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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…
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…
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…
A First of its Kind: Mountain Girls Premier League
The league itself is representative of the change that ignites a passion for the game at a young age– creating opportunities, and breaking barriers– one game…
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…
Soraisam Bidyabati: Keeping It, One Shot at a Time
Being a goalkeeper in the beautiful game of football is something I absolutely cherish.
I had never played football before in my life, but I was an…
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…
The Great Zinedine Zidane
2015 was indeed a special year for sports. Australia won their fifth Cricket World Cup. New Zealand won their third Rugby World Cup. Novak Djokovic had…
Askarali Vadukunnera- A Tale of Undying Human Spirit
The story of Askarali Vadukunnera is inspiring from its very core. Born to Aysha and Kunju Muhammed on October 8th, 1979, a young Askarali was proficient in…
Confession of a Madridista
The Messiah. The Little Genius. The Flea. Names are many for this phenomenon from Nou Camp, Lionel Andres Messi. As a Madridista, when you are prompted to…