Arsenal have had until been a consistent performer in the English Premier League but when they were thrown out of top four positions in the much hyped English top-flight, they showed their strength again but this time in the FA Cup where they defeated defending champions Wigan and entered into the final for the first time since 2005. It was not an ordinary win coz match stretched to the penalty shootout where goalie Lukasz Fabianski became the hero with two brilliant saves to win the match in the penalty shootout. In fact, whole match in the control of Arsène Wenger side and they gained the initial lead in the first half as well, but they could not sustain the lead to the second half and Wigan equalized the score. The highlight of the game the last few moments when Fabianski saved the two fine shots from Gary Caldwell and Jack Collison and rest of the job was done by the Santi Cazorla taking their lead to 4-2. In premier league, Arsenal is out of the top four which means they would not … [Read more...]

Off late, role of soccer Governing Bodies has changed from just being a watchdog to an adjudicator who intervenes on any matter that could harm the interest of any player, team, or institute. After just one day when UEFA held Chelsea’s penalty clause unforeseeable for loaned goalie Thibaut Courtois, governing watchdog has again warned the league side to refrain exercising any penalty as any some fining would be against the integrity of the game on European soil. Notably, goalie Thibaut Courtois has been sent on loan by the Blues to Spanish side Atletico Madrid with a clause that he can’t play against his parent club, but if circumstances ask him to play in violation of the contract terms, Atletico would have to pay hefty penalty to the English side. Since, Spanish giant would have to play against Chelsea in the semifinal of the Champions League, UEFA referred the matter to its adjudication committee who held that any such clause would intrude natural rights of justice hence this is … [Read more...]

English Premier League is perhaps the only soccer league where minds play more than players in the field, i.e., club bosses intentionally keep creating buzz regarding their position, form, and opponents, just to remain in the highlight, or sometime, to demoralize their opponents to earn better chances to triumph the title ultimately. Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City have been ruling the top spots of the leaderboard for quite some time now, and every manager is praising others and counting them to have better chances, don’t know if they are doing this intentionally just to secretly concentrate over the title in the backdrop or this is their sincere assumption. But in any ways, everyone has a strong feeling that managers like Manuel Pellegrini, Jose Mourinho, Brendan Rodgers, and Arsene Wenger can never let English topflight out off their hands so easily that is why everyone strongly believes whatever they speak in the media is completely different of what they actually … [Read more...]

English premier league is indeed among the most professional leagues in the world and that is why it lives with so many distinguished features not generally found anywhere else. May it be its loan system or code of conduct during a game, everything is carefully planned to provide a level playing field to each and every participant. But not everyone thinks so, in fact, many call the league rules as biased towards the top sides while small clubs still fight to have equal opportunities and one such controversial rule is the loan system which has now become a global tool to let unwanted players out of the team making some money simultaneously. There are many soccer experts who call this rule as a clever tool for using your star players against your rivals, i.e., many teams deliberately send their in-form players to teams who are going to meet with their rivals with a hope that these rivals would be defeated by their transferees with the help of transferred players. It is a valid excuse … [Read more...]

Manchester United has once been the ruling side not only in England but in entire Europe, but that was the time when Alex used to mentor this side. Now, when everything has changed including the manager, they are nowhere in the English top-flight, in fact, they are one of the weakest defenders in the league history. But, other teams, especially those who have tested them during their glorious days, still fear if they can defeat this English giant and one such side is Champions league defender Bayern Munich who has to play with Moyes army in the quarterfinals of UEFA event at the Allianz Arena. Even though, German side is the European champion, their record against Old Trafford side is completely appalling. Even though, United has failed on domestic front, they are still a good performer on European front as they entered into the second stage of Champions league where they would clash with defending champions. If we look at the record book, Munich have had a formidable record at Allianz … [Read more...]