Articles By M. A. Umair (532)

Xavi out for two weeks – Barcelona faces major injury crisis

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 20 2012

Barcelona’s prized midfielder Xavi Hernandez, who misses a pass once in a couple of years, got injured in the late minutes of Barca’s loss to Atletico Madrid. The injury diagnosed…

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Barcelona and Messi nominated for Laureus Award

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 11 2010

Barcelona is nominated for the ‘Team of the Year’ and has bright chances to win the award. Messi is nominated for ‘Sportsman of the Year’ and he is the odd one out in his category.

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ESPN 2010 World Cup Schedule

Author image M. A. Umair  •  May 7 2010

ESPN will be covering the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa live on TV and with that announcement, they also released the World Cup schedule. The mega event will take…

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The defensive situation gets worse for Barcelona

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 9 2010

Barcelona were in Reus, Spain for training when the French left-back Eric Abidal limped out of the training session and he will be out for six to eight weeks after…

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Monday to be a match day in Spain

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 9 2010

The Spanish football federation (RFEF) and the professional football league (LFP) have agreed to reintroduce La Liga matches on Mondays from next month.

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Nike RED – ‘Lace Up, Save Lives’ ad

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 31 2021

Nike and RED have released a new advert for their campaign against HIV/AIDS in Africa. The advert features not just football players but also the faces of Nike in tennis…

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Weirdest football video ever!

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 7 2010

I don’t know how old it is or from where it is or what exactly is happening but I can tell you for sure that I have never, ever seen…

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Is Pedro ready to replace Henry?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 20 2012

A tough choice for Pep: homegrown Pedro vs proven predator Henry

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The Messiah’s century of goals for Barcelona

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Feb 3 2010

In the 2004/2005 season we saw a little kid showing some extravagant talent when he first played Barcelona B team. After just five games, he was promoted to the first…

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Brazil 1970 World Cup Final Shirt

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Nov 15 2011

Brazil beat Italy in the greatest World Cup Final ever to claim the Jules Rimet trophy outright after victories in 1958 and 1962. Edson Arantes do Nascimento a.k.a. wore the…

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Italy 1970 World Cup Shirt

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Nov 15 2011

The semi-final of the 1970 FIFA World Cup between Italy and West Germany is known in those countries as the “Game of the Century”. It was played on 17 June…

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Holland 1974 World Cup Shirt

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Nov 15 2011

In the second group stage of the 1974 World Cup, the Netherlands beat both Argentina and Brazil, earning their place in the final for the very first time. The Dutch…

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Assessment of the Big THREE in the Premier League

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jan 29 2010

Three different leaders in the space of a few weeks; Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have all topped the table and they are all going to face each other in…

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Barca’s youth products for the future

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Jan 29 2010

The word is that the Catalan giants Barcelona might lose four of their best young players. They are: Spanish striker Jeffren Suarez, Mexican midfielder Jonathan dos Santos, Israeli forward Gai…

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2010 World Cup ticket nightmares

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 17 2021

If you haven’t heard already, tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are not going as well as planned, particularly with the overseas fans. FIFA has blasted England, and to…

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