When you have no taker; you need to satisfy with whatever you can get. This is something that is being happened with Liverpool forward Luis Suarez who had once been an eye candy for everyone but suddenly became an unrequired asset. Notably, he had been in talks with various clubs after his statement that he wants to leave Anfield, but when his contract clause, which could have allow him go anywhere easily, expired without any taker, he got assured that he will have to stay where he is and rightly so, he finally joined Liverpool A-Team after serving his ten matches suspension for biting Chelsea’s defender Branislav Ivanovic. Long suspensions have ever been his pet reward coz earlier he was out for nine matches for his racial remarks over United’s defender Patrice Evra. Anyways, the good news is club managing director Ian Ayre has said they will offer him a contract extension but after current season, which means, he can stay for a longer time or until he finds a good offer to makeshift. … [Read more...]
Sunderland interim boss wants to be permanent
League club Sunderland, who could not start a dream run this season and residing on the bottom, could be the next Chelsea for its temporary boss Kevin Ball who was appointed after the dismissal of former Di Canio over not meeting the expectations. However, there is no confirmation from the club end nor there is any speculation over his appointment on a permanent basis, yet he has shown his readiness to be a permanent boss for the Black Cats. It looks like a recap of what happened to Chelsea manager Rafael Benítez who was temporarily appointed on similar circumstances last year, but later, replaced by José Mourinho. Anyway, there is nothing wrong in trying and this is what 48-year-old Englishman is doing. It is also a fact that Sunderland has shown an improved displayed since he has taken the job of big boss and that is why he is taking the vibes in his favor. Though, he also knows that anyone would like to be at Stadium of Light, yet, since he has served the club for more than … [Read more...]
Istanbul is likely to host 2020 Euro
Hosting rights of 2020 mega European soccer league could go to Istanbul if current trend is to be believed. The vibes are coming not only from members but also from FIFA whose president has already said he would love to see Turkey hosting EURO 2020. Recently, this country lost 2020 Olympic rights and for this reason, both FIFA and UEFA are looking forward to place European league over here. According to the new bid format, every interested State needs to mention if it would like to hold group stage, knockout stage or semifinals and final matches. These two are broad categories UEFA has divided the entire event to smooth line and expand its reach. As par current trend, there are around 32 bids who want to win the hosting rights while many more are likely to join them soon. Final bids of all aspirants will be submitted to European governing body by 25 April next year and final announcement for the host will be made by 25 September. Apart from Istanbul, Wembley is the second hot favorite … [Read more...]
Sunderland sacks head coach for poor start in Premier League
Current EPL season is running into its full flow, yet it is still a beginning for many clubs who are already residing on the bottom. One of these clubs Sunderland doesn’t want to finish in there; hence it has started taking corrective action right now and fired its non performing head coach. Paolo Di Canio, who was appointed to lead The Lads in March, is now a history. The 45-year-old Italian could only gain his team one point out of five initial games, however, he won three games out of thirteen played since joining Margaret Byrne club. Since, no replacement is appointed by the club, his assistant Kevin Ball will be the serving coach for next few matches. Next few days are very crucial for Sunderland where they have to meet two powerhouses: Liverpool and Manchester United, so it would be a great challenge for Ball to renovate and rejuvenate his A-Team for upcoming showdowns. Though, Canio started his journey in England with some good performances, but he could not sustain what he … [Read more...]
Manchester City on top, crushed Manchester United by 4-1
It has been quite some time current season of EPL has started, but Sunday match between arch rivals Manchester City and Manchester United was the biggest entertaining showdown in the event so far. In fact, the match proved to be a path breaker when City almost crushed their neighbors by 4-1. At the beginning, no one had imagined anything like this; hence as the scorecard was growing in City favor, more and more fans were joining the match by means of TV, stadium, radio commentary, and all. The match was also an eye opener for others where City warned everyone they are back to reclaim their silverware they lost to United last year. On the other side, United, who has never been defeated with such a difference at Etihad Stadium since 2004, is also stunned to see their game. Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure, and Samir Nasri shared the pride for The Citizens by putting their arch rivals on a back foot right from the beginning; Aguero scored twice while other two added two more. Newly appointed … [Read more...]
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