Soccer

When fans of England’s Three Lions watched Dele Alli head Raheem Sterling’s cross beyond Robin Olsen to send their national team through to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018, little or none of them would have been able to predict the midfielder’s subsequent fall from grace five years later. At 26 years old, it still feels like there’s little time left to reignite his career, but his recent performances have been abysmal, to say the least, and if there’s any chance that things would change, it has to start now.

Arsenal has completely transformed under the Influence of the Club’s manager- Mikel Arteta. Yes the same Mikel Areteta whose job was threatened at the end of last season is at the cusp of securing Arenal a comfortable spot in the Champions League and maybe a Premier league title. It’s a surprise to the majority of us football fans as the expectation was that Arsenal would suffer yet another disappointing league campaign, with both Arteta and technical director Edu criticized immensely for their recruitment style and strategy, preferring young, promising, and underrated players to established, world-class players.

The Red Devils secured a new addition up top for manager Erik ten Hag last August, signing one of his key players from his former club Ajax in Antony Santos. The Dutchman looked to build his team in his mold after taking over in May and the latest signing is the statement, making him [Antony] Man Utd’s second-most expensive signing ever behind Paul Pogba.

During the earlier introduction of VAR in an international friendly between France and Italy in June of 2016, football enthusiasts expected that an end had come to all the loopholes or mistakes during matches.

After a bitter ending to his era at Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo has signed with Al Nassr on a two year deal. He signed a contract through the summer of 2025 and, according to reports, will receive $75 million per year

Arsenal have had their best start to the season since 2003, losing and settling for a draw just once this season. The addition of Jesus, Zinchenko and the return of Saliba from a season long loan has brought balance to the team’s defense and attack as well.

Messi finally won the World Cup title he had been seeking for years with Argentina after they beat France 4-2 on penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw. The Argentine scored twice and scored a penalty as well in the shootout to lead his country to World Cup glory.

As we all know, our favorite players are getting older and their era is coming to an end, but football is a generational sport that’ll continue to produce talents for years to come. As the likes of all time greats like Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Luka Modric, amongst others come to an end, a new era is shaping up, and it promises to be the most exciting yet.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Qatar after their bid beat that of South Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States. The awarding of this World Cup to Qatar created a lot of concerns regarding their suitability to host such a prestigious competition.

It usually goes like this in every major Football competition – most of the underdogs getting eliminated in the group stage or knockout round, a couple of favorites going out along the line en route to the final, and probably one underdog making it to an advanced stage of the competition.