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Çarşı and the Politics of Turkish Football
“You don’t choose to support a club, you are born into a family that supports a club, and you dare not go against it.” What sounds like a joke is actually the reality of many in Turkey. Parallely, it is also true that “Even if you don’t…
Barcelona braces for life after Messi: A feature report
Reasons seem many that cannot be easily concluded upon. But, one thing is obvious, Messi cannot cut off from FC Barcelona for nothing. There is a sense of uncertainty everywhere in the home of the Catalan giants. Jushna Shahin visits Camp…
An All Time Manchester United Best XI with no two players from a country
"Either write something or read something or do something worth reading or writing". The lockdown is driving me crazy into new, undiscovered levels of boredom. So, I did the most productive and at the same time, the most unproductive…
Story of the Manipuri cousins, who may soon have a special World Cup connection
Time stood still as Jeakson Singh Thounaojam leapt higher than all in the sultry Delhi air in 2017 to head the ball into the back of the Colombian net - becoming India's first-ever goal-scorer at a FIFA World Cup.
As Jeakson rejoiced,…
Fortune finally favours Lopetegui with Europa League triumph
Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui enjoyed sweet redemption after his side beat Inter Milan 3-2 in a thrilling Europa League final on Friday to hand the Spaniard a first major trophy.
A highly-rated coach in Spain's youth set-up, Lopetegui…
The Anfield Miracle – A Memory That Will Last Long
It was some day in May. A Champions League midnight. A midnight in which I was tensed but neither had no hope nor disbelief. Yes, I'm talking about that miraculous night of Liverpool against Barcelona.
As a true fanboy of the Reds - even…
An Iberian deadlock in the Russian heartland
Sometimes, things are like re-watching old football matches. You know, how it's gonna end, who walks home with a smile and who cries in the dressing room. Still a tiny little corner of your heart feels that if you longed and willed enough,…
A Red Letter Day: Spoils of a Title Reverie
March 8, 2020 was a big day for the Red Devils as the club did a league double over Manchester City for the first time in a decade since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defeated Pep Guardiola thrice this season in the…
A Moment of Courage at the Rostov Arena
I have never been a fan of Brazilian football, even when their greats played together while I was still a kid. Maybe I did not observe enough or probably did not like aligning with the heavyweights. World Cup 2018 was proving to be far more…
United’s Paradise- A Fanboy’s Memory
It would be easier for me to start this article with a quote, so that I need not say which match I have selected for this ongoing series, “Most memorable football match of my life.” “But mountains are to be climbed, aren’t they?”
As a…