Author: Anjishnu Roy

13-time Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk has asked for the removal of the Russian Football Federation’s membership from UEFA and FIFA. One of the biggest clubs in Ukraine, Shakhtar have won four of the last five national league titles and are a regular feature in the UEFA Champions League. The club’s CEO Serhiy Palkin has recently asked for Russia to be removed from FIFA and UEFA’s membership. Speaking to Reuters, he suggested that Russia be removed in the same manner as apartheid-era South Africa. Russian clubs and teams are already completely suspended from participating in international tournaments, but the Russian Football Union continues to be a…

Manchester United great Ruud van Nistelrooy will replace head coach Roger Schmidt at his former club PSV Eindhoven starting next season. The Dutchman will take his first steps into senior management after the conclusion of the current season. The 45-year-old, who has been coaching the reserve side since 2021, was announced as the first team’s next manager, replacing the outgoing Roger Schmidt in the role – starting next season. “I was convinced I could pursue a professional coaching career and originally thought I needed one more year to gain experience. But sometimes things do go their way and you find out…

England all-rounder Sam Curran has been watching the Indian Premier League action from his home. A stress injury has ruled the 23-year-old out for this season, and he rues the opportunity of not participating this time around. Curran is familiar with the highs and lows as well as the glitz and glam of IPL. He had been an important member of the Chennai Super Kings side over the last couple of seasons, in which they went from not qualifying to the playoffs in 2020 to winning their fourth title in 2021. However, a stress fracture on his lower back during the second…

Mikel Arteta is set to be looking for attacking reinforcements in the summer. PSV winger Cody Gakpo is high on their list of targets and Arsenal are said to be in a strong position to land his signature. Dutch international Cody Gakpo has acquired plenty of plaudits for his performances this season. The 22-year-old has been on the radar of some of the biggest clubs in the world and seems set for a move to a high-profile team this summer. He has scored 16 goals and has also assisted 15 times to his teammates in 37 appearances. With several heavyweights interested in him, Arsenal have emerged as the…

Manchester United legend and current Derby County boss Wayne Rooney has said that every step he takes in management is with the dream of taking over at Old Trafford one day. 21 points were docked off Championship side Derby this season just because of the club entering administration. Despite Rooney’s best efforts in steering the ship towards safety, they are at the bottom of the points table and have 25 points with only seven games left to play this season. It will be interesting to see whether England’s record goal-scorer (53) manages to keep the club afloat and avoid relegation. If he…

Brazil national team head coach Tite has apologized to Arsenal and its manager Mikel Arteta after speculation that the North London club were considering him as a replacement for the Spaniard. It might look smooth sailing for the Gunners this season, but things were not this way at the beginning of the season. After two mediocre seasons with the club, there were considerable doubts creeping in regarding Arteta’s ability to handle the situation. The side also began their Premier League campaign with three successive losses, including an embarrassing defeat to newly-promoted Brentford in the opening fixture. Despite making a big splash in…

Spartak Moscow midfielder Victor Moses, who joined from Chelsea in August, has seen his transfer to Burnley get blocked by the Premier League as ‘sporting integrity’ was cited as the reason for the transfer not being allowed to take place. FIFA and UEFA had allowed special transfer movement for players in the Russian and Ukrainian leagues to move elsewhere even as the normal transfer windows in European football remain shut. However, according to Sky report, the Premier League have blocked the possibility of Moses leaving to sign for Burnley. Also read 👉 Russia to appeal FIFA ban; Spartak Moscow upset but accept Europa League…

The opening encounter in Indian Premier League 2022 proved to be a bit of a double whammy for MI captain Rohit Sharma. Not only did he have to see his side lose following a late blast from Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel, he was also fined INR 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate in the match. MI lost their opening match of the 2022 season by four wickets in the final few overs. This was the 10th year in a row that they lost their opening match of an IPL season. Mumbai Indians bowlers looked like they were on top of…

Paris Saint-Germain superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar were booed at the Parc des Princes following their humiliating exit from the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid. Messi’s former teammate Cesc Fabregas has snapped at the fans and has asked them to be more grateful to the footballers. The Parisians seemed to have the tie in the bag in the Champions League Round of 16 against Real Madrid and were leading 2-0 on aggregate going into the final 45 minutes of the two-legged affair. However, Karim Benzema scored a hattrick in the space of 17 minutes as Mauricio Pochettino’s men completely lost all shape and bearings to…

Barcelona are expected to have a busy summer transfer window. While they have most of their priorities sorted in terms of buying players, the Catalan club will have to sell several players, including midfielder Miralem Pjanic, who is currently on loan at Turkish club Besiktas. The player, however, is unlikely to continue with them because of his high financial demands and will likely be sold this summer. Signing a marquee striker as well as defensive reinforcements will be the priority for Barca manager Xavi. The Catalans, however, will have to offload several players and get unwanted names off their books in…