#David Silva: El Mago
Christopher Nolan’s Prestige opens with the narration of Michael Caine explaining the three parts of a magic trick. The first part is called ‘The Pledge’ where the magician takes something…
#GarethBarry: Premier League’s marathon man
Record breakers in any sport often steal the spotlight. When Usain Bolt clocked 9.58 seconds in the 100 m race, the world went crazy. When Michael Schumacher won five consecutive…
#PaulRobinson – The Goalscoring Goalkeeper
While Goalkeepers are paid to keep clean sheets and pull off saves that can win games, there are rare occurrences of shot-stoppers getting involved on the other side of the…
#GarySpeed – Charming Personality with glorious journey but a tragic end
While the entire world fights against an invisible enemy in form of COVID-19, there’s another invisible enemy that we have been fighting since centuries. Depression, anxiety and other mental disorders…
#DavidJames – The not so perfect role model
Human nature is naïve. Going through the pages of history, one can say that the human race has become programmed to follow a leader. We have become habituated of being…
#JamesMilner : Complete Football Player, Perfect Professional and a “Machine”
Football today has become a symbol of glitz and glamour. Swag, Glitterazzi, Skill and Style are some of the paramount features in a modern day footballer. In many ways, David…
#EmileHeskey: The football whipping boy protected by Kop
Strikers these days have turned into absolute poachers who have trained enough to bury the ball past anyone, anything, even past Typhon, the most fearsome Greek monster. The metamorphosed versions…
#MarkSchwarzer – The longest serving goalkeeper with 2 champions yet without a medal
Football through the decades has evolved and with the evolution of the game, football positions have revolutionized. This is definitely the case for full-backs, who are expected to participate heavily…
#PhilNeville – Football all rounder ( Player, Coach, Manager, Commentator and Pundit )
How often have we seen same blood siblings change the course of the world? Look at the Wright Brothers. Their combined genius gave shape to an airplane: a modern invention…
#PeterWhittingham #RIP – Mercurial #leftfooted magician who won #hearts of @CardiffCityFC fans
Where it all began.. Nuneaton-born Peter Whittingham began his career at boyhood club Aston Villa and was part of the club’s 2002 FA Youth Cup-winning team. Aston Villa youngster Peter…
#JamieCarragher – No club was bigger than Liverpool for this one club man
Every club has a rare breed of players that can be defined as “Generational Players”: The footballers who define a generation, who change the history of the club. While Liverpool and…
#RioFerdinand – The Colossal ball player defender of Manchester United
Manchester United were the trophy monsters of English Premier League having won 13 Premier League titles but their trophy haul was not just based on wing play and effective strikers,…
#SolCampbell – Judas of Tottenham Hotspur & Invincible at Arsenal
The English Premier League is fierce and an unforgiving animal. It is not for everyone and history supports that notion. You might be one of the best skilled players, you…
#StevenGerrard Captain Marvel of Liverpool
When Gerard Houllier arrived at Anfield, as part of his rebuilding program the first goal was to bolster Liverpool’s midfield. He was reminded by club secretary Peter Robinson that the…
#PaulScholes Ginger Prince of Manchester United
English Premier League has witnessed eras in football which were dominated either by player or manager’s personalities. Currently, Pep Guardiola’s multi-dimensional Manchester City and Jurgen Klopp’s unrelenting Liverpool have a…
#JermainDefoe – The player who never got too old to score
Let’s start with teasers… First professional football club – West Ham United Exception goal record at the age of 21 I don’t feel like I’m getting older I just get up…
