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Football in Turkey from the outside wasn’t as attractive as it was from the inside, almost two decades ago. The nation struggled to qualify for the World Cup in the 20th century, owing to multiple reasons with the reason of lack of development and publicity of the game being the primary reason. But the first … Read more
View image | gettyimages.com Manchester United avenged recent derby day humiliations with a memorable 4-2 victory over Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Red Devils went a goal behind in the early stages thanks to a nervy start, but recovered quickly to take control of the game and seal a fine win thanks … Read more
Manchester United keep rolling along, despite not having the best start to the season, Louis Van Gaal’s side has gathered momentum like an old pickup truck and they don’t seem like settling for third position in the League standings, some might scoff at the belief at the club, but Van Gaal must be credited for … Read more
Premier League Team Of The Week (11-13 April) Simone Mignolet – The Liverpool goalkeeper continued his impressive form by recording his sixth clean sheet in ten matches showing how much he has improved since the turn of the year. Although Newcastle didn’t threaten often, Mignolet made impressive saves to deny Mehdi Abeid and Ayoze Perez at … Read more
Sometimes a player needs a bit of a kick to get back on track, at least on his career track. When Lucas Moura broke onto the football scene with the Sao Paulo team, he was expected to turn the world alight and in fact people did not even know about a certain Neymar. A few … Read more
Far from the top 10 in goals scored and assists made, not among the top 10 Serie A players with the highest pass accuracy and not even a solid tackler. What is it about Paul Pogba that makes him desirable in the eyes of Europe’s finest clubs? The truth is statistics can be deceiving. At … Read more
The day when Manchester is either blue or red is upon us. Manchester United and Manchester City lock horns at Old Trafford with European qualification at stake for both these sides. United have won their last five league games on the trot blowing away Tottenham at Old Trafford and humbling Liverpool in their own backyard to … Read more
Any young player coming out from an academy or even seemingly set for a decent future as a footballer inevitably gets tagged as the next great someone. It is now time to dub a player the next Paul Scholes, rather than calling him the next Messi or Ronaldo. Lewis Cook from Leeds United, an 18 … Read more
It is almost certain that Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will buy a new center back next summer to strengthen his backline in the new season. The English giants have been heavily criticized this season for extremely poor defensive records. Louis van Gaal had spent almost £60m to acquire the serviced of three defenders, Marcos … Read more
Hummels or Miranda? Such is the nature of football that even during the moment of greatest triumph, deficiencies may exist. Sometimes victories do a splendid job of masking deficiencies that might exist in a team. So it is unsurprising that despite their recent good form in the Premier League, most Manchester United fans recognize that … Read more