Articles By M. A. Umair (531)

Ball handling skills at its best!

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Aug 5 2010

Diego Maradona scored with the ‘Hand of God’, Lionel Messi copied the legendary footballer’s most famous goal, Thierry Henry broke Irish hearts when his hand put France through at their…

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Can Ramires improve Chelsea?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Aug 5 2010

The 23 year old Benfica midfielder, Ramires, has now signed an £18.2 million deal with the London club Chelsea. He signed with the Portuguese giants for £6.2 million from Cruzeiro…

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Ibrahimovic: “I shall remain a Barca player.”

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 29 2010

Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic speaking in Norway on thursday has said that he will be staying at what he believes to be “the best club in the world”. In his…

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2010 Emirates Cup Preview

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 29 2010

The fourth version of the Emirates Cup kicks off this Saturday, 31st July 2010. The tournament is hosted by the Premier League club Arsenal and the format of the tournament…

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C.D. Guadalajara vs Manchester United Match Preview

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 29 2010

The last game of the Manchester United’s 2010 tour of the Americas will be a stop in Guadalajara, Mexico to help Club Deportivo Guadalajara inaugurate their brand new 45,000 seater Estadio Chivas.

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Emirates Cup: Arsenal vs AC Milan – Match Preview

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 29 2010

Arsenal kickoff their 2010 Emirates Cup against the Italian giants AC Milan in the second of the tournament.

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Emirates Cup: Celtic vs Lyon – Match Preview

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 29 2010

Celtic vs Lyon Emirates Cup Emirates Stadium, London Saturday, July 31st 2010 14:00 (BST) The opener of the Emirates Cup will be played between the Scottish giants Celtic and the…

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Rabotnicki Skopje vs Liverpool: Match Preview

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Aug 5 2010

For the third qualifying round of the Europa League, Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool are in Macedonia to play Rabotnicki Skopje.

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MLS All-Stars vs Manchester United Preview

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jan 6 2022

Manchester United’s 2010 US tour was going to be unlike any other when it was revealed that they will be facing the MLS All-Stars team at the end of the tour.

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Menezes’ Brazil squad will have only four players from 2010 World Cup

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 27 2010

For the upcoming friendly against the USA on August 10th, the new Brazilian coach Mano Menezes announced his first squad. Surprisingly, there will be only four players in the squad…

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Best Goal Celebration Ever?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 27 2010

Unusual, yes but what can you do? You have it give it to the Icelandic club Fylkir for the brilliant goal celebration after quite a decent penalty by Johann Laxdal….

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Should back-up goalkeepers get winner’s medals?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Sep 23 2010

A couple of days ago, David Hytner raised a very interesting case for the second and third choice goalkeepers. Premier League regulation states that the winner’s medal will be awarded…

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Paraguayan footballer chokes referee for showing red

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Nov 20 2011

Paraguayan footballer Jose Pedroso lost his head after the referee Marcelo Miranda blew a whistle for a foul against his team. The match was set up in the second division…

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Top World Cup Transfer Targets

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 13 2010

Now that the World Cup is over and the players are returning home for a couple of weeks of vacation and then joining their respective clubs for training and the…

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Cesc Fabregas pulls on a Barca shirt. Well, not exactly…

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jul 13 2010

Celebrating their first star over the Spanish emblem last night, Pepe Reina of Liverpool called Cesc Fabregas of Arselona Arsenal for something Spanish. Before Reina was done with Cesc, Gerard…

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