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Gareth Bale - a superstar of the game

Gareth Bale - a superstar of the game

Shuvro Saif 2023-01-11 18:35:30

From Southampton to Los Angeles FC, Gareth Bale's career lasted over 16 years, yet, the greatest-ever Welsh player has retired from football with only 505 appearances (club and country combined) and 1...

Pele - the Greatest Of All Time

Pele - the Greatest Of All Time

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-12-31 15:38:38

The world is two days old without Pele, the first real 'star' of the game of football. With Maradona deceased in the year 2020, the death of Pele brings an end to the iconic duo's existence on the pla...

Life lessons Leo Messi taught us in this World Cup

Life lessons Leo Messi taught us in this World Cup

Shuvro Saif 2022-12-24 19:07:54

The World Cup is over, but the aura is still alive. What Lionel Messi and Co. showed in this World Cup will certainly be part of folklore and myths. People who witness greatness in motion will keep...

France vs Argentina: The tactical battle will decide the title

France vs Argentina: The tactical battle will decide the title

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-12-18 15:58:45

After almost a month of entertainment and drama, the FIFA World Cup is finally coming to an end, with the match between Argentina and France tonight at 9 p.m. Bangladesh time.  Whatever the resu...

The World Cup of underdogs

The World Cup of underdogs

Neel Rahman 2022-11-28 18:35:13

The 2022 Qatar World Cup was marred with several questions before even a ball was kicked. But since it was, everything has changed as the first World Cup in the middle east has produced some excellent...

Aged back-line might daunt Brazil's 'Mission Hexa'

Aged back-line might daunt Brazil's 'Mission Hexa'

Neel Rahman 2022-11-23 18:14:54

Brazil are ready to launch their famous ‘Mission Hexa’ in Qatar, and this time around, they have the team for it, despite some concerns. Tite, one of the few managers coming from Russia t...

Why Brazil's chances of going past quarter final are slim

Why Brazil's chances of going past quarter final are slim

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-11-14 15:04:39

Brazil, being the most successful team in the history of the FIFA World Cup, gets the tag of 'favourite' before almost every world cup.  The trend has continued this year, and pundits regard the...

Cristiano Ronaldo has only himself to blame

Cristiano Ronaldo has only himself to blame

Shuvro Saif 2022-10-22 22:01:58

Cristiano Ronaldo is going through the worst phase of his long and illustrious career will be an understatement. Things have been going south for him since the end of the 2021/22 season in every possi...

Is Vinicius less appreciated?

Is Vinicius less appreciated?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-10-06 17:09:18

Real Madrid have a knack for picking up Brazilian talents, which has been evident over the years. So when Vinicius came to Santiago Bernabeu from Flamengo in 2018, expectations of him were quite high....

Haaland is edging past Mbappe with clinical football

Haaland is edging past Mbappe with clinical football

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-10-03 17:47:31

Erling Haaland has grabbed the attention of the entire football world yet again after his stunning performance against Manchester United last night. The Norwegian bagged a hat-trick, which has become...

Argentina playing solid football, Lionel Messi leading from the front

Argentina playing solid football, Lionel Messi leading from the front

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-28 17:48:57

The Argentina National Football Team endured much criticism from fans and experts alike for being a team full of heavyweights that failed to perform at tournaments. But after winning Copa America last...

Reasons for England's sufferings with a talented team

Reasons for England's sufferings with a talented team

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-27 19:24:36

The global football community has long discussed failures by the England National Team on the biggest stages. The English National Team is probably one of the most well-known worldwide due to their ub...

Girls won the battle on many fronts

Girls won the battle on many fronts

Neel Rahman 2022-09-26 13:28:47

Bangladesh's national women’s team produced something stellar in Nepal. It has already been repeated time and time over the media, especially after the grand reception they got with an open-de...

Midfield will be Brazil's weakest point in the World Cup

Midfield will be Brazil's weakest point in the World Cup

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-25 15:55:14

The current squad of Brazil National Football has some of the most recognisable names in football. With world-class players in almost every department, the team is dubbed as one of the favourites to w...

Germany men's football team no more look formidable

Germany men's football team no more look formidable

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2022-09-24 17:05:50

The start of this international break didn't turn out to be as anticipated for the German National Football team after a 1-0 defeat against Hungary, which turned out to be the team's first defeat afte...

Can Mbappe win the Ballon d’Or with this attitude?

