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Norway's ‘Viking Row’ is charming and aggressive. It says that top players like Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard are hardened warriors who have...
2026 FIFA World Cup so far—messy, expensive, controversial and brilliant.
For Colombia, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is about participating after almost a decade. But, for Falcao, it’s a reminder of a World Cup moment that...
From Gabriel Batistuta's machine-gun routine to Robbie Keane's finger-gun salute, guns aren't foreign to goal celebrations. Backlash against Iran’s...
This was the first glimpse of Pochettino's World Cup version. And, it was a moment of pure football. Not soccer.
Mexico wanted to end their winless Day 1 run at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and finally had the chance to ‘settle the score’ against South Africa in...
Today, as Jordan gets ready to face Austria, Algeria, and defending champions Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, India, ranked 139th, will once again be...
This is the first Asian side entering a World Cup where success and failure will be judged not by group-stage survival or an upset, but by how far...
Nobody says they miss flawless and technical football. You can only hear, ‘I miss the old Brazil.’
England has finally realised that to win a match, a team is more necessary than star players whose egos clashed with each other on the field.
The World Cup comes once every four years, but careers aren’t aligned accordingly. One injury, one failed qualification campaign, one bad season,...
Cristiano Ronaldo is not immune to age. His aura survives, but the aura will not win Portugal any trophies.
Messi has already 'shaken hands with paradise' in 2022 after lifting the World Cup in Qatar. Ronaldo, despite his staggering achievements, still...
The emotional tone surrounding Arsenal has completely shifted. The jokes are disappearing. And perhaps that is the clearest sign of all. Title’s in...
New Delhi: Abhishek Banerjee could be heard everywhere in the weeks before the West Bengal Assembly election. The TMC honcho and Mamata Banerjee’s...
From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now,...
From Messi to Ronaldo, the Champions League has been a stage to display brilliance. This year, the midfield reclaimed its status as a facilitator of...
Historically, football has been used as a lens through which political anger, identity, and resistance come into focus. From Mohun Bagan to Didier...
In a city like Liverpool, Salah became something more than a footballer. 'Salah became so popular that most of the babies born in Merseyside were...
Messi was not merely choosing a ‘better life’ when he moved to the US; instead, he was calculating his next moves to lift another World Cup.
To expect India to suddenly rout top-class teams is irrational. It only happens in video games.
Who knows the Lamborghini guy escaped the toll on purpose. After all, they could not test the beast by touching the odometer to 200 kmph. Most...