Author: Akshat Mehrish

Premier European football will return to Turin after all next season, with Juventus squeezing through to the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage on the last matchday of the season. AC Milan will join them in the competition. Gennaro Gattuso did his old team and old friend a favour, as he oversaw a 1-1 draw for Napoli against Hellas Verona, which, in turn, meant that AC Milan and Juventus qualified for the Champions League next season. Napoli, consequently, dropped to fifth in the league table and will play in the Europa League although they will do so without Gattuso in the dugout. The Italian…

United were beaten by Barcelona in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final. The Catalan side were at the peak of their powers then, but Sir Alex Ferguson believes one key decision could’ve helped them win the trophy. During his 27-year spell at Manchester United, sir Alex helped establish the Red Devils back at the top of the English football ladder, overtaking Liverpool in the process. There was a continental success as well, with United winning two UEFA Champions League trophies. However, Ferguson believes that they could’ve won another one. Manchester United lost to Barcelona in the 2011 Champions League final,…

The Gunners are stumbling towards a top-ten finish. However, much more was expected of them this season after their manager’s bright start in the dugout. He, in turn, has blamed unnamed insiders for sabotaging the team’s season. “The best thing has been to keep a team, a staff, employees, and everybody together,” “In those circumstances when you are not winning and when there are so many people, some inside and some outside trying to hurt.”To keep them together and block that and be so strong, I think that is some achievement, as normally when that happens, that cracks and everything falls…

Barcelona’s financial troubles are not stopping them from signing new players. The Blaugrana have already begun rebuilding towards next season with three new stars set to arrive on free transfer deals. Joan Laporta spoke of major changes in an interview this week. The Barcelona president warned those inside the club of an impending facelift after his team was eliminated from the La Liga title race. He left some room for ambiguity as he stopped short of naming names whose future would be decided in the coming days. However, one would imagine several first-team players goin on the chopping block, along with head…

The Ligue 1 title race has gone down to the wire. Lille, PSG and AS Monaco all stand a chance to win the title on the final day of the season, with just three points separating the three sides. Lille lead the league presently, and a win over Angers would be enough for them to win the championship. Few would have predicted that the Ligue 1 race would go down to the wire this season. The competition has been notoriously one-sided in the past decade, with Paris Saint-Germain winning all but one league title during the same time. However, this season is…

With a trophy and a spot in next season’s Champions League on the line, Villarreal will take on Manchester United in the UEL final. Unai Emery’s men beat Arsenal to get to this stage, while United got past Roma. Should things go a certain way, Villarreal will become Europe’s ultimate party-poopers in a week. The Spanish side takes on Real Madrid and United within the space of six days and will be going into both matches as underdogs. There is plenty at stake for Emery’s men in both matches. A win against Real Madrid could secure a spot in next season’s Europa League. However, beat Manchester…

Wes Morgan and Christian Fuchs were two very important components of the Leicester 2016 fairytale. The club has announced that the pair will leave the club following the conclusion of this season. Morgan and Fuchs will leave the club this summer, five years after helping them win the league via an incredible campaign. Meanwhile, long-serving midfielder Matty James will also leave the Foxes at the conclusion of this season. James has been a member of the Leicester squad for nine years, though he missed out on their fairytale season due to a long injury. Morgan arrived at Leicester City in 2012 from Nottingham…

Los Blancos will take on Villarreal on the final day of the Spanish league season. Madrid, surprisingly, are still in contention to win the league title, provided rivals Atletico slip up. However, they have an immediate task at hand – beating Unai Emery’s Villarreal. Despite what the larger footballing world thinks of Real, one can’t deny that they are a club for big occasions. A similar occasion awaits them this weekend. Los Blancos are second in the table heading into the final matchday of the season – two points behind Diego Simeone’s men. Consequently, they have the chance to win the domestic title, provided they…

Inter Milan will take on Udinese in their final match of the 2020/21 Serie A season. Uncertainty lies beyond the final day of the campaign for Conte’s side, but for now, they will enter the pitch as the champions and finally get to lay their hands on the Scudetto for the first time since 2010. Inter’s long wait for the Scudetto is over. Their decision to appoint Antonio Conte, and stick with him in troubling circumstances, has paid off. The Italian returned to his native country to do what he did all those years ago at Juventus – make them the…

Portugal have announced their 26-man squad for the upcoming defense of their Euro crown. Cristiano Ronaldo and Co will look to retain their European Championship five years after winning it under dramatic circumstances. Ronaldo will lead the Portugal National Team once again during the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020. The Juventus star was unsurprisingly named in the 26-man squad for the championships this summer, which he will captain as well. Portugal are the defending champions, after winning the competition five years ago for the first time in their history. Portugal lifted their first international trophy five years ago by beating hosts…