From a Messi fan for Ronaldo! A tribute to the Legend.

-Swapnil Mukherjee I had to take a few deep breaths before writing this, coming from a…

Kishan double a sign of new India: Bring the kids on!

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay It was Ishan Kishan today. It can be someone else tomorrow. How do you…

Another shameful outing in Bangladesh, there ought to be changes in ideas!

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay All defeats hurt. Some of them sting and leave a long-lasting impact on the…

The Warner tale: One can’t keep getting punished for mistake once made

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay You committed a mistake and were caught red-handed. The jury was out and found…

Belgium Must Learn from Croatia

Both sides are packed with experience, and some of the greatest players in their nations’ history.…

I am rooting for Spain but it will be nice if Messi lifts the World Cup: Vishwanathan Anand

-Debasis Sen I am rooting for Spain but it will be nice if Messi lifts the…

Everything that could possibly go wrong for Qatar, the Asian champions, did, as they were embarrassed on the global stage in front of their home crowd.

Qatar Caught Up in the Perfect Storm   The Asian champions, who won the 2019 continental…

No country has a greater centre-forward tradition than Germany, and they will need goals from Niclas Füllkrug, an old-style striker, if they’re to go any further in the competition.

Füllkrug Could be Key to German Progress   The old-style centre-forward has had a journeyman career.…

16 thousand kms away, Kolkata turns into a Brazilian colony today!

-Boria Majumdar When Brazil last won the title in 2002, this is how the victory was…

Divine intervention and the joy watching the Messi goal!

-Atreyo Mukhopadhyay There are two things about something called a ‘grounder’ when it comes to the…