Can Mbappe win the Ballon d’Or with this attitude?

FE Online 2022-09-22 15:24:40

Experts have regarded Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland among the brightest of the next generation of superstars. But despite performing quite well and consistently, there is the elephant in the room,...

Where did Barcelona lose after dominating Bayern in first half?

Where did Barcelona lose after dominating Bayern in first half?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-09-14 14:06:40

FC Barcelona went all out this summer, selling their major financial rights to bring in world-class players. Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Jules Kounde were amongst those.  They did some sma...

Ronaldo's time has come - the end has finally arrived!

Ronaldo's time has come - the end has finally arrived!

Neel Rahman 2022-09-08 16:15:40

‘The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.’ When Robert Frost wrote that line, he definitely did not think about Cristiano Ronaldo or football. But as reality is stranger...

Chelsea sack Tuchel - every bit an unwise decision

Chelsea sack Tuchel - every bit an unwise decision

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-07 16:48:21

Thomas Tuchel, the 49-year-old manager of Chelsea, has been sacked from the club following a 1-0 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. The German had a relatively succe...

Barcelona renewing Sergi Roberto makes no sense now

Barcelona renewing Sergi Roberto makes no sense now

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-05 17:16:55

Sergi Roberto's previous contract was going to end last season. Barcelona initially looked reluctant to renew, while Roberto was on the contrary. However, the contract was renewed for one more year a...

The legendary trio has broken, what next?

The legendary trio has broken, what next?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-09-01 18:59:01

There have been plenty of blockbuster transfers in this window. The latest one is Casemiro joining Manchester United from Real Madrid. Manchester United seems happy because they could finally recruit...

Manchester City got the missing piece of the puzzle in Erling Haaland

Manchester City got the missing piece of the puzzle in Erling Haaland

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-01 16:31:41

Pep Guardiola has been criticised incessantly in the past few seasons for quite a few things, and not deploying a pure centre-forward in most games has been one of them.   After Sergio Ague...

Will Casemiro and Lisandro end back-line and midfield woes of Manchester United?

Will Casemiro and Lisandro end back-line and midfield woes of Manchester United?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-08-25 15:05:25

Manchester United have long been suffering from subpar performances in the defensive compartment of the team.  With captain Harry Maguire often being out of form and not having a proper destroye...

Manchester United have a long way to go to find their mojo

Manchester United have a long way to go to find their mojo

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-08-24 14:02:25

The 2017-2018 season is famous in English football for Manchester City’s glorious 100 points league campaign. However, everyone forgets that Manchester United ended the season with 81 points. G...

Does Conte have a fair shot at the Premier League title?

Does Conte have a fair shot at the Premier League title?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2022-08-20 13:21:49

After Conte took over Tottenham Hotspur from Nuno Espirito Santo, expectations from fans were quite high for him. As a veteran manager who has won many domestic titles, he was thought to be the man wh...

PSG dug their grave themselves

PSG dug their grave themselves

Neel Rahman 2022-08-18 15:38:53

After yet another early exit in their last UEFA Champions League campaign, Paris Saint-Germain opted for a revised strategy this time. Gone were the days of extravagant spending and signing star name...

PSG or City - who got the better squad?

PSG or City - who got the better squad?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-08-13 20:38:31

Manchester City and PSG, at this moment, are probably the two European teams with the strongest squad depth this season. The sheer number of football stars these two teams have at this moment is unmat...

Plenty of new signings for Barcelona: Where is the money coming from?

Plenty of new signings for Barcelona: Where is the money coming from?

Neel Rahman 2022-08-10 16:22:46

FC Barcelona have been in a financial crisis since late 2020, and that resulted in them having to let go of Lionel Messi, along with Antoine Griezmann. But in the current transfer window, they have be...

Premier League in thrilling mood from the first gameweek

Premier League in thrilling mood from the first gameweek

Mahtab Jamil 2022-08-08 18:56:50

English Premier League is the most watched domestic football tournament around the world. It’s because the league is full of actions and drama. As the 2022/23 season started on the 7th of August...

Can Ronaldo ever regain his cult image among the United fans?

Can Ronaldo ever regain his cult image among the United fans?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-08-07 16:50:04

Manchester United are known for their large and passionate fan base throughout the world. In this century, their huge global fandom can be broken down into three particular names - Sir Alex Ferguson,...