Three-nil up at half-time, a rampant Jamshedpur FC brushed aside Chennaiyin to consolidate their top-four spot and gave themselves a boost in their League Winners Shield chances. They are not there just yet, but a 4-1 win over Chennaiyin FC at the Tilak Maidan on Sunday night all but confirms Jamshedpur FC’s place in the Indian Super League post-season playoffs. The Red Miners have four games in hand and the second spot on the table; it will take a disaster hereafter for them to drop out of the championship race. Meanwhile, not even a miracle can save Chennaiyin’s season -…
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.
In the latest episode of elite clubs and their striker hunt – Real Madrid are closing in on a signature of Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland. Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, are linked with OGC Nice forward Amine Gouiri. The Norwegian has attracted interest from all over Europe due to his explosive form, dating back to his RB Salzburg days. In the years since, Haaland has turned into one of the continent’s most prolific strikers, scoring 80 goals in 79 appearances for his current club Borussia Dortmund. The report claims that Real Madrid have already held talks with Haaland’s representatives – including his father. The Spanish giants are…
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has denied reports of a fallout between two of his players. The German claims that there is no love lost between Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo after rumors emerged of a possible captaincy switch from the former to the latter. Reports of friction between Maguire and Ronaldo emerged, claiming that the former was involved in a power struggle with the latter. The German denied the same, before confirming that the England international would remain the club’s captain until the end of the season. “Well, to start with, I must say this is absolutely nonsense,”…
Having replaced Romelu Lukaku with a stop-gap solution, Edin Dzeko, Inter will look to bring in a new number nine in the summer. As per Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus’ Paulo Dybala, Sassuolo’s Gianluca Scamacca, and Lille’s Jonathan David are on their shortlist. Fifty-five goals from twenty-four league matches – the best record in the division – hardly sound like a problem, but the Nerazzurri will look to bring in a new striker next summer to replace the ageing Edin Dzeko and Alexis Sanchez, and the in-demand Lautaro Martinez. Credit: Insidefoto Inter’s activity in the transfer market will be dependent upon whether the club can…
Things seemed to be proceeding as planned for Bengaluru FC, with a Cleiton Silva goal to protect against one of the weaker sides in the league this season. However, NorthEast United hit back and perhaps ended the Blues’ hopes of reaching the Indian Super League playoffs in the process. United’s third win of the season didn’t do much for their playoff hopes – the Highlanders are already out of top-four contention – but the result did leave a huge dent in Bengalurus finals contention. Enjoying a resurgence midway through the season, it looked as if the Blues would secure one…
Fueled by a full-back injury crisis, Chelsea turned to VfB Stuttgart’s Borna Sosa in the winter but restrained themselves from launching an official bid. The Blues are now joined by rivals Arsenal and Tottenham in their pursuit of the Croatian right-back. A miserable few weeks towards the latter weeks of 2021 saw Chelsea lose both their wing-backs, who, hitherto, had been key to their title challenge. Reece James was sidelined for a couple of months, but Ben Chilwell fared worse as he was ruled out for the season after injuring his anterior cruciate ligament. Credit: Getty Images To fill the position in the absence…
LaLiga chief Javier Tebas believes Real Madrid will complete a stunning double swoop for Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The Spaniard thinks Los Blancos are the only team in the market capable of getting the two deals over the line and that the unprecedented double-deal could be an exciting proposition for the Spanish league, which has suffered from a lack of star quality following the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Credit: AP “Madrid will get Mbappe and Haaland as the others [Barcelona and Juventus] are ruined [financially],” “That Mbappe comes is great news for La Liga. It would…
Ferran Torres scored from the spot yet missed four clear chances as Barcelona came from behind to draw their UEFA Europa League Knockout Stage playoff match against Napoli. As the clock trickled towards the half-hour mark, Piotr Zielinski put Napoli in front in their UEFA Europa League Knockout stage playoff against the Blaugrana. The midfielder ran onto a pass by Eljif Elmas before drawing a fine save from Marc-Andre ter Stegen with his low shot. With the ball in the air and the Barcelona defence unaware, the Poland international latched onto the rebound and blasted into the roof of the net from close range. Credit: AFP…
Greg Stewart scored the first and the final goal against Mumbai City as Jamshedpur sealed a 3-2 victory at the GMC Athletic Stadium on Thursday night. MCFC had clawed back a two-goal deficit but still ended up on the losing side. Jamshedpur FC consolidated their top-four hopes by putting a dent in Mumbai City FC’s. The Red Miners beat the Islanders 3-2 – thanks to a brace from Scotsman Greg Stewart. https://twitter.com/OptaJeev/status/1494297918987116547 Des Buckingham’s men dominated proceedings on the night; they hoarded more than two-thirds of the possession and attempted almost double the shots on goal as their opponents, yet still ended…
Paul Pogba, already a divisive figure at Manchester United, could further raise eyebrows at the end of the current season. Out of contract in June, reports state that the midfielder would remain open to a move to the Red Devil’s league rivals. The Frenchman came through the ranks at the United academy before snubbing a contract renewal to sign for Juventus as a free agent. It was in Turin that the midfielder came under the spotlight, prompting his old club to break the bank while signing him back for a record fee of 105 million euros in 2016. Pogba is again…