Premier League

After the fixture list was announced by the Premier League on Thursday, there was palpable euphoria in the air for most football fans. For the neutrals, there was a big encounter in Manchester United v/s Chelsea on the opening matchweek. However, this jubilation was short lived for a few clubs, and most among them being Norwich City. Norwich City have just been promoted to the Premier League, and their first few weeks are against opposition with the quality to make them despair if

Yet another season of Premier League football beckons. Of course, it becomes for some more sweetly than for others, and in this article we’ll be finding out which side has the easiest beginning to the next league season, and which side will have it easy in the season’s outro. Of course, an easy start is only ‘easy’ on paper, but by analysing the first 5 fixtures for each of the 20 sides, it seems that defending champions Manchester City and UEFA Champions League

A new season of the most exciting league in the world is almost upon us. It seems as though it was just yesterday, that Glenn Murray headed in at the near post to temporarily hand the title over to Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. However, in need of an immediate response, who else but Kun Aguero stepped up for Manchester City. Star centre back Aymeric Laporte then headed City into the lead from a corner, and City had their noses in front and back-to-back

Manchester United had a dismal season last time out, with Ole Gunnar Solsjaer’s initial promise fizzing out completely towards the close of last season, with a single victory for the Reds across all of April and May. Jose Mourinho’s disappointing start was initially overturned by the homecoming and the subsequent success of the ‘Baby faced assassin’, but the respite was short lived. A 6th place finish, a remarkable 32 points behind the champions, and 6 short of Champions League qualification, compounded a disastrous

After a memorable season last time out, European champions Liverpool will be looking to add even more quality to their squad this time, to be able to defend their European crown, as well as get past the last hurdle in the Premier League. Successful and rapid recruitment was the key to Liverpool’s success last time, with Alisson, Fabinho and Shaqiri arriving well in time to allow them to truly integrate themselves into the squad. The budget was decided well in advance, and transfers

Manchester City defied the odds once more last season, becoming the first team in a decade to successfully defend their Premier League crown, as well as the first team to ever win the domestic treble (The Carabao Cup, The FA Cup and the Premier League). What was even more commendable was the fact that they challenged for all 4 available trophies all the way up to mid-April, when a rejuvenated Tottenham Hotspur side knocked them out (albeit slightly controversially) of the Champions League.

The English Premier League never ceases to amaze us with the sheer quantity of the goals that are scored across the 38 match period. Just this past season, which saw Liverpool and Manchester City fight toe-to-toe for the league title, a grand total of 1072 goals were scored! However, that surplus in the quantity of goals did not compromise on their quality, with some truly breath-taking goals hitting the back of the net. Whether you’re a fan of an intricate 40 yard passing

The Premier League title’s destination was decided on the very last day of the season, after Manchester City smashed Brighton and Hove Albion 1-4 to retain the title that they had won in such exquisite fashion just last season. Although they fell just short of the centurions mark this time around, this year’s title win was a significantly harder affair. Liverpool and Manchester City went toe-to-toe, trading blows the entire season, with the top spot on the league table changing hands a record

For the first time this decade, the UEFA Champions League final will be contested by 2 English teams, marking an end to years of Spanish domination. Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will battle it out in arguably the most beautiful stadium in all of football, the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, on 1st June. Road to the final Both clubs share much common ground heading into this clash. For starters, both clubs found themselves on the cusp of being knocked out prematurely in the competition’s

Tottenham Hotspur travel to Amsterdam on Wednesday night to try to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first of the 2 legged UEFA Champions League semi-final tie. Donny Van De Beek put in a stellar performance and scored the solitary goal on the night of the first leg in London, and the Matthijs De Ligt led defence shut out the Spurs attackers to ensure the Dutch side did not concede any away goals. All in all, it was an excellent team display by

