Soccer is the world of uncertainties where top knocking players /officials are always taken as the priciest assets for their clubs, however if they fail to justify their worth, these club don’t mind throwing them out overnight and this trend is more prominent in English soccer which is known for its professionalism and wants only results. Andre Villas-Boas, the former Spurs coach is one such official who was sacked by Tottenham back in December and Portuguese football think tank has since been more selective and cautious for his next destination. He has not signed any deal with any team since his previous association with league club and justifies this break as a necessary to reload his batteries after a daunting period in England. He recently gave an interview where he talked about his past experience and why he is not available to be signed these days, he, though, justified his break as the opportunity to look around and filter out the best places coz he does not want to be with a … [Read more...]
Hazard and Torres shine in Chelsea 2-0 win over Hull
This year seems to be getting more heat in the English Premier League that is why leaderboard positions are dancing with every match. Chelsea, the nowhere team in the beginning of the season, is on the top against all the predictions of every soccer pundit, in fact, they had never been in the winner list for any expert, but you call it a magnificent show in the middle or whatever this North London team stunned everybody when they reached to the top of English top flight. The magic came true on Saturday when they defeated Hull by 2-0 thanks to an impressive performance from 29-year-old Spanish footballer Fernando Torres and 23-year-old Belgian center back Eden Hazard who supplied the food for their ultimate top spot. It was 200th match appearance for the Torres in the English top league that enlisted him in the elite list of league players’ staying for so long over here. Though, Chelsea can only enjoy its peak position for another few days as Arsenal and Manchester City both are going … [Read more...]
Introducing La Liga’s “LFP World Challenge”
Spain has ever been one of the strangest soccer playing nations and it holds true for their domestic league as well. In fact, if we dig inside the historical facts, La Liga is perhaps the most loved professional soccer leagues in the world which consists some of the brightest soccer talents from around the world. When everyone looks at how exaggeratedly English premier league is being marketed globally by English think tanks, Spanish masters have come up a similar plan which could expand their reach into nontraditional regions as well. According to La Liga bosses, they have planned a tourney called ‘LFP World Challenge’ which will contain exhibition games being played throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia and promote Spanish soccer culture in those regions. The promising plan was launched on Thursday by Spanish Football League (LFP) president Javier Tebas along with Spain’s sport minister Miguel Cardenal. The play format will allow games to be played in other countries … [Read more...]
Pepe Mel replaces Steve Clarke at West Brom
Sacking and appointments are everyday affair in top soccer leagues around the world, especially in English leagues where a sacked official usually replaces another sacked official. This time, we are talking about Real Betis sacked boss Pepe Mel who has joined in place of another sacked head coach Steve Clarke at West Brom. Terms of the contract are not yet cleared, but tenure of the contract is eighteen months which should be enough for new coach to show his entitlement at The Hawthorns. It has been around one month passed by West Brom sacked its former coach Steve Clarke and they were since looking for a better choice for the top post and eventually found their candy in Mel who has already been linked with them by the media to assume the key responsibility. Though, details of the deal are not clear, close sources say club has agreed and allowed new manager to bring his backroom staff which they refused last month. He was actually not the only one in the preferred list for West Brom as … [Read more...]
Wenger pledges to hire worthy players this January
First half of the current EPL season has been like a dream for North London Club Arsenal, in fact they ruled not only on the field but also on the leaderboard and retained their top position for many months, but injuries to their top performers led them down in the beginning of the second half and they had to give space to others like Manchester City. Despite all that, this league club is still among the top two teams in English topflight, and as per an early estimate, they surely have a better chance to win their dream title if they could refill empty space into their quad. Arsene Wenger, their manager, is positive towards this transfer window and wants to bring some strength into their team that could fill the gap created by injuries and after unavailability of Nicklas Bendtner it has become necessary too; he sprained his ankle on New Year day match with Cardiff City. If we look at dancing league table in last few days, Manchester City and Arsenal are the two teams occupying top spot … [Read more...]
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