Tax evasions have ever been a blemish over any notable; does not matter where they belong to or how powerful they have been in their area. It holds true across the globe and every sports; we have seen why Spanish media exaggeratedly highlighted Neymar issue and why Barca president had to resign off his high profile job amid several criticism of involvement in tax fraud. It is not the only case of tax evasion in sports fraternity as German club Bayern Munich is another one who has been subjected to tons of unexplained money and who held responsible for this? It was President Uli Hoeness who was convicted of evading tons of money from State authorities just to shed away tax liability. More importantly, the verdict has come on such an important time when Munich is ruling the world and it is also a fact that Hoeness is the man who converted this team into the world leader which is proving its strength in front of the whole world. They are into the last eight of Championship league and most … [Read more...]

It was a dream day for Wolves in the League One cup where they enhanced their own record to nine successive wins in the event and guess what who helped them sustain this feat, it was Bakary Sako who triggered the two goals in the first half itself and created a havoc in the stadium. First goal was a perfect header from Malian international when he capitalized James Henry's pass brilliantly and then he helped Nouha Dicko enhance their lead in the nineteenth minute. Saka again got an opportunity and got a flawless goal to add into his tally. By the half time, they were leading the board by 3-0, or in other words, they had already become the winner by then. Though, Smith put some resistance by scoring a goal in the seventy fourth minute, but it was too late by then to expect anything. Apart from the scorecard, Wolves dominated the field for full ninety minutes; there was not even a single moment when they looked to be losing the touch while Swindon kept fighting until the end. It was … [Read more...]

Would you believe if I say Messi is looking forward for a switch away from Spain? No? You should, if I go with a media reports published just recently in Madrid that says Messi has become so disappointed playing with Barca that he is looking for a seeker who could trigger his 200 million release clause. Apparently, this news is not more than an attention seeker, however those who know the internal atmosphere in Barcelona dressing room, can be convinced a little bit that star forward could soon be a history in Spain. More importantly, newspaper also told about the possible side who could be interested in the four time FIFA Ballon d'or winner though at a record figure and that is League club Manchester City. Anyway, no matter what media is talking about the mindset of Messi, Barca fans can never accept Messi can ever leave them and one such person is no other than newly appointed Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu who says there is no reason 26-year-old Argentine footballer would leave … [Read more...]

Penalties have ever been a cause of controversies where losing team blame opponents for being a victim of it while there are many cases when referees also faced the anger of losing side. But this time, we are talking about master craftsman of contemporary soccer: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who is as good outside the field as he is inside any match. This second term serving manager is known to win psychological battles against top opponents and often successful in demoralizing star opponent players before any high profile match. Liverpool starlet Luis Suarez, who faced more penalties and red cards than anyone else in the current season, has also been on the radar of his critics and Mourinho is one of them. He recently said that one of their opponents is a master of penalties and known for using the most sensitive area near goalpost as the marching zone and then faces the penalties. He even calls it a well-planned move by his rivals to find a way to excuse their defeat against The … [Read more...]

It is a common practice to loan a non performing player to someone else, especially when a side has spent a big sum on buying him. English premier league is one of the best professional soccer playing zones where clubs do not hesitate in switching any player to others if they are not scoring for them and Fabio Borini has been such a player for Liverpool who spent 10.5 million pounds to sign the Italian footballer from Roma back in 2012. Soon, they realized he needs more experience to transform into a player they were looking for and wasted no time to loan him to Sunderland where he proved his worth and became the hero. This is not the first time anything like this has happened on soccer pitch, there are lots of similar cases where a player gets his momentum when loaned to other team especially to a rival. Though, Borini has scored just on six occasions out of his 28 match appearances, but these goals proved to be the turning points for The Rokerites making his form as the luckiest, in … [Read more...]