Author: Akshat Mehrish

Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.

AS Roma has confirmed the appointment of Jose Mourinho as their head coach starting from the 2021/22 season. The Italian giants had announced earlier that their current head coach Paulo Fonseca would leave the club after the present season concluded. In a surprising turn of events, Jose Mourinho was confirmed as the head coach of Serie A side AS Roma, starting from the 2021/22 season. The Portuguese tactician will return to Italy after a decade, having been in charge of Inter Milan. He will replace the outgoing Paulo Fonseca, who was confirmed to be leaving the club at the end…

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These are potentially exciting times for Arsenal fans. Despite the team’s sufferings on the pitch, there could be a takeover on the horizon. Spotify owner Daniel Ek has shown interest in buying the club, and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has confirmed the same. Arsenal great Thierry Henry has confirmed Daniel Ek’s interest in buying the club. The Frenchman has claimed that Ek is indeed an Arsenal fan who holds serious interest in purchasing the club from the Kroenkes. Furthermore, Henry confirmed that Ek has reached out to the Kroenkes with a title bid and has appealed to the current owners…

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Manchester United already have one foot in the UEFA Europa League Final following their huge win over AS Roma in the semi-final first leg. The Red Devils scored six times against their Italian opponents and, despite conceding twice, are the favourites to progress to the trophy match. AS Roma scored two goals at Old Trafford in the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg. That feat would’ve been considered monumental in different circumstances. However, when the teams meet in Rome on Thursday to play the second leg of their tie, Roma’s perceived away goal advantage would count for nought. That is…

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Sevilla lost pace in the LaLiga title charge as Athletic Club beat them on Monday night. Inaki Williams scored a 90th-minute winner for the away side, which left Sevilla six points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid. They will not be crowned Kings themselves, but Athletic Club are relishing in their role as the kingmakers. The Basque outfit has had a major say in this year’s LaLiga title race. They beat Atletico Madrid recently to allow Barcelona the chance to take the lead, only for the Catalan giants to then spurn the opportunity. However, their win against Sevilla on Monday has,…

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Manchester City are just a couple of steps away from turning their Billion-pound dream into a reality. The Citizens have spent heavily in the pursuit of Champions League glory and could confirm their place in the final of the competition with a win over Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday. When Paris Saint Germain took the lead in the Champions League semi-final first leg, it seemed to the footballing world that Manchester City’s curse was set to continue. The Citizens have failed to progress to the final of the tournament despite spending a huge amount of money on their squad. Furthermore,…

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Real will be without defender Raphael Varane when they face Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final second. The Frenchman added to Los Blancos’ long list of injury woes after it was announced that he would be sidelined for an unknown period on Monday, April 3. It was the announcement Real fans were dreading – Varane had sustained an injury and was confirmed to be out of the midweek Champions League match against Chelsea. Madrid have had their troubles with injuries this season and are likely to be without a number of players for the semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge. Varane hurt…

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With both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid winning their matches this weekend, Barcelona knew they had to beat Valencia to keep up with their rivals at the top of the table. Lionel Messi made sure that that was the case as he scored twice in a 3-2 win. Barcelona missed the opportunity to go top of LaLiga last week when they fell to a shock loss to Granada. Had the Blaugrana won that match, they would have displaced Atletico Madrid as the league leaders. However, the failure to do so left them third in the league, behind both their rivals. Both Atletico…

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With the title officially heading to Inter, Juventus lost the chance to be league champions ten times in a row. However, the Bianconeri have plenty left to play for, as they find themselves in an almighty scuffle for the Champions League spots. While the writing has been on the wall for some time now, Juventus were officially denied the chance to become the Serie A champions for the tenth time in a row on Sunday. Inter Milan secured the Scudetto as second-placed Atalanta could only draw against Sassuolo. The Nerazzurri have secured the top spot in the league, but behind them, the…

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The Gunners returned to winning ways by beating Newcastle 2-0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s return from illness proved to be the catalyst for the Gunners’ win. Meanwhile, Gareth Bale scored a hattrick as Tottenham beat an already relegated Sheffield United, 4-0. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal were handed a massive blow in their European hopes last week when Villarreal beat them 2-1 in the Europa League semi-final first leg. Focus shifted back on the Premier League, with the North London outfit looking to secure European football for next season through the domestic route. Arsenal had fallen to 11th in the table before the match…

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Hotspur are reportdly having troubles finding a manager for next season. Their search has led them to Germany, with Ralf Rangnick being eyed as the man to succeed Jose Mourinho in the dugout. According to Bild’s report, Tottenham is eyeing Ralf Rangnick as a potential successor to Jose Mourinho. Spurs have been without a manager since sacking the Portuguese coach last month. Former player Ryan Mason has been given the reigns of the first team on an interim basis until the end of the current season. Spurs were said to be keen to appoint Eric Ten Hag as their new…

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