Liverpool boss reckons winning the remaining four Premier League matches will ensure the Reds’ Champions League qualification for next season. Consecutive draws with Leeds and Newcastle in their last two outings threatened Liverpool’s chance for a top-four finish but a solid 2-0 win over Southampton at home on Saturday has put them back on track. Leicester City’s abrupt 4-2 defeat to Newcastle paved the way for Liverpool to take advantage by moving within six points closer to the top four – with an extra game in hand. Sadio Mane scored the opener against his former club at the half-hour mark…
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Sheersho Neogi
As a kid, Sheersho Neogi dreamt of being an athlete. As an adult, he writes about it.
Sergio Aguero issued an apology on Twitter after failing to convert a penalty which allowed Chelsea to see off the Cityzens 2-1 at home on Saturday. The Argentine tried an audacious Panenka moments before the interval but kicked straight into the arms of Edouard Mendy, much to the agony of his teammates. A victory at the Etihad would have secured City’s seventh Premier League title, but Marcos Alonso’s late winner stalled the celebrations for another week. Raheem Sterling’s close-range effort gave City a crucial early lead against the Blues, and a few minutes later, Aguero had a golden opportunity to…
Neymar has signed a new three-year contract extension with Paris Saint Germain, keeping him at the French capital till 2025. The Parisian club shared a video of Neymar, wearing a jersey with the number 2025 on the back and saying “Ici c’est Paris” (This is Paris), on Saturday – after years of speculation that the Brazilian could return to his former club Barcelona in the hunt for glory. The 29-year-old joined PSG for a mind-boggling fee of £200m in the summer of 2017 after spending four years in Catalonia and has scored 85 goals in 112 games so far. …
The emergence of Inter as the new Serie A champions has left behemoths Juventus and AC Milan fighting for a top-four finish along with Napoli and Atalanta. The Bianconeris have the same number of points as Milan and welcome them at home on Sunday in matchday 35, with the danger of missing out on Champions League football next term impending for these sides. Juventus were denied their tenth successive Scudetto by Antonio Conte’s men last weekend and are yet to secure a place in the top four. Results haven’t been favourable for Andrea Pirlo in his debut season as a…
The Gunners will be inclined to move on from their Europa League semi-final heartbreak and focus back on the Premier League when they welcome Sam Allardyce’s West Brom at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Heading to the 35th matchday, both these teams have had their fair share of upsetting results with Arsenal’s dire performance at home saw them lose seven games in the league this term, whereas a relegation-threatened West Brom picked up only two wins while on the road thus far. Arsenal are in grave danger of missing out European football for the first time in 25 years. Mikel…
The Danish playmaker joined the Nerazzurri in January 2020 seeking a new challenge after six years at Tottenham. Following a short torrid spell at San Siro, Eriksen ended up playing a key role in Inter’s Serie A triumph this season. Winning the Scudetto also lifted Eriksen’s spirits, with the former Spurs midfielder claiming that he feels happy and hopes to stay at the club for a long period. Eriksen’s £20 million move from Spurs to Inter Milan didn’t exactly go as he had planned in his first year under Antonio Conte as he only started eight times out of…
Despite his contract running till 2022, Zizou’s second successful stint at the club has been widely acclaimed across Europe. The former Galactico has been heavily linked with jobs in England and Italy every summer. The 2020-21 campaign has been quite noisy for Los Merengues. A hectic schedule stoked with a number of injuries to their star players – plummeted their form early in this season. As a result, they had to confront harsh criticism often, from both media and fans alike. According to sources close to the club, Zidane is exhausted from handling situations beyond his control. The complicated COVID-19 protocols…
The Reds will be keen to get back on track and ensure their chances for a place in the top four when they play Southampton at home this Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s men are in a woeful run currently, having won only one game out of their last five fixtures in all competitions and face Ralph Hassenhuttl’s Saints, who have been struggling themselves in the league table of late. Liverpool had an unexpected free weekend as their fixture at Old Trafford was postponed after hundreds of United fans stormed into the stadium to protest against their owners, the Glazer family -…
In one of the most fiercely contested seasons of Spanish top-flight football in recent years, the race for the title is expected to go down to the wire, as Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona welcome Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Saturday. Los Colchoneros are table toppers with 76 points, and third-placed Barca have a monumental opportunity to claim the top spot with a victory this weekend. Barcelona are enjoying a decent run of form and have won eight of their last ten matches in La Liga. However, the 2-1 defeat against bitter-rivals Real Madrid in early April and a…
AS Roma manager Paulo Fonseca is confident that his successor Jose Mourinho will do well at the Stadio Olimpico. On Tuesday, the Giallorossi, announced that Fonseca would be leaving his post at the end of the season, and a few hours later Mourinho was confirmed as the new Roma coach for the 2021-22 campaign. “For me, professionalism is something I believe is very important.””I am OK, I am focused on things here just like I was the very first day I got here.”I am motivated. I want to do the best I can for Roma for as long as I…