Liverpool take on FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur face Ajax in the Champions League semi-finals for the 18/19 season. Spurs and Barcelona play the first leg at home, and will have to travel to Amsterdam and Merseyside respectively for the return legs. Champions League Semi Final 1: Tottenham v/s Ajax Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the semi-finals, beating Manchester City on the away goals rule. The English side looks good value for their berth, and will be looking to beat this very young Ajax

Barcelona v/s Liverpool Dates: 1st leg – May 1nd, 2019: Camp Nou, Spain 2nd leg – May 7th, 2019: Anfield Stadium, England FC Barcelona, the Spanish champions take on last year’s finalists Liverpool in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League in May this season. Both sides enter the penultimate round of the season on the back on very convincing quarter final victories, against Manchester United (4-0 aggregate) and FC Porto (6-1 aggregate) respectively. Road to the semi – final: Barca topped the

With this season’s title race firmly between Liverpool and Manchester City, the remainder of the Premier League’s “Big 6” are left to compete for the coveted 3rd and 4th Champions League qualification berths. 3 points separate Manchester United in 6th from Tottenham Hotspur in 3rd. Further, with Spurs looking to continue their strong Champions League run, and Chelsea and Arsenal also extending their runs in the Europa League, it makes for a truly intense and captivating end to an enthralling season of football.

Spanish side Atletico Madrid have now joined Sevilla in the race to sign Chelsea’s misfiring striker Alvaro Morata. The Los Rojiblancos are currently waiting to see if former Chelsea man Diego Costa can successfully return from a surgery he underwent on his left foot at the start of December. Costa is expected to make a return at the start of next month and Diego Simeone is left concerned after Nikola Kalinic is struggling to replicate Costa’s heroics. Morata is keen to return to Spain

Chelsea teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi has been the center of the biggest transfer battle this January Transfer window. German giants Bayern Munich are keen on luring the youngster to play in the Bundesliga and have made a fourth bid for the 18-year-old in the range of £35 million this increases the pressure on Chelsea to sell their wonder kid. Chelsea who do not succumb to the pressure of money are yet to accept the offer and are hoping to extend the contract of the

Liverpool and Egypt’s mercurial forward Mohamed Salah has been named African Player of the Year for the second time in a row. The 26-year-old was crowned at the continent’s best player at the CAF awards in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday. Mo Salah beat competition from Liverpool teammate and Senegal forward Sadio Mane and Arsenal and Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the award. "I have dreamt of winning this award since I was a child and now I have done so twice in a

The last 32 ties of the FA Cup have been confirmed and Arsenal will host rivals Manchester United in the fourth round of the oldest cup competition. Manchester United have broken away from their shackles under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and have been in fine form in recent weeks, however, this trip to the Emirates Stadium is not going to be an easy one. Manchester United and Arsenal are not the only all premier league tie, Tottenham Hotspurs have been draw against

Lionel Messi might be considered as one of the greatest players of all time, but according to CIES Football Observatory, he is only the seventh most valuable player in the world right now. CIES reckon that Barcelona’s captain is worth a staggering €171.2m however, its way below what PSG and France’s young striking sensation Kylian Mbappe’s worth of €218.5m at the top of the charts Here is the list of top 10 most valuable players in world football, according to the CIES. 1.

Paul Pogba’s older brother Mathias Pogba has lashed out of Jose Mourinho for his brother’s poor run of form under the Portuguese tactician. Mathias did not hold back and directly blamed Jose stating he was the problem at Manchester United as he wanted to be the center of attention. Jose Mourinho was sacked in December after reports of a dressing room unrest with midfielder Paul Pogba not being in talking terms with the then Manchester United boss. The world cup winner was relegated

Chelsea’s misfiring striker Alvaro Morata reportedly feels he has been shown lack of respect by his club, hence refusing to celebrate the goals he scored in Chelsea’s FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest to make his feelings clear. The Spanish striker found the back of the net for the first time since the beginning of November in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Spanish outlet Marca claims Morata was unhappy with the criticism he received from Chelsea’s assistant manager Gianfranco Zola ahead