It’s a year later than it was planned, but Euro 2020 is finally here. UEFA insists, of course, to keep calling it ‘Euro 2020’ despite the competition starting in June 2021. With just a couple of days for Euro 2020 to start, who are the favourites? Who could spring a surprise run? Here’s your lowdown on who are the favourites, contenders, pretenders, and who is just making up the numbers in Euro 2020! Euro 2020: …
Luis Suarez was ‘too old’ for Barcelona. The Blaugrana did not think twice before letting him go, only showing some reluctance when his destination was revealed to be title rival Atletico Madrid. He wasn’t even told face to face that his services will no longer be required by the Catalans. Instead he found that out through the media. About 10 months later, Luis Suarez scored the winner in Atletico’s final game of the season, securing …
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And so here we are, at the end of the season, watching an English tussle on the biggest of European stages, the UEFA Champions League final. Saturday’s encounter will be the fifth all-English European final. The first such matchup was way back in 1972. Tottenham beat Wolves and won the inaugural UEFA Cup (later rebranded as UEFA Europa League). The latest occurrence was in the 2018-19 season, when there were not one. but two all-English …
Oh, Lille. Since Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) took over Paris Saint-Germain back in 2011, PSG have only failed to win the Ligue 1 title twice. The first time was in 2011-12. An Olivier Giroud-powered Montpellier won the title. But, PSG were just finding their feet then. The second time was back in 2016-17. This time, a simply sensational Monaco side pipped them. That was a fantastic Monaco squad, with the likes of Danijel Subasic, Fabinho, …
Strap in, lads. The UEFA Europa Conference League is here, bringing intense excitement like never before! You didn’t buy it, did you? I won’t blame you. The announcement of the new competition last year was met with surprise, and in some cases, ridicule. Fans familiar with the English football pyramid are familiar with the term Conference. Up until recently, the fifth tier of English football was called Conference Premier, with the leagues below called Conference …