THE SPECIAL ONE ENTERS THE THEATRE OF DREAMS After much speculations and deliberations, Jose Mourinho returns to English football for the third time, only this time in a red shirt instead of the familiar blue one we are used to. He brings competition, winning mentality, comedy, box office interviews and if you go by what…
ANOTHER LION-DEL MESSI Yes Masherano’s red card was a litmus test of how hungry Barca were for the trophy and were they determined! The sending off meant that Barca had to dig deep and the stars had to work hard. I also saw Gerald Pique, Jordi Alba, Jeremy Mathieu and Dani Alves play long balls…
BIG SAM DOES IT AGAIN Okay if it was a Mourinho or Guardiola or Ferguson, they wouldn’t be coaching a team battling relegation –albeit Mourinho was in one at the start of the season – but Big Sam has done it again, even with a game to spare. He has kept Sunderland in the Premiership…
IS THE PREMIERSHIP OVERRATED? I was in Bali in December and I remember landing and thinking, I have to watch Chelsea play Leicester and also watch them play the UCL game against Porto. I checked the time zones and some games were coming up at 2am, so I asked at the hotel reception where I…
AGAINST ALL ODDS Congratulations to Leicester City FC! Starting out with 5000- 1 odds as favourites to win the title (The biggest odds ever!) yet Champions after 36 games! The first league title for Leicester in 132 years and the first league title ever for Claudio Ranieri after 28 years as manager! The first new…