Barcelona this evening sacked Quique Setién after eight months in charge, citing a “wider restructuring of the first team”. The unsurprising move to sack their second manager this season comes following their European humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich in the quarterfinal on Friday night. The embarrassing 8-2 loss is a capitulation of the…
Manchester City’s hope of landing the Champions League which has been the holy grail for years has just been dashed by French side Olympique Lyonnais, in the quarterfinal in Lisbon. Two late goals from substitute Moussa Dembélé condemned last season’s quarter-finalists to a 3-1 defeat after labouring for an equaliser nine minutes after the hour….
RB Leipzig dumped Atlético Madrid out of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals following a 2-1 win in an amazing tie in Lisbon. It is the first-ever Champions League semi-final for the German club established in 2009. Dani Olmo headed Leipzig into a well-deserved lead before João Félix equalised from the penalty spot with less than…
French Champions Paris Saint Germain scored two late goals against Atalanta in a remarkable comeback to reach the Champions League semifinals. It was an auspicious match for the French giants as the Les Parisiens hoped to celebrate the 50th year anniversary of the club with a convincing win against the Bergamo outfit – and at…
Chelsea’s defensive problems are well documented; 54 goals shipped in the league (a goal every 63 minutes), and another 16 in the Champions League. As evaluated in the first part of our analysis, the bigger problem lies in the structuring of the team; the way they press, the compactness, and the overall tactical organization of…
Maurizio Sarri has been sacked after one season in charge of Juventus after their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 elimination to Lyon last night. The ex-Chelsea and Napoli boss leaves his post despite winning the Serie A title this season, with performances and standards having dropped compared to recent years. Sarri failed to impose…
Manchester United’s hopes of landing Jadon Sancho have been dashed as talks between the two clubs have broken down. The 20-year old has been on United’s radar long enough and has been made Red Devil’s number one transfer target this summer. It had been reported that United have agreed terms with the English winger but…
Ciro Immobile has had a memorable 2019/20 season, to say the least. For any striker, scoring goals is what makes them tick, and doing so more regularly than anyone else, over the course of a prolonged season is a life’s worth of dreams and hard work. The Italian marksman secured his third Capocannoniere award as…
Victor Osimhen has completed his move to Italian giants Napoli in one of the most anticipated moves of the summer. The Nigerian has been one of the brightest youngsters in Europe’s top five leagues in 2019/20 and joins the Serie A giants in a €50 Million deal, a record for a Nigerian Osimhen joins I…
The Heads up FA Cup Final throws up a special London affair under the Wembley arch with a clash of London rivals who happen to be the most successful sides (six apiece) in the FA Cup in this millennium. This fixture is befitting of a modern-day FA Cup final as Arsenal and Chelsea share 21…
