Author: Akshat Mehrish

ISL side FC Goa have already been eliminated from the AFC Champions League. However, they are yet to play one final group match against Al Wahda on Thursday. They are expected to be without their foreign players for the game due to lockdown restrictions. The group of FC Goa’s foreign players includes Edu Bedia, Jorge Ortiz and Ivan Gonzalez. Meanwhile, head coach Juan Ferrando and conditioning coach Javi Gonzalez have also left the camp to avoid getting stuck in the country. All of the players and coaches mentioned above are from Spain, with the country expected to impose a mandatory quarantine for people travelling from India.…

Bayern Munich confirmed that head coach Hansi Flick will be replaced by Julian Nagelsmann next season. The Bavarians triggered the coach’s release clause to sign him from RB Leipzig. Meanwhile, Leipzig themselves have struck a deal with Jesse Marsch to take over the senior team duties. A peculiar situation has arisen in Germany. Most of the top teams, and the German National Team, have appointed new head coaches – or are in talks to do so – for the following season, despite the current campaign still ongoing. The biggest managerial change has come at the top of the Bundesliga, with…

Manchester City took on Paris Saint Germain in the second UEFA Champions League semi-final. The Citizens are looking to reach the final for the first time in their history, while PSG are hoping for consecutive final appearances. City took a major step towards their goal by winning the first leg. Neymar and Kylian Mbappe versus Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden – those were the match-ups in store for the fans ahead of the second UEFA Champions League semi-final. Manchester City and Paris Saint Germain faced each other for a spot in the final, where they would face either Chelsea…

The Premier League announced the first two entrants of its Hall of Fame recently, with Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry getting the nod over others. Manchester United legend, Ryan Giggs, was reportedly left stunned by the league’s decision not to include him in the first batch. According to a report by the Mirror, Manchester United great Ryan Giggs was left shocked after being snubbed for the Premier League Hall of Fame. The Welshman was reportedly removed from the roster at the last minute due to an active charge of him assaulting two women. Instead, Arsenal great Thierry Henry was picked to be…

Despite Barcelona’s recent joys, there seems to be a crisis on the horizon. The club is yet to convince Lionel Messi to sign a contract extension, with his deal set to expire this summer. Now, one European super club has offered him a chance to play his football elsewhere. An imaginary bomb went off in Barcelona last season when Lionel Messi revealed his desire to leave the club. What followed was a long, drawn-out process in which the Argentine accused the club of breaking its promise. Meanwhile, the club hierarchy revealed a legally binding agreement according to which the six-time…

FC Goa were eliminated from their debut AFC Champions League campaign in the group stage after Al Wahda beat Persepolis in an important fixture. Nevertheless, Goa head coach Juan Ferrando is pleased with the performance put in by his team. “I am happy with what the players are doing. We can learn. We cannot do the same mistakes again. It’s good to play in such competitions. When we analyse, we can look at the mistakes and find a solution during training on the pitch,” he said, via TOI. FC Goa drew their latest group stage encounter against Al Rayyan. Laurent Blanc’s…

Arsenal will be up against a familiar face in the UEFA Europa League semi-final. The Gunners will face their former head coach, Unai Emery, and his current team, Villarreal. The two-legged tie will determine which team goes through to the final and face either Manchester United or AS Roma. Everton handed Arsenal their thirteenth league defeat of the season on the weekend. The loss proved to be a critical blow in the Gunners’ European qualification hopes, as they were left stranded in the tenth position on the league table. They are now in danger of missing out on any kind…

Akshat Mehrish Real Madrid and Chelsea played each other in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg, hoping to secure an advantage ahead of the return fixture. Both sides scored in the match, although the Blues took the away goal with them to Stamford Bridge. Amid the Super League controversy, Chelsea and Real Madrid faced each other at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid. The Champions League semi-final tie went ahead as planned despite calls to expel both teams from the competition last week. Record champions Real Madrid had beaten Liverpool to reach the penultimate stage of the tournament, while…

The Blaugrana could go to the top of La Liga for the first time this season, provided they beat Granada in their next match. In a rearranged fixture, Ronald Koeman’s side will hope to claim all three points. They can leapfrog Atletico Madrid and go first if they win this one. Thirteen points separated Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at one point this season. The Rojiblancos had opened up what felt like an unassailable lead at the top of the league, with both Barca and Real Madrid left far behind. However, Diego Simeone’s men have stumbled since the turn of the year, allowing both…

The Gunners are in danger of missing out on European football next season. If that happens, their transfer plans will take a hit. The report claims that the London outfit has a backup plan to generate cash, which involves selling as many as six players. On Friday, Arsenal lost 1-0 to Everton and had suffered their 13th defeat of the season and were in danger of sliding into the bottom half of the league table. Mikel Arteta slammed the use of VAR in his post-match comments, but the damage had been done by then. With just five more matches left to play…