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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…
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…
La Remontada: The Biggest Comeback in Footballing History
Being a Barcelona fan is an easy job. Now, there’s a club you can almost always count on, irrespective of the bad day you’ve been having. You know you can trust the Blaugrana to win it for you.
But even in the life of a culé come…
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…
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…
Scramble in Africa: Story of a German Triumph
By merely borrowing the term “The Greatest Game”, I believe I am committing an error of judgement. There aren’t any preconceived parameters to analyse a game, apart from its statistics, but it would only issue a quantitative analysis of the…