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Why Messi Left Barcelona?

Clubs All time leading goal scorer and Six time Ballon d’Or winner when expressed his desire to leave the club after the end of the last season. The whole world was on its feet  When everything was thought to be sorted out after agreement between both player and the club, a bomb-shell news was dropped on the evening of the meeting by Marca. Marca reported in it's post that there's been a debacle between Barcelona President, Laporta and the LaLiga Board which concludes Messi's signing in question. https://twitter.com/marca/status/1423315348812673029?s=21 Couple of hours later, Barcelona issued a statement on their website citing "Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of Spanish LaLiga regulations on player registration. As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties deeply regret that the wishes of the p...

How to watch Ligue 1 Matches in India?

Paris Saint-Germain had one of the best transfer windows in their history as they signed Barca Great Leo Messi, Real Madrid Legend Sergio Ramos, Euro Player of the tournament Donnarumma and Liverpool player Wijnaldum for free and also have acquired one of the best rising RB Hakimi in the 2021 summer transfer window. They have one of the best teams currently according to pundits and all the fans around the globe are excited to see the debut match of Messi, who will play with Neymar and Mbappe in the front line. Although, Ligue 1 matches are not telecasted in India. Broadcasting giants Star Sports and Sony Networks didn't show any interest at all in buying rights. However, third part sources are there like Twitter or pages like: PSG Vs Strasbourg Live Match Link Also, French channel TV5Monde Asie has been telecasting the Ligue 1 matches since long in India in their feeds. But the channel shows only a single Ligue 1 match per week. Unfortunately, PSG's second campaign ...

LaLiga Season Preview 2021/22

Overview The La Liga 2021-22 season will be the 91st season of La Liga and will be kicked off on 13 August 2021 with the game between Valencia and Getafe at Estadio Mestalla. Atlético Madrid will play as defending champions while RCD Espanyol, Real Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano have joined as the promoted clubs from the 2020-21 Segunda Division. The presence of fans might boost the confidence of the players as LaLiga allowed a certain number of spectators to watch the match since the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's look at the teams Atletico Madrid They will start the season as favourites.  With the new signing of Rodrigo De Paul, they stabilized their midfield who'll accompany Koke, Marcos Llorente, Thomas Lemar, Saul and Yannick Carrasco. In upfront, Luis Suarez leading the line with Jao Felix are also there to blaze. Shot stopper and MVP of the last season, Jan Oblak will be keen to rescue as well. The defending champion tag will provide them an extra morale boost. The ma...

The Truth Behind La Liga’s CVC Deal.

The Truth Behind La Liga’s CVC Deal. With all the financial problems that Covid-19 brought to all over the world including La Liga, it was almost inevitable that something like this would come around sooner or later. And so, on the 4 th  of August, the Spanish league announced to the public they had reached an accordance with CVC Capital Partners, an investment firm that mainly operates around Europe and Asia.         (Javier Tebas la liga president) What does the CVC deal entail? As many of you may already know, La Liga’s president Javier Tebas recently struck a deal with CVC but most of you many not know all of the facts behind the contact and the affects it would have on clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona.    This isn’t even the first time the banking company has invested in a sports with a recent €430.5 million deal with the Six Nations Rugby League and a majority stake in F1 that they bought for €1.6 billion.   The deal mea...

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON 2021-2022 PREVIEWS

Pep Guardiola successfully guided Manchester City to a seventh Premier League title, but they face stiff competition this season A new season is almost upon us, meaning fans across the nation are scrabbling to get the latest info on their teams, as well as devouring league previews and predictions.   The 2021-22 Premier League season will begin on Saturday, August 14 after a summer filled with international football action, with attention now turned to who will be named English champions. it would be Manchester City who are favourite at the beginning of the season. They have the manager who has been there for few years. The team is settled. The relationships are in place. The core of team is constant. They know how the other teammates are going to play. They have won it many times in the past. They know what it taken to handle the pressure and win key games. Premier league is more about consistency over the year, City are the best team in produce result...

YOUNG PLAYERS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE UPCOMING SEASON 2021-2022

These promising young talents remain under the radar but could break into the limelight in this campaign. As the new season in football begins, there are players moving in and around the club. While some have retained the same core sides, some have chosen to dip into the transfer market. But a selected number of young players, are expected to have good seasons. Every year, a collection of young players emerge and make their names. One of the most exciting aspects in football is to witness young players trying to make a name for themselves. The prodigies often find themselves duelling with experienced players and sometimes, comes out on top. As the 2021-22 season beckons, there are a few comparatively lesser-known young players, who are looking to have a breakout season. RYAN GRAVENBERCH (NETHERLANDS/AFC AJAX)  Age: 19 Position: Centre midfielder    (picture: Amir sohail via Vibrantframex) Gravenberch made his Ajax debut aged 16 and now, three years...

Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer: Is He Really the right man to take the club forward?

The baby-faced assassin. Super-sub. Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer has his fair share of monikers at Old Trafford.  Yes,as a player he was one of the best but that does not necessarily mean he will come anywhere near being a good let alone great manager. There have been many great players, over the years, who failed to make leap into management. His stay at Cardiff lasted only 9 months during which time they earned only 30 points & ended in relegation. And the beginning of Cardiff's start in the Championship was poor to say the least. Alright so when OLE got his job as a temporary manager at Man United there were lots of things already wrong at the club. Jose Mourinho had fallen out with many players like Pogba, Martial and others. The players wanted a way out of the club and were not playing for the club or the manager. This happened because he wasn’t backed in the summer by the board and he didn’t get the players he wanted because he knew this squad needed reinforcements. A...