Championship league’s last sixteen is getting hotter day by day not by what is happening on the ground, but for the space these matches are getting into the media. After a bitter verbal fight between City and Barca managers, it’s time to revisit the past after Bayern Munich defeated Arsenal by 2-0, but this time, Governing body has come forward with a disciplinary proceeding. Actually, when Arsenal goalie Wojciech Szczesny was sendoff after he tried to bring down Arjen Robben inside the box just before the half time, he showed some hand gestures while heading towards the tunnel. His reaction later found to be in violation of UEFA codes of conduct and abusive to referees hence disciplinary committee has now decided to advance action against 23-year-old Polish footballer. It would have not been a big issue had TV broadcasters not showed it live on the streaming, but accidently or whatever, Sky Sports telecast it and whole world saw it which made it even a bigger issue. Though, the match … [Read more...]

Life of soccer players is very strange where they fight throughout their career to sustain a respectable position and more importantly to play for a big team. Though, there are many top notch clubs who have always been in the aspiring list of every aspiring player, yet few of them are more charismatic and luring even for players already playing for big clubs. Yes, we are talking about 26-year-old Spanish footballer Cesc Fabregas who plays as midfielder for Barcelona. Despite being associated with one of the leading names in soccer, he still desires for Manchester United and revealed his secrete ambition recently when he said he was almost flattered looking United interest in him. Actually, David Moyes tried to knock him two times in the last summer transfer window, but failed on both occasions. Later, he was criticized for not using his best negotiation skills while many also said that Barca would never relieve their in-form players to anyone even if they are offering a mounting deal. … [Read more...]

English football association is known for proving its dominance over world soccer; in fact, in every European soccer tourney they try to present themselves as one of the finest hosts in the business. They proved it again when they promoted Wembley as the host of inaugural match for Euro 2020. The high profile mega soccer event will celebrate its 60th year in 2020 hence UEFA wants to make it even more memorable by hosting its matches across multiple European Cities rather restricted to just one State. However, at the moment, Istanbul is likely to win the hosting rights of important games including both semis and final, but after English interest, final decision rests with the European soccer watchdog. The proposal made by English FA is not surprising altogether as they have successfully hosted the final of last championship league therefore they can base their claim with professionalism and world class infrastructure they have inside the venue. Further, ground staff and security … [Read more...]

FA Cup is certainly a good platform to see all the best European clubs fighting each other for a supreme spot, and when it comes to decide who is the ruling king across Europe, Barcelona is obviously much above in the rankings. Though, some English clubs are also not far away, but there is always an iota of doubt about who would offer a stiff competition to the La Liga Champions. Yes, we are talking about upcoming showdown between two heavyweights Manchester City and Barcelona who are going to meet in FA Cup. Samir Nasri, the 26-year-old French international, who plays for the English club is optimistic that they can offer a tough fight to their Spanish rival; in fact, he bets that this high profile team is more beatable these days than ever. You can call it a side effect of whatever is happening inside the Barca team, but this is a reality that their internal dissents have led their goodwill down. Actually, Nasri is out of the game for his knee injuries that he sustained in January, … [Read more...]