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Author: Wasi Manazir

Wasi Manazir

Wasi is a keen fan with loads of knowledge about the game. He has written for some of the world’s leading soccer websites and is a major Barcelona and Pune City FC fan. He loves the Champions League and watches 200+ EPL games & La Liga games per season.

Portrait of an iconic manager – Joachim Low

Portrait of an iconic manager – Joachim Low

Joachim Low has been at the helm of the German national team for over a decade now and has overseen some of the biggest talents in modern football during his reign at the national team.

Football’s Rising Stars – Leroy Sane

Football’s Rising Stars – Leroy Sane

  Leroy Sane started his football education as a toddler when he joined SG Wattenscheid 09 way back in 2001. Four years later, Schalke acquired him and he progressed rapidly through the ranks of the

The Greatest European Championships Teams

The Greatest European Championships Teams

West Germany 1972 Back in the 1970s, West Germany were at the peak of their game. The national team, which comprised of a core of players plying their trade for Bayern Munich, went on to

Greatest Underdog Stories – The rise and rise of Jamie Vardy

Greatest Underdog Stories – The rise and rise of Jamie Vardy

  At the end of England’s European Championship group stage match against Wales on June 16, an interesting statistic did the rounds of Twitter and other social media: Jamie Vardy has scored four goals with

Biggest Controversies in European championship history

Biggest Controversies in European championship history

General Franco stops Spain from participating at the 1960 Euro Back in the day when the continental European competition was first played, the map of Europe looked a whole lot different than it does today.

Portrait of an iconic manager – Vicente del Bosque

Portrait of an iconic manager – Vicente del Bosque

  Vicente del Bosque was a product of the Real Madrid youth academy who went on to have a successful 16-year association with Los Blancos’ first team. The midfielder went on to make over 500

Football’s Rising Stars – Granit Xhaka

Football’s Rising Stars – Granit Xhaka

  Granit Xhaka has signed for Arsenal this summer and has become the first acquisition for the Gunners in the ongoing transfer window. For the 23-year-old midfielder the north London club have paid €45 million,

Simen Agdestein – The footballer and the chess grandmaster

Simen Agdestein – The footballer and the chess grandmaster

It is hard enough to represent a country at the international level in one sport. It is even tougher to do in two different sports and it is yet another level of achievement to do

Greatest Underdog Stories – When Latvia played spoilsport for Germany at Euro 2004

Greatest Underdog Stories – When Latvia played spoilsport for Germany at Euro 2004

  Latvia’s only appearance at a European Championship came in 2004; they haven’t qualified for the elite continental competition since. On the other hand, Germany are royalty and not just in European football but across

Football’s Biggest Controversies – When Roy Keane stormed out of the World Cup

Football’s Biggest Controversies – When Roy Keane stormed out of the World Cup

Republic of Ireland were making only their third appearance at a World Cup in 2002 in South Korea and Japan. There was a buzz among their fans as the team, who had two Keanes –