FIFA's Ballon d'Or award has ever been a hot commodity among players coz of genuineness and pride associated with it. Who will take it home this year is again the question being asked by everyone and guess what FIFA also revealed probable names today. The list contains 23 top contenders of contemporary soccer, including Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Bale, Iniesta, and Liverpool’s headliner Luis Suarez, among others. Among all, Real’s steepest stone Gareth Bale is the man to look for coz he just broke the record and became the priciest soccer player on this planet breaking Ronaldo’s record. The winner will be chosen by all the notables of the game including coaches, captains, and sports journalists on January 13. Bale, who now plays for Real Madrid, has scored 26 goals for his former club Spurs hence found a place in the knock out list and similarly others could also have evident success last year to be in the list. The bigger question this year is who will be the winner, coz unlike last … [Read more...]
Spurs manager criticizes fans despite a late win over Hull City
It is rare to see in soccer that managers are criticizing behavior of their own fans, especially when their team is winning. Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is one such person who is known for throwing his hard words on anyone whom he finds a hurdle, and this time he seems to be angry over Spurs fans coz none of the home crowd did help his team win their last nail biting finish over the Hull City. That match was almost leveled until the end, but thanks to Roberto Soldado’s late penalty that earned them full points and took on the fourth place in the leaderboard. This is not the first time Soldado has done the magic for White Hart Lane club as he has done this on two more occasions earlier this season. Though, he praised his men but openly blamed his own fans for not helping him either way otherwise they would have won with a bigger difference. According to him, most of the fans were nervous about the game and this anxiety was also being transformed into the players, but thanks to … [Read more...]
Wenger calls PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic better than Messi and Ronaldo
It is not uncommon to see a team going over the sky when it leads the league tally, coz English premier league enjoys the status of being one of the most exaggerated leagues in the world where words are more powerful than what you actually do in the field. This season, Arsenal is leading the leaderboard thanks to its brilliance show until now and that is why its manager is also on the sky. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Sweden forward who has been a successful spell this year with as many as 11 goals under his belt, is being claimed as better than Messi and Ronaldo by Arsenal manager. Apparently, this statement looks to be made out of heart not from mind or Wenger is trying to make him a hero by comparing him with two biggest soccer starlets of contemporary soccer. Frenchman’s belief on striker could be natural but he still needs to prove his worth against Messi and Ronaldo. Ibrahimovic plays for PSG and has a wonderful spell so far this season and who can forget his four brilliant goals … [Read more...]
Moyes happy to see United comeback
Everyone loves to see a defending champions behaving like a defending champion, and this year when Manchester United failed to impress with his shoddy show, everyone was highly disappointed especially new manager David Moyes who just replaced legendry Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. The 50-year-old Scottish football manager is now happy and jubilant looking at his team’s performance under pressure; perhaps their last win over Stroke was magnificent where they came from the back and eventually won the game. Actually, Moyes is now the happiest man in this world coz he earlier faced widespread criticism from every corner of the world first on his failure to sign players in transfer window and then not been able to motivate payers to defend their earned title. In fact, after a setback from West Brom and Southampton, former Everton manager was highly disappointed and highly expected to revive team’s winning streak, and rightly so, Wayne Rooney and substitute Javier Hernandez proved their … [Read more...]
Chelsea manager predicts Manchester City as title winner
It has become a trend these days that managers are praising their opponents in one way or another; yes we are talking about a new and unexpected growing trend especially in Premier League where media bytes are intentionally being passed just before an important showdown between two favorites of the title. Jose Mourinho, the over the sky Chelsea manager who is proving his comeback a success for The Blues, has predicted City as the new League winner; and guess what; Chelsea is about to meet Manchester City on coming Sunday. Actually, it has nothing to do who will win the English topflight this year, but how you win the psychological battle ahead of your playoff with your opponents and 50-year-old Portuguese is the master of war of the words. Upcoming mega showdown between two top contenders of the title is going to be one of the highly anticipated games of the season and fans of both clubs are eagerly waiting to see how these masters respond to a professional attack. If we look at … [Read more...]
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