have to work hard and develop and in the end you see.” - Martin Ødegaard Catapulted into global stardom as a 16-year-old prodigy signed by Real Madrid in 2015, Martin Ødegaard seems to have been around forever. The Norwegian attacking-midfielder, who

Battle at the Bernabéu – Real Madrid vs Manchester City tactical preview

Tactics

by Hammad Pervez - February 25, 2020May 26, 2020

On 26th February, Manchester City will face the 13 times European champions in the most high profile tie of the last 16 of the Champions League. When this tie was originally announced, Manchester City were favorites because Real Madrid were struggling, but now, the Los Blancos are seen as slight

Lionel Messi – The Unconventional Leader

by The Cruyff Way - February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

Lionel Andrés Messi is a footballer whose career brings envy to whosoever hears his name. Who wouldn't want to have his ability to put defenders down, week in, week out, with just a drop of the shoulder? What striker wouldn't want to be so prolific that a season with less

Getafe – A fascinating tale of a club punching above their weight

by Hrishikesh Dabir - February 22, 2020

It has almost been 5 years since Leicester City, a team which barely survived relegation the season before, a team which had fewer odds of winning the Premier League than Mahatma Gandhi being alive, won the Premier League. It's been 4 years since a country with the same population as

Atlético Madrid vs Liverpool – Tactical Preview

Tactics

by Hammad Pervez - February 16, 2020

Liverpool, the soon-to-be Premier League champions will travel to face Atlético, on a ground where they became Champions of Europe in the summer of 2019. Among all the headline draws in the Champions League, this tie is not seen as attractive as the PSG vs Dortmund or Bayern Munich vs