Mario Balotelli has always been in the news whether he is playing for Manchester City or for his native club AC Milan. Earlier, he used to come into the limelight for his nasty behaviors; perhaps his former EPL club usually called him rather an indiscipline player, and now, he has become a worthy asset for Italian club AC Milan. Causes of his transformation from a ‘bad’ player to an excellent performer is not easily understandable, but it is clearly evident that infamous striker is touching the sky ever since he left the City for Milan back in January. Italian club finished on the third place in just concluded Confederation Cup and its forward striking lineup has been the main contributor for their brilliant performance. Especially, Balotelli left an impact across the board by firing 12 fantastic goals in 13 played match, in fact, he could not play in the semis coz of his injury, still, his team fought till the end and lost only in the penalty shootout - that too - firing six perfect … [Read more...]
Ronaldo doesn’t want to rejoin Manchester United
If we find out who has been the hottest news maker this summer after Neymar, Ronaldo would definitely be the runner up coz he has several versions of his future playing destinations. Earlier, he loudly tweeted that he has not signed any contract extension with Real along with revealing his soft side for former EPL club Manchester United. Now, one of the finest strikers in contemporary soccer is saying that he doesn’t want to go back to England at this stage of his career as he sees his future with Spanish club. Notably, Ronaldo made a record transfer from United to Real Madrid back in 2009 at a £80 million fee; he has since scored 201 goals in 199 played matches for los Blancos. Actually, his differences with Real came into the limelight when La Liga club did not offer him an extension besides severe media pressure, and some even said that Real wants to get rid of its ‘White Elephant’ which scratched the striker even more. He later made several conflicting statements revealing … [Read more...]
Liverpool signs its first Indian origin player
English clubs are known for their global hunt for best football talent and in doing so they don’t even mind looking beyond traditional soccer rich nations. Asia is one such region where soccer is not as popular as other games are, but futuristic eyes don’t mind hiring players of best caliber from here. Chelsea often organizes competitions to find new talents in their early age of life and one such player they found back in 2010 is 14-year old Yan Dhanda who is an Indian origin player and is the discovery of ‘Search for an Asian star’ event held in UK, in fact, he was the winner in Under-11 age group. Later, he got a chance to get trained with the Blues and finally become a product to look for. He was since on the radar of many clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea itself, but young player only opted to make a shift to Anfield refusing others which means he becomes the first ever Indian player to go to the Reds. Apart from Liverpool, some other English clubs have also signed Asian … [Read more...]
Centennial World Cup to be hosted in Argentina and Uruguay
World soccer’s governing body is trying to celebrate hundred years of its prestigious world cup event by recalling its old and charming memories. Everybody knows that first ever world cup was hosted by Uruguay in 1930; perhaps they became the champions by defeating their neighbor Argentina by 4-2 then. Those were the glorious days for Uruguay coz they were also the two-time Olympic champions. Anyways, now FIFA has planned to host 2030 world cup jointly in Argentina and Uruguay; this would perhaps only be the second time when two hosts would organize this global soccer event. Earlier, Japan and South Korea have jointly hosted 2002 world cup. The plan is still on the table but it looks like to be a possibility soon coz no one is expected to make any objection to this highly optimistic way to pay a tribute to soccer’s mega international event. The first ever world cup trophy, old Jules Rimet trophy, is still considered as the most charming beauty in soccer fraternity and its centennial … [Read more...]
Manchester City extends its fans base by a sponsorship deal with a Thai soft drink maker
Manchester City and Manchester United are two known arch rivals in the EPL, but they actually have more rivalry than we think of, i.e., they are now competing each other in a race of the widest regional reach. Accordingly, EPL runner up has now signed a two years sponsorship deal with a Thai based soft drink maker Sermsuk Public Company Limited which sells EST brand. Though, the amount and detail terms of the memorandum are still unknown but with this deal City will have an official soft drink partner in South East Asia. Everyone knows how United is spreading its arms by signing several partner deals in this region, and the reason for growing worldwide interest in Asian fans is obvious as this continental has one of the biggest populations and these clubs can flood their global fans base to three fold if they continue their association with local companies. EST is a fast growing brand in Thailand with as much as thousands of retails outlets located in every part of the region and … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 149
- 150
- 151
- 152
- 153
- …
- 240
- Next Page »