The Euro 2020 and Copa America winners faced each other in a one-off game at the Wembley Stadium. Italy were blown away by a rampant Argentina attack, conceding twice before half-time and another later on in the second half. The Albiceleste were the more dominant side of the two, both in the underlying numbers and, by the end of the night, on the scoreline. However, It was Italy who had the better of the early half-chances, with Giacomo Raspadori and Andrea Belotti testing custodian Emiliano Martinez with tame efforts. Nonetheless, the champions of South Africa took the lead against the run of play in the 28th…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Ukraine put months of misery behind them for 90 minutes at Hampden Park on Wednesday night, as they beat home side Scotland to move to the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff final. Originally scheduled to be played in March, the game had to be moved to a later date following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As such, emotions ran high when Oleksandr Petrakov’s team took their place at Hampden Park, looking to reach their first World Cup finals since 2006. Firmly the better side in the opening period, Ukraine would’ve had an early lead if not for Scotland custodian Craig Gordon. The 39-year-old kept Viktor…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will leave the club later this summer for the second time, the Red Devils have confirmed on their official website. The Frenchman has attracted interest from former club Juventus, who are keen on signing him again on a free transfer. For the 2018 World Cup winner, who spent a few years in the United academy, it is a repeat of the situation which transpired in 2012. After failing to receive assurances over his first-team role, he left the club to join Juventus at the end of his contract. As it happens, a report in Daily…
Wingman Gareth Bale has confirmed his exit from Real Madrid, just days after the club won its 14th UEFA Champions League title. The Wales international affirmed the same through a social media post. In an Instagram post, the 32-year-old confirmed his departure from Real Madrid after, ending his nine-year association with the club. Bale joined Los Blancos from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then world-record fee of 100 million euros, before quickly becoming one of the prominent pieces of a team featuring Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. He was part of a Real Madrid squad that won three UEFA Champions League titles in…
Frenkie de Jong has addressed rumors linking him away from FC Barcelona and to Manchester United, claiming he prefers to stay with the former. Details emerged recently about Barcelona’s need to sell players to ease the financial strain on the club, with the Dutchman considered one of its most sellable assets. To that end, United were linked with a move for the central midfielder, but, in a recent interview, he claims that he knows nothing about those rumours. “Of course, I hear about the links to Manchester United. But the people in charge of the club didn’t tell me anything.…
33-year-old winger Ivan Perisic has become Tottenham Hotspur’s first signing this summer, the club announced on Tuesday evening. The Croatian is back with manager Antonio Conte in London after a previous spell together at Inter Milan. Perisic will join the club officially on July 1, when his contract with the Nerazzurri expires and the transfer window officially opens, to be reunited with Conte under whom he played in the 2020/21 season. https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1531674366500405248 The Croatian has penned a two-year deal with Spurs until 2024. In his first interview, he confirmed that the desire to play in the Premier League was on…
The 2021/22 UEFA Champions League winners are progressing well in their talks with AS Monaco over the transfer of midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. The club is also interested in signing American teenager Gabriel Slonina from Chicago Fire. Reports previously claimed that while the Frenchman was prioritizing a move to Spain over England and Los Blancos were unwilling to pay Monaco’s asking price for their key asset. However, as per Fabrizio Romano, dialogue between the two clubs has continued since, with the newly-crowned Champions of Europe confident in their ability to seal the deal. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1531417227299266561 The journalist also claims that the Monegasques…
The newly crowned champions of Italy are reportedly in negotiations with Club Brugge over the transfer of attacking pair Noa Lang and Charles De Ketelaere. The Rossoneri are also closing in on the free transfer of Liverpool forward Divock Origi. The Rossoneri are set for a multi-billion takeover in the coming weeks. The club are likely to be active in the transfer market to fill in the gaps and strengthen their squad ahead of another potential title challenge next season. Credit: Image nella Milan will lose players this summer as midfielder Franck Kessie and defender Alessio Romagnoli are destined to leave the club upon…
Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi has thrown his weight behind Real Madrid star Karim Benzema as the favourite to win the award this year. In the recently concluded 2021/22 season, The Frenchman helped his side win the LaLiga title and the Champions League trophy. Paris Saint-Germain forward Messi has no doubts about Benzema’s candidacy as the frontrunner to win the 2022 Ballon d’Or after another brilliant individual season. Credit: Getty Images Messi singles out the striker’s performances in the Champions League knockout stages. The 34-year-old international came up with crucial goals against PSG, Chelsea, and Manchester City in successive rounds to lead Los Blancos into the final. “I…
Robert Lewandowski has confirmed he will not play for Bayern Munich again. The Polish striker publicly voiced his opinion regarding his future as links continue to grow between him and FC Barcelona. The 33-year-old has issued a public statement claiming that he does not want to continue playing for the Bavarians, his home for the last eight years. The striker, his representatives, and the club are involved in a public spat, the latest stage of which took place in the media conference ahead of Poland’s UEFA Nations League fixtures against Wales, Belgium, and the Netherlands, in which the forward claimed that his Bayern…