Author: Sheersho Neogi

Former Germany and Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been removed from Hertha Berlin’s supervisory board after referring to broadcaster Dennis Aogo as a “token black guy” in a WhatsApp text message. On Wednesday, Dennis Aogo, the former Hamburg defender now working as a pundit for Sky Germany, shared a screenshot of Lehmann’s WhatsApp text on his Instagram story, which asks whether Aogo was “actually your token Black guy.” The 34-year-old then tagged Lehmann in the post, captioning, “WOW are you serious?” “This message was probably not meant for me.” The incident caused a major uproar in Germany, and Lehmann swiftly apologised through social media for…

Coronavirus restrictions in Catalonia only allow six persons per group to meet indoors and outdoors. La Liga has reportedly opened an investigation to decide whether the Barca players breached any regulations. Lionel Messi had invited his teammates and their families in a barbecue meet on Monday. According to Sport1, the reason was to boost the team’s morale before the last few crucial fixtures of the season and to celebrate Barca’s Copa del Rey triumph. They could face problems, should the Catalan government prove that Messi and his friends broke the current Covid-19 restriction.  Interestingly, some Sevilla players were in the…

In a piece of groundbreaking news for the Stamford Bridge fans, the decision arrives following the uproar that the club had to confront for their presence in the defunct European Super League. Chelsea have announced that they will allow supporter representatives to participate in board meetings from next season. A few weeks ago, Chelsea announced that they were one of the twelve’ founding members’ to sign up for the controversial European Super League. In response, the Blues fans protested against their inclusion – gathering outside the stadium in large numbers, chanting and lighting flares ahead of Chelsea’s 0-0 draw with…

Although the Gunners trail by 2-1, they took home the away goal advantage thanks to Nicolas Pepe’s spot-kick in the 73rd minute. A place in the Europa League final is at stake as Arsenal and Villarreal lock horns at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday. The second leg will also be intriguing for the Arsenal fans as their former manager Unai Emery returns to the Emirates for the first time since his dismissal in 2019. Arsenal have had a dreadful domestic season that saw them struggle to stay in the top half of the Premier League. So Mikel Arteta would love…

Valencia have sacked their manager before their last four games of the season. A 3-2 loss at home against Barcelona on Sunday proved to be Gracia’s final nail in the coffin with the club relieving him of his duties after just 10 months in charge. One of the biggest clubs in the Spanish top-flight, Valencia are six points above the bottom three with just four games remaining. Fans have voiced their concern over Los Che’s form.-In the last six weeks, where they secured three points from a possible 18 and a loss at the hands of Real Valladolid at Mestalla…

The first leg of the semifinal saw Karim Benzema cancelling out Christian Pulisic’s opener, keeping the tie nicely poised at 1-1 in Madrid last week. Just 90 minutes separate these two teams from a place in the Champions League final as Chelsea host Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening. The Blues are eager to reach the biggest match in European club football for the third time and repeat their 2012 success. A goalless draw at home is enough for Thomas Tuchel and his boys to see them through to the final, and a comfortable 2-0 victory over Fulham…

Inter Milan have won their first Serie A title after a decade following second-placed Atalanta’s draw with Sassuolo on Sunday. The Scudetto is also Inter’s first trophy since 2011 and the first league glory since their illustrious treble-winning campaign in 2009-10 under Jose Mourinho. Atalanta’s 1-1 draw against Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium caused an eruption of cacophony across the city of Milan as fans celebrated and descended on the main square in front of the city’s famous cathedral. Hundreds of the Nerazzurri faithful gathered near Piazza Duomo, with their scarves and flags, chanting and singing amid the strict coronavirus…

Julian Nagelsmann, Brendan Rodgers and Erik ten Hag have been linked with the job, but chairman Daniel Levy appears to be in no rush to appoint the next coach just yet. Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to take their time to choose their new manager after Jose Mourinho was sacked after 16 months in chargel. On April 19, Jose Mourinho was shown the door following a series of poor results and the club falling out of the top-six in the Premier League. Since then there has been heavy speculation over the Portuguese’s successor at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs have been…

The association also claimed that the jabs will be used to inoculate players before the Copa America in June and for other regional tournaments later this year. CONMEBOL, the South American football governing body, has announced that they are expecting 50,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac in the next few weeks. The first football organization to obtain vaccines for widespread immunization, CONMEBOL are yet to declare the list of players and officials to be vaccinated and have expressed gratitude to Sinovac, who are donating the jabs to boost the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines in…

The Dutchman was sent off during the Blaugrana’s La Liga home fixture against Granada on Thursday and will potentially miss Barca’s critical games against Valencia and Atlético Madrid in the next couple of weeks. Koeman was shown red shortly after Darwin Machis equalised for Granada in the 63rd minute at the Nou Camp and according to the post-match report submitted by the referee, the 58-year-old insulted the fourth official, shouting “What a character” at him. “I was not wrong, because according to the referee report I disrespected the fourth referee and for me, it is not like that. A lack of respect…