Author: Akshat Mehrish

Football agent Mino Raiola has earned the ire of fans and club officials alike for his actions over the years. However, hasn’t stopped the Italian agent from giving explosive interviews. He dropped big hints for his clients – Erling Haaland and Paul Pogba – in a recent conversation. In yet another explosive interview – which is bound to irritate club officials across Europe – football agent Mino Raiola spoke about the futures of several of his clients. The topics of discussion included Real Madrid and Barcelona’s interest in Erling Haaland and Paul Pogba’s next destination, among other things. Speaking to…

Barcelona’s defeat to Granda on April 29 has left the LaLiga title race wide open. The top four sides are now separated by just three points, with Atletico Madrid leading the pack. Real Madrid, meanwhile, are second in the league and could go top this weekend provided certain results go their way. Karim Benzema rescued the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg for Real Madrid with a stunning volley against Chelsea. The Frenchman’s goal meant that the match finished 1-1, despite Los Blancos looking extremely vulnerable at times. Benzema and Co will travel to London next week to play the second leg…

Leicester City spurned the opportunity to further strengthen their position in the league table after a draw against ten-man Southampton. The Saints had defender Jannik Vestergaard sent off in the tenth minute of the match but managed to keep their opponents at bay. Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City were a win away from a top-four finish last season. However, the Foxes choked when it mattered most and slipped out of the Champions League spots with just two games to go in the season. Their loss on the final day of the previous campaign against Manchester United pushed them down to fifth…

Liverpool are in danger of missing out on a return to the Champions League as they trail fourth-placed Chelsea by four points. Reports claim that they could lose out on a key transfer target should they fail to qualify for the competition. According to a report by Bild, via Goal, Liverpool are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund winger, Jadon Sancho. However, the Reds’ hopes of signing the England international rests on whether they can qualify for the Champions League next season. Liverpool are currently outside the top-four places in the league and have already been knocked out of the continental…

Atletico Madrid have been provided with a second chance to make their lead at the top of LaLiga count. Barcelona’s loss to Granada in their last league match meant that they failed to surpass the Rojiblancos at the top of the table. Atletico Madrid will hope to capitalize on Barcelona’s costly slip up when they face Elche. When the referee blew for full-time at Camp Nou, the scoreline read 2-1 to Granada. The European hopefuls celebrated their victory over the title chasers, whose hopes of winning the league they had just squashed. One can imagine how much more joyous the…

Chelsea are expected to be busy in the upcoming transfer window, despite spending over 200 million last summer. The Blues are likely to entertain offers for several players as well and have set one academy star’s price tag at 40 million. According to a report by the Telegraph, Chelsea will demand £40 million from any club which hopes to sign Tammy Abraham. The forward joined Chelsea as a youngster, where he came through the ranks before finally being handed a first-team spot last season. Abraham enjoyed a prolonged spell in the first team under Frank Lampard but has been on…

Juan Ferrando’s side their debut AFC Champions League campaign without a win, as they were beaten by Al Wahda in their final group game. Despite the loss, the Gaurs finished third in their group, as Al Rayyan lost to Persepolis in the other group game. FC Goa were handed a massive blow ahead of their final AFC Champions League group stage game against Al Wahda. The Indian Super League side had to bid farewell to its foreign contingent – including captain Edu Bedia and head coach Ferrando – due to regulations around the Covid-19 situation. As such, they fielded an all-Indian side…

The summit beckoned Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona. The Spanish giants had completely turned their season around midway through it and were hoping to go top of LaLiga for the first time. However, Diego Martinez’s Granada had other ideas. A Lionel Messi goal wasn’t enough to hand Barcelona the win against Granada. The Blaugrana were stunned by their opponents, who came from behind to beat them on the night. As a result, the Spanish giants missed the opportunity to leapfrog Atletico Madrid at the top of the table. They must now beat the Rojiblancos in a head-to-head clash on May 8 if they want to win the league this season. …

Two Premier League sides are looking to make it through to the UEFA Europa League final this season. However, Arsenal and Manchester United achieved significantly different results in their semi-final ties against Villarreal and AS Roma, respectively. Midway through the 2019/20 season, Arsenal decided to sack their manager Unai Emery. The Spaniard was a year into his stint as the Arsenal boss when the club decided they had had enough of him. Despite leading the team to a Europa League Final in his first season, Emery was let go. Last night, his former side played his current one, Villarreal, in…

In a replay of the FA Cup semi-final, Southampton will face Leicester City. The Saints will be hoping to achieve a better outcome against the Foxes than they did in their last meeting, which resulted in their elimination from the cup competition. Leicester, on the other hand, will be looking to consolidate their position on the league table. Many thought that the end of the road had arrived for Ralph Hasenhuttl when his Southampton side was thrashed 9-0 by Leicester City last season. However, the Saints persisted with their manager and even enjoyed some short term rewards. The Austrian tactician…