Football : A paradigm shift
Playing football is part of my daily routine. Five-on-five, three-on-three, and on really good days, seven-on-seven, we can do with any number as long as we play. Since our make-shift ground is…
Dean Ashton: Career & Life after Football
Many people who claim to know a lot about football believed that Dean Ashton had the potential and the talent to make it big in football. Many even touted him as…
That’s just Essien!
“Lampard lays it off for Essiennnn…What a scorcher…unbelievable! This should win a game.” followed by the huge uproar from the Chelsea fans… It’s been a long time since that has happened. I…
Domestic leagues and national teams : The connection
Spain. Barcelona. What do we infer from these two words? Football-wise? Excellence. Supremacy. Brilliance. All these can be one-word answers to the said question. Similarly, if we stretch our time frame to…
The Cushiest Job in the World
You get to wear a natty suit. You get to appear on the telly. You get to tear into your rivals on a public forum. You get to refer to Sir Alex…
If you are a Gooner…
If you are a Gooner, and don’t live in a remote part of the world where you aren’t surrounded by thousands of football fanatics, you most certainly have a best friend, a…
Devilish Outlook
The Red Devils have kicked off their pre-season campaign in South Africa. There’s an interesting stat connected to our pre-season tours in SA – we’ve gone there three times in the past…
The Importance of being English
He was walking down a lonely road, when suddenly, there jumped out in front of him, not one, but two old Scottish men with greyish-white hair. One of them…
Sunil Chhetri to Sporting Lisbon : Looks can be deceptive
‘Sunil Chhetri signs for Sporting Lisbon’. ‘WHAT!’, ‘Are you serious?’, ‘No way!’. The statement and the reactions from two weeks ago. You could take any group of football fans from anywhere across…
Right Back Dilemma
What a brilliant transfer window we Chelsea fans are enjoying ! We have made some exciting young signings in the form of Marko Marin and Eden Hazard. Latest reports also suggest that…
Modern footballer 1 – 0 Club
A lot has been said about loyalty of players towards their club. A lot has been pondered upon about the power of the agents in a player’s decision over staying at a…