Author: Mohak Arora

The Selecao started the tournament perfectly as they beat Hungary 3-0 in their own den at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in Budapest. The Cristiano Ronaldo-led squad couldn’t muster an opening for 83 minutes before firing in 3 goals in the space of less than ten minutes. Defending champions Portugal didn’t mess about as they knew 3 points against Hungary would be crucial with Germany and France scheduled after a comparatively easier opening fixture. On the other hand, Germany was completely dominated by France as Die Mannschaft looked no match for Didider Deschamps’ men and had to suffer a humiliating 1-0 defeat in front of their own supporters. Joachim Low is…

The Azzuri started the tournament with a bang as they beat Turkey 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. In the second round, Roberto Mancini’s men are set to face the Switzerland contingent, which was frustrated to a 1-1 draw against Wales in their match on Saturday at the same venue. Since taking over the Italian team’s managerial job after the humiliating and unsuccessful qualification campaign for the Italian national team, Mancini has completely transformed the squad by simply using the players in the right positions and playing to their strengths. Switzerland players no pushovers, though, as they displayed against Wales following…

Luis Enrique enters his first major international tournament as a manager in turmoil with Spain’s whole Euros 2020 campaign under major doubt after a couple of their players tested positive for Covid-19 a few days before the start of the tournament. La Roja is supposed to open their Euros 2020 campaign with a crucial match against Sweden in the late kick-off on 14th June. The 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championship winners Spain went unscathed during their qualification campaign, winning 8 and drawing a couple of their 10 matches in Group F. Enrique’s team scored 31 goals and conceded only…

World Champions France comes into the 2020 Euros with the heartbreak of last edition’s final loss still alive in the minds of the manager, the players, and the fans. Germany is planning a perfect farewell to Joachim Low who has now managed the national team for 15 years and led the Germans to success in the WC2014 but couldn’t win the UEFA European Championship, losing in the semi-final twice and ending up as runners-up in the 2008 edition. Both sides are in Group F which is being referred to as the ‘Group of Death’ as it also contains defending champions Portugal and Hungary.…

England opens their Euros 2020 campaign with a high-profile battle against Croatia as some of the English fans are looking at the match as the perfect revenge for the semi-final defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Three Lions are one of the favourites to win the continental tournament after a rout in the qualification campaign where Gareth Southgate’s side scored 37 goals and conceded only 6 in reply in 8 matches. On the other hand, the Kockasti topped a group that had European heavyweights like Wales, Slovakia, and Hungary, with Zlatko Dalic’s team amassing 17 points from 8 matches. The two sides will…

Indian national football team is eyeing the most important fortnight in Igor Stimac’s reign as the head coach of the Blue Tigers. Currently, India has 3 points from their first 5 matches in the ongoing AFC qualifiers, and the upcoming three matches against reigning Asian champions Qatar, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan will be crucial for Stimac’s team to make it to the Asian Cup 2023. The Croatian is confident of his side making it to the AFC Asian Cup 2023 and says that the team is ready to give it their all despite a very short preparation camp ahead of the…

Indian national football team head coach Igor Stimac has named a 28-men list of probables that will be making the trip to Qatar. The final squad will be released after completing the quarantine procedure and training before the start of the last phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Blue Tigers currently have 3 points from their first 5 matches and will start their last phase of AFC qualifiers with a match against Qatar on June 3 followed by crucial matches against Bangladesh and Afghanistan on June 7 and June 15 respectively. Let’s have a look at the…

Since the advent of coloured jerseys, day-night matches, and the white ball in the world of one-day international cricket, many things have changed. The glamourization of the game has raked in new viewers and even attracted newer countries to start playing the ‘gentleman’s sport’. With the apparent glamourization of the game, one of the oldest gentlemen’s sports has also attracted a lot of unwanted controversies and scandals over the last three decades. After Muttiah Murlidharan was repeatedly reprimanded by the authorities for his unusual bowling action, bigger controversies in match-fixing involving Australian greats Shane Warne and Mark Waugh came to…

Odisha FC has announced that Spanish legend and World Cup winner David Villa will be joining their football committee. The 39-year-old would be the head of the club’s global football operations as well. Odisha CEO Rohan Sharma welcomed the former Valencia, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid man to the club and expressed that it has been a great journey for him from watching the star player on his TV to working with the man. “It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome David Villa and the DV7 group to the Odisha FC family! It’s crazy to think that when I started watching football…

The 2020-21 season of the Indian Super League came to an end as Mumbai City started a new era in their history under the leadership of Sergio Lobera. The former Goa manager led the club to a domestic double as they first won the ISL League Winners’ Shield and then defeated ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the ISL 2020-21 final to lift the cup as well. With the riches of the club, some Islanders fans are reassured that the club has already started establishing contact with a few local Indian talents while they have their eye on some of Asia’s…