Articles By M. A. Umair (531)

Benfica v Newcastle: Benfica’s European experience gives them the edge

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 4 2013

Benfica have won all four of their Europa League knockout games while Newcastle have kept clean sheets in all of them.

benfica v newcastle

Tottenham v FC Basel: Basel arrive in London for a near-to-impossible task

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 3 2013

The only former winner of this competition hosts the only reigning domestic champion in the Europa League 2012/13 quarterfinal.

tottenham v fc basel

Chelsea v Rubin Kazan Preview: Chelsea have never lost to Russian opposition

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 4 2013

Chelsea hope to continue their good form against Russian opposition as they prepare to face Rubin Kazan.

chelsea v rubin kazan

Gary Neville buys £1.5m stock exchange building

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 20 2013

England coach, Gary Neville has added to his property portfolio by splashing out £1.5 million on the Manchester stock exchange building.

gary neville

Italy 2013 Confederations Cup home shirt unveiled by Puma

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 19 2013

With the help of Gigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo, Puma has unveiled the 2013 Italy kit for the FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Brazil.

Rogg, Prandelli, Buffon, Pirlo & Bondi

Are Manchester United and co third-best in Europe?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 15 2013

First time in 17 UCL seasons there are no English teams in the quarterfinals. Germany now have a chance of overtaking them in the UEFA rankings.

uefa

Europa League Round of 16: Inter host Spurs while Chelsea & Newcastle can’t concede goals

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 14 2013

The Round of 16 of the Europa League will conclude today. Only three teams have an greater advantage than one goal.

europa league

Police donate heat lamps seized from cannabis farms to Notts County

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 14 2013

Heat lamps seized from cannabis farms by the police are given to Notts County to grow grass during the rigours of winter.

Notts County

Chelsea 2013/14 home & away shirts leaked

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 12 2013

The 2013/14 Chelsea shirts have been leaked on the internet. The shirts are manufactured by adidas and Samsung is the shirt sponsor.

chelsea

“Neymar will play for Barcelona” – Santos head coach

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 8 2013

Neymar has attracted interest from a host of European clubs but Santos coach Muricy Ramalho thinks he’ll play for Barcelona like Ronaldo, Romario & Rivaldo.

neymar

Europa League Round of 16 First Leg Review: Spurs beat Inter, Newcastle hold out Eto’o as Chelsea stunned by Steaua

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 8 2013

EUROPA LEAGUE: Chelsea couldn’t recover from a first half penalty as Newcastle managed to hold out Anzhi. Spurs managed an emphatic win over Inter Milan.

europa league

Europa League Round of 16 Preview: Newcastle, Chelsea head east; Spurs host Inter

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 7 2013

16 clubs from 11 nationalities prepare to play the first leg of Round of 16 of Europa League. We take a look at some key facts and the Premier League clubs.

europa league

Van Persie selling more than 25% of all Premier League replica shirts

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 30 2021

Robin van Persie’s signing has given Manchester United a two-fold advantage. They’ve already won the league and he is responsible for a quarter of Premier League shirt sales.

Van Persie & SAF

Barcelona will target Neymar & Vilanova will remain coach

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 5 2023

Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, admits Neymar to be a future transfer target. He also said Tito Vilanova will remain coach as long as he’s president.

barcelona

Play The Messi Way – Keep the game beautiful

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Mar 1 2013

Following the successful launch of the adizero f50 Messi, adidas brings ‘Play the Messi Way’ to inspire youth to keep the game of football beautiful.

messi
Arrow to top