Manchester United may finally be sold, Ronaldo is also leaving
The drama between Ronaldo, the Glazers and Manchester United may come to an end soon as two major news stories have dropped recently. The first is, Ronaldo has decided to…
Son Heung-Min Partially In the World Cup?
Remember when Son Heung-Min had his unfortunate eye-socket injury and doctors did not want to confirm if he could represent his nation, South Korea in this year’s World Cup. However,…
Eagles rally to beat Colts, Cowboys thrash Vikings
By Simon EVANS (AFP) UPDATES WITH CHIEFS WIN The Philadelphia Eagles returned to winning ways with a thrilling 17-16 NFL late comeback win at the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. But…
Iran vs England: There’s still an Asian-class football gap
By Suresh Nair WHAT a surprise flying start for England as they hit the proverbial six with an unexpected 6-2 win in their opening World Cup match against Iran. Six…
Ali Beiranvand, Iran’s World Cup keeper had his nose broken
It was reported that Ali Beiranvand, the goalkeeper for Iran had his nose injured whilst colliding into a teammate during their opener. To top it off, the Iran vs England ended…
Why World Cup champions struggle
By Suresh Nair SOMETIMES you wonder why reigning world champions crash out of the group stages. Hey, Germany isn’t the first reigning champion to be booted out. It isn’t even…
Cristiano Ronaldo breaks silence regarding Piers Morgan interview
The drama between Cristiano Ronaldo and Erik ten Hag to the biggest blow when the interview of the famous footballer went live a few weeks back. It appears that Manchester…
World Cup fans: WE WANT BEER!
The whole scandal of the no-beer-zone stadiums in the Qatar 2022 World Cup has garnered a lot of attention from the press and fans on social media. Many non-Muslim fans…
Spurning World Cup favourites, Bangladeshi duo hoist South Korean colours
By Sam JAHAN (AFP) Bangladeshi chemist Abu Kowsir says South Korea gave his family prosperity -- so the least he can do is cheer on his benefactors when they begin…
There’s still an Asian-class football gap
By Suresh Nair YOU watched Sunday midnight’s opening World Cup between host Qatar and Ecuador? The 2-0 scoreline in favour of the South Americans showed an element of competitiveness but…
Graduate referee Taqi goes for Qatar World Cup
Suresh Nair THERE will be a graduate Singaporean in the heartbeat of Qatar’s World Cup, with Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Jahari, making his debut as a VAR (video assistant referee). Congratulations! He…
Watch football without a beer in hand!
By Suresh Nair ONE of the special beauties of World Cup football is to enjoy some liquor as you watch the big matches. Holding a beer gives you a “high”…
Ready for the big Qatar show
By Suresh Nair THIS weekend onwards and for the next four weeks, you will be glued to their television sets for the first-ever desert World Cup – something unimaginable to…
Love for Football and for Argentina Bring Thousands to Qatar
It is for the love of football but fans are also pouring into Qatar from India showing love for Argentina in particular. Guess what? More than 5,000 Argentina fans, from…
Liverpool: 5 players that were snubbed from the World Cup
Liverpool has been having a lot of mixed reviews as of late, Jurgen Klopp appears to be doing his best for the reds. They had scored 3-1 against Southampton right…
A brief record of World Cup blunders
We will never truly know how many other similar conspiracies there were in the past, but I982 will always be remembered as the worst conspiracy involving national teams during the…