There is a saying in the army that you can win half the battle if your soldiers are high on moral and it holds true in soccer as well which is by no mean less than fighting for the pride of your nation, especially in the world cup. English team and its players are always known for their over confidence and an intrinsic skill how to deceive your opponents even before you enter into the field. Yes, we are talking about the mind games English think tank is always known for. If we look any of the popular Sportbooks, no one is offering good odds for England team to lift the world cup, yet everyone acknowledges their ability to rule the headlines even if they are losing in the field. For now, we are talking about their recent 3-0 win against Peru in the world cup warm up match and the good thing about the match has been consistent dominance of the English team throughout ninety minutes, in fact, they kept firing the goals at regular intervals. Daniel Sturridge, Gary Cahill, and Phil Jagielka … [Read more...]

It sometime happens to a player who has a reason to believe that he is not being taken seriously by his manager especially after his impressive performance in the league. We are talking about 27-year-old Roma defender Mehdi Benatia who enthralled everyone with his improved show in just concluded Italian Serie A. In fact, like always, after the league, he seemed to be roared in by the top sides eyeing for the brightest talents around the world and English and Spanish clubs are on top when it comes to snatch good players from the rivals. Another problem Benatia is passing through is unfair treatment from his manager and coach which came into the notice when he accused the team think-tank of treating him like a child. He talked about how he is being disrespected from the team in an interview where he pointed out how his agent had advised him not to sign a deal with Roma, still he signed the five-year contract and in the first year of stay in Italy, he came to know why he should have not … [Read more...]

European champions Real Madrid have continuously been in the news since they won the mega final dramatically in the last week. They undoubtedly won the match with a significant 4-1 margin, but if we could point out one player whose performance changed the outlook of the game, it would surely be the 28-year-old Spanish defender Sergio Ramos who was the scriptwriter for the mega win. Significantly, it was his first mega show in the last season as he could never leave an impact on the field before. His form and style of play could never be at par with the legacy Real enjoy in the field and could only find the net on six occasions in the last seven played games, and after his contribution in the UEFA final, fans are taking him whole heartedly, in fact, also aspiring him for the rest of his professional career. Likewise, Spanish starlet is also not missing the opportunity to capitalize the peak he is enjoying at the moment and told in his recent interview that he would love to spent rest of … [Read more...]

Money seems to have lost its charm; it holds at least true in soccer that is why every other day records break in term of dictating who is the highest paid soccer player. Ronaldo, the Real legend, enjoyed the status of being the priciest player for many years and then Bale, another Real starlet, broke his record and become the highest ever paid soccer pro. Now, there is another such record in the making though not that big but certainly a mammoth one in its own category. Yes, we are talking about a possible deal between League side Chelsea and PSG for 27-year-old Brazilian defender David Luiz. According to the reports in the media, both the high profile sides have been in talks for some time now over the possible switch of Brazilian and more importantly the amount that is being rumored to be involved in the deal is a mammoth forty to fifty million – highest for any defender till date. Though, the talks are just in initial stage and most probably both the sides would tie in a bond in … [Read more...]

Mario Balotelli looks like to be the eye candy for racialists and that is why he is subjected to racial remarks again and again. If we look at the career graph of this aggressive Italian forward, he has been more famous for his conducts outside the grounds than whatever he did for his former and current club AC Milan. Most of the time, he is found stuck with a controversy and even his fans suspect him for doing something wrong. But in any case, discrimination of any kind can never be supported at least in soccer, therefore when he was abused on his color at Italian Football Association's training center during training for national side Italian media highlighted the manhandle behavior prominently in the headlines. Like always, Balotelli’s critics take it as his another attempt to grasp the media headlines, but there are others who supported his valid complaint against an intolerable behavior during or after the training. However, most of the fans who were watching the training … [Read more...]