There are few players in contemporary soccer who have ever been in the aspiring list of many clubs and there is no prize for guessing that Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo are, of course, few of them. If we are talking about the hungriest leagues for the good talent it is obviously English Premier League whose sides love to bring brightest talents on English soil and Arsenal is one of them. Gunners manager has revealed, probably for the first time, that it was him who wanted to sign Ronaldo but somehow deal could not click and Sir Alex Ferguson snatched their cake from their hands back in 2003. It is actually nothing new to know that there were many sides who used to be in touch with Portuguese but as Wenger has revealed now, Gunners had almost done the formalities to bring him at Emirates Stadium. Don’t know why Arsenal’s longest-serving manager is disclosing the facts now or he is trying to show they are still interested in the FIFA Ballon d'Or holder. Notably, Gunners lost their debut … [Read more...]

Every team has few players who are known as the gem for the side and coach/manager try to preserve them for critical games only but it unusually happens after half of the season has passed away - not in the beginning, and if we are talking about Chelsea, its in-form player Diego Costa is of course on the top. The 25-year-old Spanish forward has scored seven goals in four played games so far and if he continues to maintain his fitness, he has much better chances to break many records, but this time, manager is worried with his hamstring injury hence doesn’t want to overuse him in every game they play. Jose Mourinho has ruled out their season’s first hat trick maker from the Championship league debut game – an unlikely move for many but practical. Didier Drogba is going to replace Costa while Spaniard would be used as substitute if needed. Without revealing much detail about the state of his injury, former Everton manager only said, “Costa has a problem. If he has one week to let the … [Read more...]

In sports, you are judged with how better you tune with your players and it holds specifically true for manager of a soccer team and his relations with his colleagues. There have been many duos in the past who proved be the finest pair with some memorable feats into their regime and Real Madrid used to be the home for one such duo comprising Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho. Though, Mourinho is now associated with Chelsea but he still recalls the glorious seasons he mentored The Vikings in with three consecutive qualifications to the Championship semifinal. Not only this, he also remembers the unforgettable penalty shootout miss to Bayern Munich during the second leg game at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu that cost them a UEFA title. Ronaldo missed the penalty to Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and Los Blancos lost the game. It is hard to believe that a manager like Mourinho would recall his previous game and call it unforgettable especially if he is no longer associated with the … [Read more...]

Manchester United seems to be most talked about side this season with a new headline in the leading sports dailies every other day. Sometimes, media guys cover its manager Gaal while most of the time, it is about the confident statements by any former United great who shows his immense confidence in the newly crafted side to give their best in the current league season. But this time, we are talking about something that is almost impossible to think by anyone; yes, we are talking about a recent statement by none other than former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon who said that former priciest player Cristiano Ronaldo could move back to Manchester United. Prima facie, it looks nothing but an aftermath of Ronaldo’s recent media bytes where he showed his disparity over club’s decision to release some players just to balance their financial statements in tune with the FFPs, but if we look at the recent stories headlined in the leading sports dailies, 29-year-old Portuguese is not happy … [Read more...]

If we look at some of infamous incidents of racial abuses during a game, John Terry scores high for his verbal abuse towards Rio Ferdinand during a premiere league game back in November 2011, in fact, the incident led to countless debates over how we can eradicate the racism from the game but still this devil persists where it has always been. There is no one on the top who serious worries about the drastic situation third world players pass through whenever they are in England or Europe, yet neither FIFA nor UEFA has until took any concrete step to stop this menace. Rio Ferdinand, the 35-year-old QPR defender, has now talked about the 2011 incident with more details and expressed why he hates Terry so much. He highlighted the incident prominently in his autobiography and explained the surroundings when former Blues captain had to bark over him. Though, premier league disciplinary committee banned the Chelsea defender for four matches, but he never apologized for his inhuman act … [Read more...]