Sunderland vs Arsenal: Match Preview

Tonight’s Premier League showdown between Sunderland and Arsenal is set to be one of the most anticipated fixtures of the season. Both sides enter in superb form, with Arsenal looking to extend their outstanding winning streak…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part III

Leverkusen, where Son would also join three decades after Cha's arrival, finished an unsatisfactory 11th in the 1982/83 season. Cha scored 12 times in the league in 1983/84, including a brace against Düsseldorf, important goals against FC…

Spurs vs Man United – Match Preview and Team News

Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United in a crucial Premier League lunchtime clash on Saturday, with both sides level on 17 points as the race for European places intensifies. The match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium promises to be a…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part II

The tireless work ethic that Cha Bum-kun exemplified had impressed the Eintracht manager Friedel Rausch, who called him “the best and the most willing forward" he had ever seen, soon after Cha joined Eintracht. His first goal came at the…

What We Learned from the Latest Champions League Matchday

The latest UEFA Champions League matchday offered everything football fans dream of, drama, shocks, records, and tactical intrigue. From Chelsea’s costly slip in Baku to Galatasaray’s historic triumph in Amsterdam, the week’s action…

Cha Bum-kun: A trailblazer | Part I

When Son Heung Min played his last game for Tottenham in a friendly game at Seoul, there were widespread discussions surrounding the proper place of Son in the pantheon of Asian footballers who have excelled in European club football.…

Hearts this season: fairytale and anomaly

Something miraculously beautiful is happening in Scotland now. And no, I am not talking about another lock ness monster sighting. However, the utter rarity and near incredulity of the event have left me with no other parallels. The Scottish…

How many subs are too many subs? 

The board with two numbers goes up – one number in red, the other in green, and a player trudges out of the ground as another darts in. Substitutions have been a part of the game since the 1950s. But for the first thirty years, there could…