European football’s governing body are reportedly evaluating the possibility of shifting the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League final from the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg amid growing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s decision to order troops in Eastern Ukraine has coincided with calls to levy sanctions against the European nation, including taking the showpiece event away from them ahead of its May 29, 2022 date. Credit: Reuters Britain has been vocal in its disdain towards Russia presiding over the Champions League final, with four of the nation’s top clubs still involved in the competition – and with a chance to make it to…
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.
Thomas Tuchel’s big call to drop Romelu Lukaku for the UEFA Champions League Round-of-16 clash against Lille paid dividends almost immediately. The Blues, much more fluid in attack, fashioned openings in the early stages of the game with two big chances falling at the feet of forward Kai Havertz. The German flashed one over from close range minutes after the kick-off before drawing a save out of Leo Jardim with a low shot from the right. From the resulting corner, though, the midfielder rose highest to connect with Hakim Ziyech’s delivery and the net rippled – eight minutes in, Chelsea led Lille 1-0. The…
A Bipin Singh goal, six minutes after the restart, proved enough to take Des Buckingham’s Mumbai City past bottom-placed East Bengal. The Islanders moved up to fourth following their Tuesday night win in Fatorda. Eighteen games into the season and with two left to play, the Islanders are within touching distance of the top spot. However, they are also within an arm’s length of fifth-placed Kerala Blasters, the latter a point behind with a game in hand. Meanwhile, on the other side of the pitch, Mario Riviera’s men are fighting not to finish bottom of the table but are amid a poor run…
Mauricio Pochettino is a target for Manchester United, as he has been for some time. However, the Red Devils are faced with an unforeseen complication in their pursuit of the Argentinian tactician with Real Madrid also keen to employ him as their new manager. The Red Devils could be joined by Real Madrid in the pursuit of the Argentinian tactician should he leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the current season. Pochettino’s relationship with PSG is said to be tenuous, meaning that separation at the end of the season isn’t beyond the realms of possibility. Manchester United, for long, have held…
New Zealand and Liverpool defender Meikayla Moore recorded an unfortunate treble of own goals during her side’s 5-0 thrashing at the hands of the United States of America in the SheBelieves Cup. On the occasion of her 50th international cap for New Zealand, Moore recorded an unfortunate piece of history. The 25-year-old defender became just the second player in recorded history to score a hattrick of accidental own goals after Stan van den Buijs. Moore’s reverse treble, combined with goals from Ashley Hatch and Mallory Pugh, helped the United States of America record a 5-0 win in their second game of the SheBelieves Cup. Credit: ABC…
The Blues are preparing for life without some of their most important defenders next season. With Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger, and Cesar Azpilicueta all edging closer to an exit, the reigning European champions are eyeing replacements. The Blues, preparing for life without Christensen, Rudiger, and Azpilicueta, have sent scouts to watch Wolverhampton centre-back Max Kilman in action recently reports talkSPORT. It is reported that the club’s personnel was in the building to watch Kilman attempt to contain Patson Daka and co when Wolves took on Leicester City in the league over the previous weekend. Also read 👉 Man Utd cancel out Leeds’ comeback in 6-goal thriller;…
Bengaluru FC are still in it; a come-from-behind win on Monday night over Odisha FC allowed them to keep up with their competitors in the top-four race, albeit only just. The Blues are up against it, though, having played two games more than most of the other challengers – and are still only fifth with two to go. Meanwhile, following their latest loss, Odisha are all but out of the race for the playoffs. Things started well for the Juggernauts, though, when they took the lead in the ninth minute through Nandha Kumar. Drawing defender Alan Costa out of his backline, Odisha’s Isaac Vanmalsawma released…
Former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who was training with his the Gunners until last week to keep himself fit for a return to professional football, has signed a short-term contract with Denmark Superliga club Aarhus Gymnastikforening. The 30-year-old is back in professional football, almost a year after leaving Championship side AFC Bournemouth. The ex-Arsenal player has been looking for a new club and keeping himself fit for the same since – he has found a new home at Denmark’s Aarhus Gymnastikforening. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1495457506138759173 The Englishman spoke of the same after signing for AGF, stating that he is in a place where…
Putting his suitors to the sword, Harry Kane showed why Tottenham Hotspur had held out for big bucks last summer when fielding interest from Manchester City. The forward remains at the club for now, but talks over extending his stay have stalled. “I don’t want to come to the end of my career and have any regrets,”the England international said during the summer transfer window. “I want to be the best I can be… It’s a moment in my career where I have to reflect and see where I’m at. Ultimately it’s going to be down to me, how I…
They surrendered a two-goal lead midway through the second half, but when the referee blew his final whistle, Manchester United had beaten Leeds United 4-2. Their second win in as many games takes the Red Devils up to fourth in the table – a position they are likely to hold until Arsenal have played all their games in hand. However, for a while, it looked like Ralf Rangnick’s men would drop points for the third time in four games as Leeds had come back from two goals down to level the scores. Harry Maguire gave Manchester United the lead directly from a corner…