What’s happening at Juventus?

Whether Allegri likes it or not, the fans are angry and frustrated. Our support won't ever stop, but we are seeing a lack of desire in the team. It's not just about possessing the ball, it's what you do with it. And in this point, the team looks delusional & out of ideas. We are …

A change in rules

UEFA has decided to abolish the away goals rule in all it's competitions. Yes, you read it right, there will no longer be an away goal advantage for any team in the European competitions! First it was suggested that the away goals rule would not be applied if the teams go to extra time following …

Who’s next?

With Conte leaving Inter, Allegri re-joining Juve and Carlo Ancelotti making the move back to Real Madrid, this summer is looking to be a big mercato for the managers. Some clubs made their move really early and even before the end of last season. Roma signed Jose Mourinho, days after being sacked by Tottenham. Bayern …

What did Stevie do?

May 2018, Steven Gerrard's first words at Ibrox were "Let's go" Glasgow Rangers has been suffering for years & years, letting Celtic dominate completely in Scottish football. The appointment of Stevie G was an exciting one as thousands lined up outside Ibrox to get into the stadium on the day he was appointed. He was …

The Super League: Enough is enough

12 presidents & owners of 12 major clubs came together to produce a tournament that would kill football, our football, as we know it. Yes, that what would happen if the proposed and signed Super League would do if it went on. But, the brilliant part of it is that the fans, the real fans …

Giuseppe Meazza: The Elegant Italian

"He was only Italian that stood out amongst the sensational Brazilians & Argentines" Born on 23 August 1910, Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza, also known as "il Balilla" was an Italian football player and a manager. He played for Inter in the 1930s, winning 3 Serie A titles (1930-38-40) as well as Coppa Italia (1939), scoring 242 …

The story of Lev Yashin

"The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save" - Lev Yashin Lev Ivanovich Yashin, known as the "Black Spider" or "Black Panther", born in October 1929, died in March 1990. He was regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in football history, known …

Jimmy Hogan: The founding teacher of the short-passing strategy

“We played football as Jimmy Hogan taught us. When our football history is told, his name should be written in gold letters” Those were the words of Gustáv Sebes, the coach of the great Hungary side of the early fifties about Jimmy Hogan. So, who was Jimmy Hogan and how did he affect football? Hogan …

Mic’ing up the refs & the change of rules

Apparently the English FA has always to be different, sometimes one feels it's just for the sake of it! From how they started applying the VAR to applying 3 substitutions instead of 5 this season, unlike everywhere else, they are now debating whether to mic'up the refs during football matches so that we can hear …

Was Solskjaer right?

After drawing 3-3 against Everton this week, Solskjaer stated the following on Sky Sports: "We shouldn't be considered as title-chasers". Weird statement in my opinion, as Manchester United lies in the second place in the league, 5 points away from City on top, 8 points if City wins their game in hand. As I once …