With football fans often given a bad name when going abroad, it was great to see Man City’s travelling army enjoying themselves with their Borussia Dortmund compatriots in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor. Pep Guardiola’s side play Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, whilst the Bundesliga giants face Atletico at the Metropolitano on Wednesday. […]
Former Barcelona and Brazil football star Dani Alves was released on bail this week after posting a €1 million bond on Monday. The 40-year-old had been convicted of raping a woman in a nightclub just last month and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison, along with a €150,000 payment in damages […]
Chelsea’s trip to Anfield provides Mauricio Pochettino the opportunity to put a huge dent in Liverpool’s potential route to another Premier League title. The Blues are well off the pace in the English top-flight at present, so three points would be welcomed to give the West Londoners confidence if nothing else. Moreover, it would pin […]
Premier League outfit Newcastle United traveled to the Parc des Princes for their UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 clash with French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Tuesday night (November 28). With only four points on the board after four matches, fourth-placed Magpies needed a win over second-placed PSG (6 points) to take control of their […]
In his fortnightly exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Jon Smith, one of football’s first-ever agents and a man who was an integral figure in the forming of the Premier League, discusses his support of players with addiction, why Marcus Rashford was wrong to party after the Manchester derby, why a Saudi Arabian World Cup wasn’t a surprise […]
Holder of a Master’s degree in international law, I realized at the end of my university course that it was important to evolve in a field that we appreciate. Overnight, I decided to put an end to the dream of my parents, who saw me as a future lawyer, to live from my passion: sport. […]
For his first match after the Golden Ball coronation and the Clasico quietly won against Barça (3-1) where he was a scorer, Karim Benzema (captain) was a good starter this evening for the trip to the last of the championship, Elche, on behalf of the 10th day of La Liga. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti did […]
Lawyer Gabby Otchere Darko was at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday as a special guest of midfielder Thomas Partey. Gabby as he is popularly called witness Arsenal beat bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-1. Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey scored a wonderful goal assisted by Ben White to set the tone for the encounter. Partey couldn’t […]
The horrific details continue to emerge about Benjamin Mendy’s parties and the allegations that go with that, however it wasn’t clear if any of his Man City teammates were also involved. Most of the allegations center around Mendy and his “fixer” Louis Saha Matturie, but it’s been reported by The Guardian that claims have emerged […]
The General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo has rubbished claims that his outfit had a party to celebrate Hearts of Oak’s league triumph last season. Since assuming office, the Ghana FA administration has often been accused of having something against Asante Kotoko. As a result, some people speculated that it […]
