Author: Anuraag Peesara

Connecting the eccentric metaphors of sport and life through write-ups.

The 22-year-old often drew comparisons with Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta for his playing style. In a very surprising turn of events, Barca sold their young midfield talent Riqui Puig to Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy. A product of the La Masia academy, Puig made his international debut for Catalonia in 2019 and appeared two times for them. After making 18 appearances for the Blaugrana last season, he crossed the Atlantic. In the summer of transfers that saw some very big players move to the MLS, including Gareth Bale, Georgio Chellini, Lorenzo Insigne, and Federico Bernadeschi, Puig perhaps comes in as the biggest…

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After Bayern Munich got off to a stupendous start in the 2022/23 Bundesliga season on Friday, the league saw plenty of goals on Saturday. Augsburg, Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach were on the money, whilst Borussia Dortmund had a tricky fixture against Bayer Leverkusen, but the club stalwart Marco Reus earned them three points with the only goal in the game. Borussia Dortmund continue to remain the far-off challengers in the Bundesliga title chase for nearly a decade, and they intend to change things this season. Having lost their star striker Erling Haaland, all eyes were on Marco Reus in their opening fixture against Bayer…

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The Premier League is off and running, and after Arsenal kick-started the new season on Friday, the likes of Tottenham, Chelsea, and Liverpool were in action on Saturday. Whilst most of the results were quite predictable, there were a few surprises coming from newly promoted sides Fulham and Bournemouth, who captured unexpected points. Tottenham made plenty of acquisitions to complement their manager Antonio Conte’s vision, and it seems like they are on a great track this season. After going 1-0 down very quickly against Southampton, they unleashed their brutal side with Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-Min in the thick of things. Conte’s men picked up a convincing…

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The Men of Steel have completed a marquee signing before the new Indian Super League season begins. They have managed to get the signature of Australian forward Harrison Sawyer, the player’s previous club South Melbourne has confirmed on August 2. Having re-signed Wellington Priori recently, the club is expected to make an official announcement on Sawyer soon. https://twitter.com/smfc/status/1554270601597972480 Jordan Murray, the Aussie striker who was with Jamshedpur last season, left the club just a couple of days ago, and their scouting department was quick to find his replacement. Sawyer, 25, is expected to add great strength to Aidy Boothroyd’s unit. The striker is…

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All is not well within the Marseille camp ahead of the new season in France. The club had announced the signing of Igor Tudor after the resignation of Jorge Sampaoli, who stated that the club’s lack of ambition was a primal reason behind his departure. While that stint did not end on a positive note, the club are also facing some issues with the new acquisition. Tudor, known to be a bit of a headmaster in the dressing room, has not won the full respect of players yet. Reports suggest that the Marseille players are at odds with the Croat…

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Star Indian winger Aniket Jadhav has completed his move to Emami East Bengal in a transfer that cost ₹10 lakh to the Red and Gold brigade. Jadhav agreed to join the club after several one-on-one meetings and is already in Kolkata to complete the formalities, as mentioned by Khel Now.  Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Aniket Jadhav (@aniketjadhav11) Jadhav was a pivotal part of the Hyderabad FC unit that won the Indian Super League last season and made 20 appearances for Manuel Marquez’s side. The 22-year-old scored two goals and was a live wire on the wings throughout the season…

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Kerala Blasters and Bengaluru FC managed to grab the fourth spot in their respective groups of the recently concluded Next Gen Cup 2022 that took place in England as part of the cooperation between the Premier League and the Indian Super League. A few days after losing 7-0 to Tottenham Hotspur’s youth side, Kerala had another tough outing against Crystal Palace, losing 4-1 to the young Eagles. There were some positives to take out for the Blasters, though, who made Palace work hard for their opportunities. Meanwhile, South African side Stellenbosch were crowned champions of the tournament after a 7-2 victory over Leicester…

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The FA Community Shield blows the whistle to kickstart the English footballing season, and if what we saw on Saturday was any indication of the future, we are in for a sensational footballing campaign in 2022/23. Manchester City, who claimed their fourth Premier League crown under Pep Guardiola by the skin of their teeth last season, did not look at their best in this fixture, and the score line was no aberration of their haplessness. All eyes were on the two big forwards who joined City and Liverpool, Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez. It may not be the indication of what’s to come,…

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Tottenham Youth side ruthlessly side-lined the Kerala Blasters during their Next Gen Cup 2022’s Group B fixture. The match took place at the Tottenham Hotspur training ground, providing great exposure to the young Indian talents who travelled all the way to Britain. However, there weren’t many bright moments on the field for the ISL team’s U21 team. Kerala had an early opportunity to go ahead, but Muhammed Ajsal could not finish a chance, and the side were duly punished soon. Spurs got ahead in the game and doubled the lead inside a minute, putting them 2-0 around the half-hour mark. Jahzian Linton and Jaden Williams scored…

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Sportscotland, the national agency for sport in the country, has found out in an investigation that 448 different examples of racist behaviour were reported in Scotland Cricket. This institutional racism within the country’s cricketing fraternity came in as a massive shocker, but none of the international players have responded yet, which also led to some angry reactions. Ex-Scotland all-rounder Majid Haq was one of the first players to have opened up on the racist behaviour alongside his former teammate Qasim Sheikh. Their testimonies led to the investigation, and now Haq questioned the silence from other players. On July 26, Aamir Anwar, the solicitor of…

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