Very few managers are left in contemporary soccer who are being associated with their age old teams for more than fifteen years, and as we know Alex, the well-known soccer brain, retired last year from Manchester United’s top position after serving one of the most successful careers. If we talk about other parallel managers who are still with English soccer despite not being as successful as Alex has been, French football manager Arsene Wenger comes to our mind who is enjoying his seventeenth year with Holloway side. In fact, he is close to complete his 1000th match for The Invincibles which is a notable achievement considering the uncertainty in modern soccer where managers are fired and hired every other day. There has recently been a talk in sports media that he would soon be offered another extension to applaud his long serving loyalty towards the side, but no one has until said it with full confidence since Wenger himself never discussed about this in public. But, if media vibes … [Read more...]

When we talk about a disciplinary proceeding, our mind strikes to a player who would have been caught exchanging bad words with other players or fans, but there are many teams, or we should say clubs, who are more infamous for their mischiefs than many notorious players/officials in soccer fraternity. Yes, you guessed it right; we are talking about Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and its fans who are considered as the most violent and autocratic. How can anyone forget their mandate that no gay or non-white player should play for the club and if anyone violates their ‘instructions’ he or she would be subjected to dire consequences. Apart from that another incident these fans, especially an organized group called Landscrona, are facing a threat from European governing body UEFA for is when apparently a German national flag was burnt during Zenit’s Champions League clash at Borussia Dortmund,. UEFA later instructed to begin a disciplinary proceeding to find out the actual scenario … [Read more...]

If anyone is asked about the top two teams of current Premier League, his answer would surely be Chelsea, who is topping the table, and Manchester City, who has the maximum points comparing the number of matches played by other opponents. Even Chelsea manager understands this and that is why he has said on many occasions that their top position is just misleading as Manuel Pellegrini’s side has played three matches less than The Blues and just six points adrift of them. More interestingly, if we look at all the top four opponents, each of them looks to be getting more rejuvenated as we are getting closer to the current season. There are just two months remaining in this season and we do not have a sure shot winner which shows how exciting this year has been for English as well world fans who always admire this pleasure that lives until the last day of English topflight. Since, most Sportsbooks are counting on Chelsea vs City match as the biggest bets rolling match of the season and why … [Read more...]

It is generally taken as the club’s prerogative to change its name anytime if it finds necessary for its future goals, but there is always a formal process for this and usually requires seeking the permission of football association. Though, there are different rules for this in different parts of the world, but in England, no club can change its name without formal permission of English FA and this is what itching Hull City owner Assem Allam who apparently wants to change the name his 110-year-old club. Reportedly, he wants new name to be Hull Tigers instead of Hull City and is so desperate for it that has even threatened to sell off the side if he is denied of the permission. According to some insiders, FA’s membership committee has rejected the proposal and advised association to keep the status as it is. However, there is no official information for the English governing body, but there are chances that bosses would look for a middle way so that they could keep both Assem Allam’s … [Read more...]