It is not very common in soccer to see a legendry manager praising a particular player openly, especially if the same player has been criticized for his fading performances off late. It actually does not matter how you play or what your record has been in recent times, coz if your manager is backing you, no one can raise a finger on you. It holds true for 22-year-old Welshman Aaron Ramsey who has been an eye candy for Arsenal few years ago, but off late, he was widely condemned by club loyalists for various reasons. But the good news is, Arsene Wenger has come forward in his support and said, he deserves a huge credit from his side for whatever he has done for the league club. Obviously, an open support means a confirmed place in the team, but it still depends upon how club fans take him ignoring his recent performances. Wenger also acknowledged his own failure to recognize the finest soccer talents he already has in his squad while trying to sign more and more players in the last … [Read more...]

No soccer fan can afford to miss the memorable moments of a soccer match, and if a match is being played between Spanish giant Barcelona and its arch rivals, it becomes an instant hit among tons of viewers worldwide. Actually, we have seen peoples sharing interesting match moments on several video sharing sites, but that was illegitimated way to view what you want to view, and when Barca started its own online channel on video sharing portal YouTube; it became an instant success, perhaps it has since been a most crowded place for football fans around the world. Today, not only Barcelona but every club has its own video channel where it shows authorized clips of matches, players interviews, media bytes, and other stuffs; in short, an online channel is like any traditional channel but with online reachability and costs nothing! If we talk about who is the leading club with a maximum number of viewers or rather subscribers, answer is Barcelona, like its sovereignty in soccer field, it is … [Read more...]

Probably, in one of the biggest raids in soccer history, El Salvador’s anti-corruption wing officials raided as many as eleven players simultaneously after they suspected to be involved in match fixing. Reportedly, the action followed by governing body’s suspension of 22 players for their alleged connection in match fixing, money laundering, and cheating. The raid is said to be for collecting supporting evidence in six cities and authorities seized players’ cell phones, laptops, and other electronic gadgets supposed to have inside information for their money transfers. Their national and international bank accounts are also clutched down to avoid any contamination to the evidence. This could be a part of one of the biggest match fixing scandals which include some of the high profile matches involving United States and Mexico as well. The officers are confident to chargesheet all the players for at least three charges including fraud while more disclosers would be made after … [Read more...]

Star players are always on radar of their aspirants; in fact, media also keep flooding rumors about their possible makeshift to somewhere else. Colombian striker Radamel Falcao is one such player who has recently been one of the most look after players in Europe, but after signing for French club Monaco on a mammoth salary, his aspirants cooled down for some time, and now, they are back as some news sources are reporting he wants to make a shift from Louis II to either England or Spain. Notably, he has recently been linked with some high profile clubs like, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Spanish giant Real Madrid, and after his departure rumors, these mega bosses are back with their luring bids for the starlet. Anyway, high spending Monaco recorded a comfortable 4-1 win over Montpellier on Sunday where Falcao scored one goal through penalty. With his in-form performance, the 27-year-old striker is heavily in demand for Falcao, and that is why, club owner, Russian businessman Dmitry … [Read more...]