Brazil 2014: European heavyweights handed tough draws
In the 2014 World Cup qualifying preliminary draw which took place at the Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, the main beneficiaries were South America.FIFA committee decided to retain the same qualifying berths for all the continents in the 2014 World Cup
Can the New Stars of La Masia Carry the Legacy Forward?
FC Barcelona strongly relies on the products of their youth system and have never been timid about giving La Masia cadets a chance in their senior team. In some occasions, the prominence of La Masia players in senior team becomes surprisingly high for...
5 Important late Goals by Sunil Chhetri
India defeated Myanmar 1-0 courtesy of a 90th minute goal from Sunil Chhetri. The win took us to 100 in the FIFA rankings which is our highest in 2 decades. The winner against Myanmar wasn't the first time captain...
Capello’s relationship with English FA was a loveless marriage
Capello’s existence as England coach appeared to be a joyless one. The Italian’s resignation is not really shocking as the relationship between Capello and the FA was “a loveless marriage” which they were locked into by his lucrative contract (£6 million a year) since the dismal failure in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It was expected that the FA would sack Capello after the World Cup. However they procrastinated and allowed him to continue till the end of Euro 2012.
Luca Caioli’s book captures Roberto Mancini like nothing else does
"Grazie Luca Caioli per avermi fatto imparare un po 'di italiano."
(Thank you Luca Caioli for making me learn a little bit of Italian and some more about football).
Learning Italian has always been one of my keen interests. Be it...
Indian Football: A few good men
The number of supporters and viewers of this beautiful game are increasing rapidly in India. Today we have many websites, many social networking sites, blogs and even some dedicated news program only on Indian football in regional news channels....
In Indian Super League’s Scheme Football Takes a Backseat
Reading through a report on IBNLive.com I could not help wondering that to what extent the IPL has damaged the concept of sports in the Indian psyche. It was amusing in part to listen to the 'wonderful' plans of Mr....
Michael Schumacher’s recovery inspires the Germany World Cup team
June 16, 2014 - German Double Bonanza
Double delight for German Sports enthusiasts as the 16th of June 2014 will be remembered in German history as a day of great joy. Seven-Time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher was reported...
Indian businessmen must tread cautiously whilst taking control of European clubs
New items such as India ready to help the European Union out of their debt crises and Indian owners bailing out English football clubs, are significant social signifiers of a changing world order. This change is evident in the...
Kolkata Derby Special – The Boro Match Which Starts At The Pitch & Ends...
A fresh football season has started yet again. A fresh season of passion and rivalry, ecstasy and heartbreak, diving and cheating, fairplay and red cards, goals and near misses, football drums and war chants. You live for one more...
