M. A. Umair
Sports Editor
Benfica v Newcastle: Benfica’s European experience gives them the edge
M. A. Umair • Apr 4 2013Benfica have won all four of their Europa League knockout games while Newcastle have kept clean sheets in all of them.
Tottenham v FC Basel: Basel arrive in London for a near-to-impossible task
M. A. Umair • Apr 3 2013The only former winner of this competition hosts the only reigning domestic champion in the Europa League 2012/13 quarterfinal.
Chelsea v Rubin Kazan Preview: Chelsea have never lost to Russian opposition
M. A. Umair • Apr 4 2013Chelsea hope to continue their good form against Russian opposition as they prepare to face Rubin Kazan.
Gary Neville buys £1.5m stock exchange building
M. A. Umair • Mar 20 2013England coach, Gary Neville has added to his property portfolio by splashing out £1.5 million on the Manchester stock exchange building.
Italy 2013 Confederations Cup home shirt unveiled by Puma
M. A. Umair • Mar 19 2013With 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.
Are Manchester United and co third-best in Europe?
M. A. Umair • Mar 15 2013First 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.
Europa League Round of 16: Inter host Spurs while Chelsea & Newcastle can’t concede goals
M. A. Umair • Mar 14 2013The Round of 16 of the Europa League will conclude today. Only three teams have an greater advantage than one goal.
Police donate heat lamps seized from cannabis farms to Notts County
M. A. Umair • Mar 14 2013Heat lamps seized from cannabis farms by the police are given to Notts County to grow grass during the rigours of winter.
Chelsea 2013/14 home & away shirts leaked
M. A. Umair • Mar 12 2013The 2013/14 Chelsea shirts have been leaked on the internet. The shirts are manufactured by adidas and Samsung is the shirt sponsor.
“Neymar will play for Barcelona” – Santos head coach
M. A. Umair • Mar 8 2013Neymar has attracted interest from a host of European clubs but Santos coach Muricy Ramalho thinks he’ll play for Barcelona like Ronaldo, Romario & Rivaldo.
Europa League Round of 16 First Leg Review: Spurs beat Inter, Newcastle hold out Eto’o as Chelsea stunned by Steaua
M. A. Umair • Mar 8 2013EUROPA 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 Round of 16 Preview: Newcastle, Chelsea head east; Spurs host Inter
M. A. Umair • Mar 7 201316 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.
Van Persie selling more than 25% of all Premier League replica shirts
M. A. Umair • Dec 30 2021Robin 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.
Barcelona will target Neymar & Vilanova will remain coach
M. A. Umair • Apr 5 2023Barcelona 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.
Play The Messi Way – Keep the game beautiful
M. A. Umair • Mar 1 2013Following the successful launch of the adizero f50 Messi, adidas brings ‘Play the Messi Way’ to inspire youth to keep the game of football beautiful.