So the most dramatic transfer saga after Arsenal’s Fabregas of recent times has finally ended with the Brazilian sensation Neymar opting for Barcelona ahead of Real Madrid. This acquisition will definitely provide Barcelona with the adequate moral boost after their confidence were shattered at the hands of Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League semi … Read more
It is a question that is on the mind of a lot of Asian and American based football supporters. Why are their respective countries within their continent not producing players that are known worldwide and lighting up games week in, week out? South America are one of the best continents for producing young talent, the … Read more
Debunking the Myths Behind Clutch Performance With Truth What would you do to stop a killer? I’m not talking about “a killer” in the sense of a serial murderer or of taking someone’s life, nor am I trying to diminish the drastic and such horrifying repercussions of such humanistically savage acts; rather, I’m making a … Read more
His resemblance to Lionel Messi is merely physical . Although quality has led the striker to be part of the Serie A, La Liga and now in English Champions with Watford. Fernando Forestieri has been tagged as the ‘new’ Messi by the physical similarity he has with Barcelona’s Argentinian star. Forestieri currently plays for Watford, a team fighting for the promotion to the top … Read more
Match in a sentence Bayern Munich are one step closer to a second consecutive Champions League final, after producing a fantastic performance, which saw them defeat Barcelona at the Allianz Arena. Analysis Jupp Heynckes stuck with his traditional 4-2-3-1 as Mario Gomez led the line for the suspended Mario Mandzukic. Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery played behind the German striker, while Javi Martinez and Bastian Schweinsteiger protected … Read more
Barcelona without Lionel Messi has different antidotes. Though it is a popular theory that the Catalans without their Argentine star, are an opposition of very less category, various players in the past have stepped up when it mattered the most and have shown their ability at the biggest of stages. And on Sunday it was Cristian Tello … Read more
Match in a sentence Pedro Rodriguez’ second half goal was enough to see Barcelona eliminate PSG on away goals, and advance to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth consecutive season. Analysis Tito Vilanova aligned his side in a 4-3-3, introducing Cesc Fabregas and Pedro to join David Villa in an attacking three. Adriano slotted … Read more
Another game, another goal for the best player in the world. It wasn’t a particularly spectacular goal but it added to his already incredible tally of goals this season. Mind you, I am not talking about his goal against PSG – I might as well be talking about one of countless he has scored this, … Read more
They haven’t quite hit the heights of last season, but Madrid’s ‘trident’ were back at the weekend. Remember all the talk of the ‘trident’ last year at Madrid? The trio of Ronaldo, Higuian and Benzema and the record number of goals they scored between them? Well, on Saturday night against Mallorca the three played together and … Read more
Here is a round-up of this week’s crazy stuff across the footballing world. Its been a while since we saw a pathetic advert starring footballers and Messi comes up with one such advert for Herbal life. We have been covering a long line of awful advertisements involving football players and the latest advert features Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi playing … Read more