Author: Akshat Mehrish

Tottenham Hotspur interim manager, Ryan Mason, took charge of his team for the very first time as they faced Southampton. Elsewhere, Manchester City were up against Aston Villa with the Citizens looking to go further clear at the top of the table. It was a winning start for Ryan Mason as the interim boss of Tottenham Hotspur, with his side recording a come from behind 2-1 win. Gareth Bale scored against his former side after Danny Ings had given them the lead. A controversial late penalty proved to be the difference between the two teams, which Son Heung-min converted. Southampton…

The group stage of the AFC Champions League is currently underway, with Group E being held completely in Goa. However, the city has been placed under night curfew in light of the surging Covid cases in India. Nevertheless, the ACL is expected to go ahead despite the restrictions. FC Goa will continue to play their AFC Champions League matches despite a new night curfew in the city. The Indian Super League club is in its debut ACL campaign, which was put under threat due to a surge in Covid cases across India. However, the competition will continue as scheduled, with…

Calls to crown Leicester as champions were amplified in some fan circles following the revelation of the Super League. However, with the breakaway project now sidelined, Brendan Rodgers’ side will have to earn their spot in next season’s elite competition. Next up for them – a resurgent WBA. Leicester City have lost pace in the race to finish second in the Premier League. The Foxes are now ten points behind Manchester United, albeit with a game in hand over the Red Devils. However, their immediate concern is to recreate the gap between themselves and fourth-placed Chelsea, who are only a…

In the wake of the developments of last night, when the Super League’s plans came crumbling down, Chelsea’s draw against Brighton will be seen as two points dropped. With the Champions League back on the menu, the Blues were looking for a win only to be held back by their opponents on the night. Hundreds of fans gathered outside Stamford Bridge as the team buses rolled in to protest the Super League. Chelsea’s technical and performance advisor and legend, Petr Cech, had to make a public appearance to assure the gathered fans that the club will do what’s right. Shortly…

With the Super League drama finally aside, Barcelona can focus on the job at hand – winning La Liga. The Blaugrana are in the midst of a title race with rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid and can move to second in the table with a win over Getafe.  A 2-1 loss against rivals Real Madrid stopped Barcelona in their tracks last week. Ronald Koeman’s side had been in superb form before that, staying unbeaten for sixteen league matches. During that time, they had also managed to cut the gap at the top to just a solitary point. However, the…

Despite announcing their intention to join the Super League from next season, Manchester City still have a title to play for. The Citizens are leading the Premier League and have an opportunity to move further ahead of rivals Manchester United in the table when they play Aston Villa. That talk of the Super League will dominate the headlines when Manchester City take on Aston Villa on Wednesday is to be expected. The Citizens will go up against a side that was successful for several brief periods in their history. Aston Villa had won seven league titles and one UEFA Champions…

Liverpool’s hopes of finishing fourth this season were given a blow, as Leeds came back to earn a late draw in their Premier League match. The result would have had much more significance had the Reds not announced their decision to join The Super League earlier.  Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool were greeted with protests, both outside and inside Elland Road, before their Premier League match against Leeds United. The home side themselves sported special t-shirts with the caption ‘Earn It’ in response to recent revelations that 12 clubs have formed a closed competition called The Super League. Liverpool were named as…

Real Madrid President, Florentino Perez, gave an explosive interview for the first time since the revelations regarding the Super League came out. The Spaniard came out fighting in support of the competition while also revealing some of his club’s transfer plans ahead of next season.  Florentino Perez was named as the Real Madrid President for another term earlier this month. Days later, the Spaniard was also appointed as the Chairman of The Super League – a breakaway competition featuring some of the richest clubs in Europe. “Why now for the European Super League? The big clubs of England, Spain and…

The football world was sent into shock late into the night of April 18 as 12 clubs revealed their plans to start a new ‘Super League’. Since then, the competition has received nothing but opposition from different fan groups, ex-players and managers, and even the European Commission. Manchester United were named as one of the 12 founding members of the competition on April 18, after they all independently announced the tournament. The competition features the six biggest English clubs, along with Real, Barcelona, Juventus and is expected to start in August and plans to add three more permanent members to…

Jose Mourinho won’t be in the dugout when Tottenham take on Southampton. The Portuguese head coach was sacked by Spurs, with the team falling down the table. Caretaker boss, Ryan Mason, will be in charge of the team when they face Southampton in the league.  It has been an eventful 24 hour period for Tottenham. The London side initially announced that they had accepted the invitation to play in the European Super League before later announcing the sacking of the Portuguese. Spurs have fallen to seventh on the league table and are facing the prospect of not qualifying for the…