Author: Snehasis Mukherjee

“Manchester is and always will be Red!” This tweet came from David de Gea, former Manchester United goalkeeper, just minutes after United’s 2-1 victory over arch-rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Despite starting the match as the underdog against the just-crowned Premier League champions, Eric ten Hag’s men rose to the occasion and secured a place in next year’s Europa League with this epic and well-deserved victory. It was the Red Devils’ 13th FA Cup title and the timing of this trophy could not have been better. A horrible league season had culminated with United…

“When they (Arsenal) faced us at the Etihad, I saw them and said ‘Ah, these guys, they don’t want to beat us, they just want a draw.’ And that mentality, I don’t think we would do it the same way. And we caught them (in the title race). At the end, if you give us one point, we will win the last seven, eight games even though it’s so tough. So, I think that shows our mentality.” These were the words of Manchester City’s Rodri just after winning the Premier League for the fourth consecutive time. That statement just showed…

Gareth Southgate announced a 33-man provisional squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 on Tuesday, and the biggest news that broke the Internet was the absence of Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling from the squad. Rashford’s Manchester United teammate, Jadon Sancho, was another notable omission, as was the injury-plagued Chelsea full-back, Reece James. Rashford has been in poor form this season, scoring just eight goals and contributing five assists across 42 games in all competitions. The downturn in his performances contributed greatly to Manchester United’s eighth-place finish in the English Premier League (EPL), their worst in decades. Lack of…

On May 18, 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the heart of Bengaluru. Rain could yet play spoilsport for fans and players in the 68th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). However, there is a unique connection between rain and RCB’s matches in Bengaluru on May 18 over the years. In 2013, against CSK, RCB played an eight-overs-a-side game, while in 2016, against Punjab Kings, they played a 15-overs-a-side match. Not only have RCB won all four of their matches on this date, but Virat Kohli, their…

11 May 2024, Aleksandar Mitrovic’s brace helped Al-Hilal to defeat Al-Hazm 4-1 and clinch the Saudi Pro League 2023-24 title with three games left to play. They are unbeaten (29 wins, 2 draws) in the league, after an underwhelming campaign last year when they finished third behind Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr. Cristiano Ronaldo was already there at Al-Nassr, but ahead of the 2023-24 season, many proven European stars joined these Saudi teams. Karim Benzema, another Real Madrid legend, joined Al-Ittihad, the champions, while Al-Hilal went through a major overhaul. They brought quality players like Neymar, Malcom, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Ruben Neves, Kalidou…

The ongoing season has turned out to be a nightmare for Casemiro, and the latest indignity was being left out of Brazil’s squad for the upcoming Copa America tournament, starting June 20, 2024. At club level, for Manchester United, it has been a hot-and-cold season for the Brazilian. But he will not add to his 75 Brazil caps this summer, which included Copa America glory in 2019. According to The Athletic, Dorival Junior, Brazil’s manager, said: “Casemiro deserves respect from all of us. Three months ago, I told him what I expected of him. He knows very well what I…

East Bengal FC (EBFC) are reportedly interested in signing Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia) from Mumbai City FC (MCFC), ahead of the next season. According to sources, the Red and Gold Brigade have already enquired about Apuia’s availability for the next season. Initial talks have taken place, though East Bengal are yet to meet Mumbai’s valuation. As reported earlier by RevSportz, the meeting between East Bengal’s club officials and sponsors, Emami group, took place on Thursday. The officials stated that they have already initiated the process of recruiting two wing-halves, a midfielder, and a defender. They have been in talks with a…

Snehasis Mukherjee from YBK Stadium Mumbai City FC put a full stop to Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s dream of winning a treble as they defeated the Green and Maroon Brigade 3-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium in the ISL Final. It was an unexpected nervy start from the home side as the visitors completely dominated. In the last league game, Vikram Partap Singh was not there and today, he showed what Mumbai missed. The way Vikram made runs, put crosses into the boxes and linked up with Chhangte, MBSG defence faced sheer heat! Chhangte, as expected, was the best player…

A Treble will be on the cards for Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) when they take on Mumbai City FC on Saturday in the ISL final. But what makes Mohun Bagan favourites going into this summit clash is their fortress, the Salt Lake Stadium. The Green-and-Maroon brigade have earned the right to play the final at their home ground as they finished above MCFC in the league phase. This time, Mumbai also know what kind of hostile atmosphere awaits them. In the last league game against Mumbai, Mohun Bagan had to win to clinch the League Shield, and 61,000 fans…

The stage will be set at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on May 4, 2024, when Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) take on Mumbai City FC (MCFC) in the final match of the ongoing ISL season. Bagan beat Mumbai in the race for the ISL shield, and both teams will now fight for another trophy. On the day of a big final, some players need to step up their game and become game-changers for their respective teams. Fans will keep their eyes on these quality players from both sides who have the potential to turn things in favour of…