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...]

There are many players who have always been on the radar of high profile clubs, what is important is not the fact that whether these players want to make a shift or not, but how their current clubs respond to their transfer deals. In most of the cases, clubs agree looking at the deal amount, but in many cases, clubs also follow another approach and keep denying until the end or until bidding club raises its amount to a lucrative figure. Look at the case of 29-year-old Everton defender Leighton Baines, who has been on the radar of Manchester United throughout the last summer transfer window, it was his bad luck or United’s newly appointed manager’s failure to negotiate properly, but he remained where he was. Now, rumors are coming again that David Moyes is still interested in English international and would check every possibility in coming winter transfer window to bring him with them. Though, United could be the better team on paper than Everton, but it is true that Everton is on the … [Read more...]

This could be the most memorable moment for Chilean football manager Manuel Pellegrini ever since he took the charge at The Blues, coz they are now on the top of the league table –for the first time this season. In fact, if we look at the whole journey they have covered this year, they passed through many ups and downs but good news is they are where they should be at last thanks to their four back to back victories against four different teams in English top flight that positioned them on the top replacing Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea. This is also a coincident that as they are uprising on the table, their arch rival Manchester United is also getting a momentum back and they are also gaining positions one after another and if this trend continues for next few weeks, we’ll see last season’s replica where both City and United will head for the title race again. Manuel Pellegrini, the high profile manager, is confident and convincing that his team can win title this year and has solid … [Read more...]

Lionel Messi is the hot selling cake these day despite the fact that there is no confirmed news that this Barcelona great is even thinking of leaving his oldest charm, in fact, he has throughout been associated with Spanish club ever since he started playing soccer and now after some recent controversies regarding his fees, extension, and injuries, many are calling it a sad end for Messi in Spain. Ever since rumors surfaced the earth that he could look around for a possible good deal this winter, lots of high net worth clubs got busy in preparing some outlandish deals for the four time FIFA Ballon d'or award winner. Now, news are coming that English club Manchester City and French club Paris Saint-Germain are busy these days with their legal experts and finding out how they can capitalize on release clause of the star forward. According to some insiders, there is a release clause in Messi contract that allows him to leave La Liga champions if someone comes forward and places a record … [Read more...]

In his affords to rebuild United squad, new manager David Moyes needs to take some tough decisions and letting some senior players go is one of them. Rio Ferdinand, the 35-year-old legendry defender has long been linked with a possible retirement rumors, but he had some kind of hope that manager would offer him an extension as he is in the last six months of current contract with The Blues. But fortunately or unfortunately he became the first victim of Moyes attempt to comeback in the league with a bang. Since, 50-year-old Scottish manager is heavily being linked with Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling, and Phil Jones, Ferdinand could soon be a history for Manchester United while everyone would remember his significant achievements playing for both United and English national soccer team. Last summer transfer window could not be a successful one for former Everton manager as it should be, but this time, he has geared up his shoes and keyed on some specific key players for his army, which … [Read more...]