Browsing Category

Feature

Football Focus: The Modern-Day Full-Back

The full-back has traditionally been one of the least glamorous roles on the football pitch. Jamie Carragher once quipped that nobody steps onto the football field dreaming of being the next Gary Neville. Albeit being a tongue in cheek, the…

AC Milan- A dynasty back on the rise

AC Milan Renaissance. Tommy Vercetti is a cool guy. He owns the entire Vice City. He can beat an old man to a pulp, and no one will bat an eyelid. If the police are stupid enough to object, the man could conjure a freaking military tank…

The Greatest to Not Win It

Hated, Adored, and Never Ignored. Steven George Gerrard has lived every football lover’s dream life. The local boy, who etched his name in the folklore of his hometown with some of the most audacious individual performances and led his team…

The Inevitability of Icarus

In Mythology, as in football, appear heroes and antiheroes whose actions become symbolic and open to interpretation. And given the unpredictable turns that English Club Football takes, we see personas emerge and evanesce all too quickly.…

The Grass Is Greener Where You Water

At 18, I was introduced to football (Yes, the same age Messi signed his first contract as a senior team player). My short-lived experience in football was not of great achievements or awards, but a one that made me fall in love with the…

Flick- The Bavarian Magic Stick

Hansi-Dieter Flick! The big-name shall remain a nightmare for most of the Culers worldwide including me, at least for some more time. Undoubtedly, the year 2020 belongs to Hansi Flick in the footballing world. Who would have thought a man…

An Ode to a Myth

A man who not just single-handedly ran past almost the entirety of the English team, but also managed to wipe away almost everything and everyone who was involved in the 1986 Mexico World Cup and to carve out an illusion of memory - The…