The Devil's Den

Football is Dead [viz. by Varun Sangwan] Yesterday, the footballing world was shaken to its core by the announcement of a European Super League, potentially disrupting the existing European competitions, i.e., UEFA Champion's League and The Europa League. Gone will be the days when any team could dream of playing in the European competitions as an attempt to challenge the status quo about the big teams in their respective leagues. Teams who have done well recently - the likes of West Ham, Leicester, Real Sociedad, Atalanta, and so on, who rose above expectations to challenge the top tier teams in their divisions will probably find their herculean efforts to have been in vain because the owners of the so-called big clubs have decided that football is just supposed to make money and shouldn't mean anything to the fans. WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE? What is the European Super League? [via GiveMeSport] The European Super League is an initiative lead by the biggest teams in wor...

Maradona's demise is a loss for the whole football community Diego Armando Maradona born in Lanus, the Argentinian province of Buenos Aires on the night of 30 th  October 1960. He received his 1 st  football as a gift at the age of 3. Swiftly developed a passion for the game of football in Argentina where the sport was a key in culture. At the age of 10, he was nicknamed ‘El Pibe de Oro’(The Golden Boy) as he led the Los Cebolittas-youth team of Argentinos Juniors-to an incredible  136-game unbeaten streak . Thus, began the Journey of Maradona to Greatness. Glory At His Feet Boca Juniors Maradona at Boca Juniors Maradona made his first professional debut for the club's senior team shortly before his 16th  birthday. His immense talent was recognized and desired by many clubs. The Argentine moved on to play for Boca Juniors,...