In 1796, the French determined to attack the Austrian colonies in Italy. The great Corsican officer, Napoleon Bonaparte guided the army through the Alps, to achieve impressive triumphs over Austria at Lodi, Rivoli, the Brenta, and Arcola. He soldered a young, starved and sullen army into a power, which…
Remember the Citizens.
Congratulations, Manchester City!! You have managed to prove the world and the multitude of critics wrong by winning the Barclays English Premier League title in a year that you weren’t, well you were expected to win at least some sort of a title. However, we did not expect…
A great battle but the gun(ners) didn’t fire.
It was the battle of the top two profit making firms in UAE. The clash of the rich aviation based sponsors. A game that I had been looking forward to; with a certain level of anxiety. Arsenal V/s Manchester City was supposed to have an entertaining side to…
Is money the most important motivational factor in football?
As of late I am pretty sure, you must have either read or heard footballers and managers say that the respective move they had made (in regards to clubs) was not about the money. Just this past month alone, I have come across the phrase “money was not…
Manchester City – Moving from the tag-line of “Boring Boring City” to a more tiki-taka style of play.
Firstly, for all of you who are not familiar with the term “tiki-taka”, it is a style of play which is illustrated by short and accurate passes, exemplary movement and possession of the ball. It was introduced and termed after Cryuff took over as the manager of Barcelona…