Author: Anuraag Peesara

Former Bayern Munich defender David Alaba joined Real Madrid on a free transfer in July after his contract with the Bavarians came to an end. The Austrian, who joined the Bundesliga club in 2008, brought an end to a 13-year stay in Munich and admitted that the switch wasn’t easy. Alaba always mentioned that Munich is his second home, and having spent so many years in the city, he has a lot of friends over there and said it was tough to give up all that comfort to take up this challenge in Madrid. The Austrian also added that he…

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling is high up on the radar for FC Barcelona. The Catalan giants are keen on getting him aboard in the coming summer, as it will be impossible to get him in January, having already taken Ferran Torres from them for a fee of around 55 million euros. It is also being reported now that Sterling is learning Spanish and is keen on heading to Spain. Head coach Xavi Hernandez is said to be a great admirer of the England international and is desperate for him to join his project as he looks to turn the tide around.…

Former Paris Saint-Germain board of director Luis Ferrer said that convincing Kylian Mbappe to join the club from AS Monaco in 2017 was not an easy task. The striker, as he mentioned a few times previously, was a fan of Real Madrid and continues to hold the Galacticos in high regard. He came very close to joining the club in the summer of 2021, but that move was somehow kept out by PSG. According to Ferrer, they found Real Madrid posters and other memorabilia in Mbappe’s washroom at AS Monaco, which came as a massive surprise as to how much the player liked…

Chennaiyin FC will complete a free transfer of their former striker Nerijus Valskis, reports The Bridge. The Lithuanian is expected to rejoin the side until the end of this season and will be available to play from their next fixture. Valskis, who had joined Jamshedpur before the start of the last season, scored 10 times in 24 games for the club. But Valskis’ major success came with the South Indian franchise, having scored 15 times in just 20 appearances. His move to Jamshedpur happened in August 2020, shortly after head coach Owen Coyle joined the Red Miners from Chennaiyin. The 34-year-old has looked slightly unsettled this season…

Former English head coach Trevor Bayliss orchestrated a massive change in the Three Lions’ setup, throwing more emphasis on the limited overs format since he took over shortly after their dismal performance in the 2015 ICC World Cup. Since then, England managed to scale new heights in the shorter formats, even winning the 2019 World Cup. Bayliss quit his role immediately after the 2019 World Cup, and since this, Chris Silverwood has been in charge. With the team having achieved their targets comprehensively in white-ball cricket, England fans are now beginning to realize that they might’ve done it at some cost, having lost…

The Citizens currently seem to be running away with the Premier League and find themselves in the Champions League Round of 16 as well. Pep Guardiola’s side finished 2021 with just one regret that they had lost their first-ever Champions League final by a hair’s breadth, leaving which they had very little to be disappointed about. As per Italian media, City are currently eyeing some midfield options alongside adding a major striker to the unit, something they have been trying to do for a couple of transfer windows in a row. They reportedly have some big names in the shopping…

The pandemic killed a lot of time in 2020, which made 2021 one of the most squeezed up calendar years in football history, where clubs and international sides had to sneak in a lot of games to ensure the coming season starts as per the normal schedule. Things didn’t get easy for managers across the top five leagues in Europe, but a lot of credit must be given to the players for seeing through this phase with great tenacity. 2021 was a year of European glory for the unlikeliest, league triumphs for the underdogs whilst a couple of other teams…

The Bavarian have had an eye on many upcoming wingers in the last 3-4 years, ever since the retirement of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery. Whilst the likes of Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman are great options to have, the club aren’t yet satisfied with it and are consistently looking for upgrade options in the market. In this pursuit, they came across Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi, who ticked so many boxes to prosper at Bayern Munich. The England international spent nearly 10 years in the academy of the London club before he was fast-tracked to first-team football in 2017. Bayern noticed that…

The Men in Blue won their first match in Centurion as the defeated the Proteas by a massive margin of 113 runs. Indian side under Virat Kohli became the first-ever Asian team to win a Test match at the Supersport Park, Centurion, having defeated the hosts by 113 runs in the first Test of the series. It took a monumental effort from the Indian pacers, who took 18 of the 20 wickets until Ravi Ashwin picked up the last two of the game, to help the side take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The rain forecast threatened to eat up a lot of time, and eventually, the Test…

A statue of the five-time Ballon d’Or recipient has been unveiled in Goa to inspire the youth to take up the game as a profession. Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most revered names in world football, often considered to be one of the greatest ever to have played the game. During a stellar career that involved stints with Sporting CP, United, Real Madrid and Juventus, he escalated to legendary status and is one of the most recognized personalities in the globe. https://twitter.com/MichaelLobo76/status/1475937752512286720 https://twitter.com/TheSunFootball/status/1476325154192084998 His fame requires no new introduction, but every now and then, we get to hear stories of his wide-reaching impact…