Articles By M. A. Umair (531)

Stat Attack: McGeady, Anelka, Gattuso & Ronaldo to watch out for in tonight’s Champions League

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Nov 3 2010

Londoners Chelsea are hosting one of the coolest teams in UEFA Champions League, Spartak Moscow – temperature cool, that is – and Spanish capital club Real Madrid are off to…

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Ballon d’Or Nominations: Messi tips Xavi or Iniesta to win, Xabi Alonso snubs Ronaldo

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Oct 27 2010

Speaking to France Football, the founders of the award, Lionel Messi admitted that he does not expect to retain the award he won last year and he tips that one…

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Is Lionel Messi Really THAT Good?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Oct 16 2010

To start off, yes he is. Now, let me show you exactly why: Lionel Messi has scored more goals than any other player in the top five European leagues over…

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The Chilean miner who was a footballer

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 5 2023

As we all recently saw the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped in the San Jose mine. The 27th miner to be rescued was a former professional…

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Stat Attack: How will Barca fare without Messi and will Eto’o ever stop improving?

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Sep 29 2010

Barcelona and Inter Milan are two powerhouses of Europe. Both have featured in the Champions League time and again and both have consistently won their respective domestic league – Inter…

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The 10 Largest Football Fan Communities Online

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Sep 22 2010

So, which club do you think has the biggest fan following? Some would say Manchester United, others would say Real Madrid and a few would even say Bayern Munich. There…

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Former US coach criticizes the lack of support for Bradley

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Apr 7 2023

Bruce Arena, the former USMNT coach from 1998 to 2006, recently criticized the US Soccer chiefs for giving adequate support to the current head coach Bob Bradley. Although, the federation…

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What Spurs really paid £8m for…

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 24 2021

The end of the Premier League transfer window saw a hurried move by the Dutch play-maker Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid to Tottenham. A lot has been said…

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Summer 2010 English Premier League Transfers

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 23 2021

All English Premier League transfers are listed on this page. You’ll find the Premier League Transfers from summer 2010 listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end…

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Torres’ Spain-Liverpool dilemma

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 31 2021

On 26th August, Spain’s coach Vicente Del Bosque announced the 21-man squad for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein and the friendly against Argentina. The squad, of course, included the…

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Football: Best way to spend over 26,000 hours of your life

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Aug 20 2010

Did you know? Men spend 25% more time thinking, talking and watching football than loking after children. Men spend more time per week thinking, talking and watching football than they…

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Theatrics of the modern footballers

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 8 2021

Most of the players that hit the deck claiming injury are usually back on their feet and fit enough to complete the match within seconds. That’s what I used to…

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Summer 2010 Scottish Premier League Transfers

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 23 2021

You’ll find the summer 2010 Scottish Premier League Transfers listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of this page. For the latest transfer rumours and transfer…

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Summer 2010 Ligue 1 Transfers

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 23 2021

You’ll find the summer 2010 Ligue 1 transfers listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of this page. For the latest transfer rumours and transfer lists…

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Summer 2010 Bundesliga Transfers

Author image M. A. Umair  •  Dec 23 2021

You’ll find the summer 2010 Bundesliga Transfers listed here. Archives for older transfer seasons are at the end of this page. For the latest transfer rumours and transfer lists for…

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