After a hamstring injury, the 32 years old defender Javier Mascherano, returned to light training on 19th of February. Barcelona’s player had missed the last two club games against Paris Saint-Germain and Alaves, because of his inability to take part, picking an injury of the Copa del Rey semi-final clash…
Wayne Rooney, the captain of Manchester United, has been recovering from a small injury and has missed the last couple of games. His playing in the English Football Cup final against Southampton is put in doubt, and he will probably be absent again from the Europa League final 32-leg against…
Sabib Abbas Hassan was standing on the sidelines on a typical Sunday training session at Karbala FC, and he was feeling optimistic about the future of football in his torn by war country. The athlete, slim, greying, while wearing a black and blue tracksuit, laughs and makes jokes as he…
Antoine Griezmann and Manchester United is a story surely will not go away anytime soon. The 25-year-old, who managed to finish 3rd behind Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo at the Ballon d’Or awards this year, remains linked with a transfer to United. Not to mention that The Sun is now…
Plaudits to Cristiano for winning a fourth Ballon d’Or. This part year the Portugal captain has been part of a European Cup winning side and domestic Spanish title-winning team with Real Madrid. His trophy/medal cabinet must be close to overflowing after a panel of journalists chose him as the winner…
The man is the only animal that can trip two times on the same stone. Just one year ago, after the first El Clasico of the season, Real Madrid was already on the ropes. Straight out of the Copa del Rey due to an administrative blunder and destroyed 4-0 by…
The Old Trafford hierarchy continues to support Jose Mourinho despite the poor run of results in the Premier League. The Daily Telegraph reported that the Man United bosses are pleased with United’s current style of football under Jose Mourinho and agree with the manager’s assessment that the team is not…
BT has announced its support for St George’s Park, the Football Association’s National Football Centre that will develop coaches, sports scientists and young players. And Life’s A Pitch caught up with the FA’s Director of Football Development Sir Trevor Brooking for an exclusive chat to discuss the centre and his aspirations for the…
Liverpool legend Steve McManaman made his debut for the Reds in December 1990, the season that followed Liverpool’s 18th and final league title. It also happened to be Kenny Dalglish’s final season in charge at Anfield before his sudden resignation. McManaman went on to become a firm Anfield favourite with…
Just two seasons ago, Gareth Bale was in and out of the team at Tottenham and the butt of a cruel statistic that Spurs always lost when he played. But a move from left-back to left midfield saw a meteoric improvement in his performances as Bale went on to score…