English Premier League has become so famous and popular around the world that in England itself many top flight teams are not taking any other domestic league matches at part with league games. Reason could be anything including, money, frame, recognition and etc., but high rising control of league organizers over English soccer is the main reason behind this. Though, everyone knows it that many domestic leagues are losing their charm coz of high rising league popularity, but no one has ever said anything in public yet. FA Cup, the oldest association football tournament, is one such event that is witnessing ignorance from leading English clubs. Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is probably the first one who accepted it openly and said many clubs can do it without being distracted by FA if they are doing well in EPL. If such kinds of words are coming from a team who has won this oldest event seven times, it should mean a lot. In fact, this is also a fact that Aston Villa could not … [Read more...]

European clubs have always been on the hit list of financial watchdogs who want to streamline high spending clubs and bring them on a level playing field with the help of Financial Fair Play policies. Chelsea, the high profile English club, has recently reported to book a loss around £49.4m but could somehow manage to increase their group turnover to £255.8m on YoY basis. There was a £1.4m profit in the last year for similar a period and if we combine previous year’s profit with that of current year’s turnover, they were on the bank of FFP barrier, but fortunately, according to club’s financial experts, they have successfully passed financial rules being set by the UEFA. At the moment, this is not a big problem for Jose Mourinho coz he can successfully manage his recent buying, but upcoming January transfer window will be the biggest check on their balance sheet and if there is any space for further addition. Chelsea is having a dream run in domestic league this year and is among the … [Read more...]

Manchester City and its arch rival Manchester United have always been the biggest hurdles for any team thinking of winning league title, and that why when both these teams could not show best of their skills this year, others start dreaming of league silverware into their showcases. Arsenal is one of them who is having a brilliant season this year so far, but you can call it their bad luck or City’s comeback in great style that Manuel Pellegrini’s army is marching towards the top, in fact, they are on the top again in the leaderboard. Everyone has his own views regarding who will be the winner this time and of course each of them has a biased decision including Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger who is not accepting City’s surging position in the table. Obviously, he is denying City chances to win the trophy despite their brilliant affords in last few matches where they won the matches they had almost lost at one point of time. This is true that City has shown a magnificent form in the last … [Read more...]

Knighthood has ever been a prestigious and recognized prefix to be added before anyone’s name, in fact, this is possibly the oldest way to acknowledge the contribution of any master of any field. Among other probables, Andy Murray and David Beckham were heavily linked in to be honored in the New Year’s top honors, but unfortunately, none of them could make it finally. Achievements wise, 26-year-old Murray became the first Briton in the last 77 years to win Wimbledon’s single title along with winning Sports Personality of the Year 2013 title, in fact, his name was also referred by British Prime minister for his distinguished feat while 38-year-old former England’s national soccer team’s captain Beckham is a well-known name for his contribution to the game of football throughout his long running career that spanned across two decades which includes playing a key role in London 2012 Olympics. Murray and Beckham both were made OBE back in 2013 and 2003 respectively and have been in the … [Read more...]