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Dark Past of Doping in Football.

In a recent podcast discussion involving Premier League legends Ian Wright, Roy Keane, and Gary Neville, big shots were fired by the former Manchester United players. Keane and Neville really could have sworn that they played against some teams who were not clean. “A couple of Italian teams,” Keane specified. In their conversation, the pair seemed pretty convinced that some of the teams they played against were doping. The former Red Devils insisted that they were fit themselves – didn’t drink, smoke, or do any of that stuff – but they’d finish a very intense game totally knackered and exhausted, meanwhile their Italian opponents would be looking like they’re ready to go on for another 90 minutes. This statement from the United Old Boys was sort of corroborated by their former boss, Sir Alex Ferguson who said that the Red Devils should have enjoyed more European success during hi...

5 Incidences When Players Were Attacked by Managers.

Every now and then, we hear of bust-ups between players.Neymar vs Mbappe, Mane vs Sane, and the infamous Bowyer vs Dyer from years back. We’ve also heard of coaches going up against each other, remember Tuchel and Conte in the Premier League? But you know what we hardly hear of? Managers attacking players. But best believe, the fact that you don’t hear of it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Things like this happen more often than you think, and we’ll discuss in this post. Managers fighting with their players. These are 5 instances when players were attacked by managers. Let’s start with a recent occurrence involving Bayern star Leroy Sane and Union Berlin coach Nenad Bjelica . The clubs locked horns in the Bundesliga and it was a hard-fought game which Bayern ended up winning 1-nil. But a much bigger story came out of that game and it was Bjelica hitting Sane in the second half. The Union Berlin manager was holding on to the ball for a little too long for ...

Managers who could replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

The footballing world was hit with one of the biggest shockers this season – Jurgen Klopp will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.The German was surely not on the list of coaches we expected to leave a big club this season.He is the longest-serving current manager in the Premier League and has led Liverpool to a lot of success in his 8+ years there, but the former Dortmund boss is ready to say goodbye to Anfield this summer because, according to him, he is running out of energy and cannot continue to do this job again and again. Since this news broke,only one question has been on the lips of football fans all around the world, who will replace him? Well, we have some educated guesses here. These are 8 managers who could replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.The most obvious one is certainly Xabi Alonso . He spent 5 years playing for Liverpool and is loved by the fans, so sentiments are definitely on his side. But more importantly, he see...

9 Most Versatile Players in Football World Right Now.

Every coach loves a specialist.But if there's one thing that modern coaches love even more, it's players who can play in multiple positions and still look comfortable.Many players are not able to do that.Today we'll talk about some of these players who can execute multiple roles to perfection.And who better to start with than Federico Valverde ? You'd struggle to find a more versatile player than this guy.Although he is primarily a central midfielder, he has also been deployed as a defensive midfielder, a right back and even a winger.And what's even cooler that how he executes every role to perfection.He even helped Real Madrid win the Champions League in 2022 while playing as a right winger.And with how fluid Carlo Ancelotti likes his team to be, you just know Valverde will keep being a regular face in the team.Another Real Madrid player who has shown his versatility is Eduardo Camavinga .Camavinga, who is primarily a central midfielder, has had to play defensive...