Author: Akshat Mehrish

The Premier League announced the final two inductees for its Hall of Fame in 2021. Steven Gerrard and David Beckham made the cut, joining Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Dennis Bergkamp and Frank Lampard in the pantheon. The first eight inductees of the Premier League Hall of Fame have been confirmed. With the announcements that Steven Gerrard and David Beckham would be joining the pantheon of greats, the league closed its voting process for 2021. Any more legends of the game hoping to be included in the list of greats will now have to wait until next year for their possible…

After the authorities denied River Plate’s request to include an emergency academy goalkeeper for their Copa Libertadores tie against Santa Fe, midfielder Enzo Perez decided to take up the gloves. He was named the man of the match in a 2-1 win. Perez, who has had stints in Europe with Benfica and Valencia, played in goal from the start after the Argentinian giants had the request to include an emergency backup goalkeeper denied. They still ended up winning the match 2-1! A Covid outbreak brought Marcelo Gallardo’s team to its knees. When he announced his team sheet for their Copa Libertadores match against Santa Fe, one could find…

The circumstances revolving around the death of footballing legend Diego Maradona keep getting murkier. Now, seven of the doctors who treated him are facing charges of premeditated murder. AFP has learned from a source that the seven people who were tasked with the care of the Argentine are now facing charges of premeditated murder. Those accused could face from 8 up to 25 years in jail if found guilty. The latest development in the Maradona case comes as a direct result of an investigation by a board of experts, who found that the icon received inadequate care leading up to…

The Blues took a major step towards securing Champions League football for next season with a 2-1 win over Leicester midweek. However, their job is not done yet. If they fail to beat Villa on the final matchday of the season and results elsewhere go against them, they will finish outside the top four. For the second time in two seasons, Chelsea find themselves going into the final matchday in need of all three points. Despite a win over the Foxes, they were unable to secure Champions League football as 24 hours later, Liverpool beat Burnley to close the gap…

Germany head coach Joachim Low has gone back on his words and included both Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels in the final squad for the 2020 UEFA Euro. The pair join 24 others in the pan-European tournament set to take place this summer. Low came under a lot of criticism for his decision to drop Muller, Hummels, and Jerome Boateng from any future call-ups but has since decided to revert his decision. Boateng, however, still misses out on the spot in the 26-man squad. Unsurprisingly, Bayern Munich have the largest faction in the recently announced Germany squad. Eight of their players will be involved…

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard became the latest inductee of the Premier League Hall of Fame. The league’s highest-scoring midfielder, and one of the highest-scoring players ever, was announced to be a part of the select group on Tuesday. The Frank Lampard – Steven Gerrard – Paul Scholes debate rages on; all three sides of the argument firm in their belief that their candidate was the best midfield player in Premier League history. Scholes has trophies to back him, while Gerrard won the hearts of many with his leadership. But it is Lampard, whose contribution is the most tangible, as he has scored the highest number of…

Recently crowned DFB Pokal champions will take on Bayer Leverkusen in the final matchday of the Bundesliga. Dortmund have already secured Champions League football for themselves next year, while The Company’s Eleven have locked their berth in the UEL group stage. A brace each from Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho ensured that Borussia would end their season with silverware. They beat RB Leipzig in the DFB Pokal cup final, with the teenage pair playing a key role. Days later, more joy followed. A 3-1 win over Mainz secured their place in next season’s UEFA Champions League – a prospect which looked unlikely when Terzic took over from Lucien Favre midway…

The champions of Germany will take on Augsburg in their final match of this Bundesliga season. Robert Lewandowski will be looking to score his 41st goal of the campaign – an all-time record. Bayern won the Bundesliga again this season, which is hardly surprising given how they have ruled the league over the last decade. Nonetheless, credit must go to their ruthlessness and dominance, which has enabled them to become the Neunmeisters of Germany. Winning the league back-to-back is considered to be a big achievement these days. Bayern have won it nine times in the last ten years, all of those in…

Chelsea got their revenge on Leicester City on Tuesday night, as they beat them 2-1 in the league. The Foxes moved down to fourth, but there was joy for one individual. City’s striker Kelechi Iheanacho made Premier League history by netting against Chelsea on Tuesday night. Although Brendan Rodgers’ side lost the match 2-1, Iheanacho’s late strike made him the first player in league history to score on every day of the week – a record made possible only due to the exceptional circumstances under which this season has been played. Iheanacho’s goal was his 19th of the season in all competitions.…

Barcelona’s title charge ended on the penultimate matchday of La Liga. The Blaugrana were eliminated from the championship race following a 2-1 loss to Celta Vigo. Now, president Joan Laporta has warned the club that changes might be aplenty this summer. Laporta, who was re-elected as the club’s president in March, stated in an interview recently that several major decisions will be taken from next week onwards. The Catalan was quick to play down the team’s Copa del Rey win this season, instead choosing to focus on the competitions they didn’t win. Apart from La Liga heartbreak, Barca were knocked out of…