This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of WGM. The tragic death of 19 footballers from tiny Brazilian club Chapecoense while traveling to play the biggest game of their lives has left an entire continent in mourning. So where to now...
Manchester City suffered their heaviest loss in the Premier League this season against Chelsea last weekend while the Blues extended their winning streak to eight games, their longest league winning streak in a decade. It was a game watched by...
Brazilian football is in mourning today after a plane carrying 81 passengers, including players and staff from top-tier football club Chapecoense, crashed in Colombia on Monday night, killing 76 people. The charter plane declared an emergency at...
After Beating Club Brugge 2-1 at home, Leicester City sealed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League this week – progressing top of their group. The team ranked 5,000-1 outsiders to win the Premier League barely 12 months ago will...
While the national side was off playing a meaningless friendly against Spain earlier this week, one piece of news from afar caught the attention of English fans — Steven Gerrard, who enjoyed a distinguished 18 year career with Liverpool and...
Nobody envisaged that one substitution at the end of September, when Chelsea was trailing Arsenal 3-0 in North London, would mark the turning point of the Blues’ season. Antonio Conte replaced Cesc Fabregas with Marcos Alonso after 55 minutes...
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2016 issue of WGM. Long-suffering Tottenham Hotspur fans believe this could be their year. After a slow start to the season which saw them win one and draw two of their first three games, the North London...
Ilkay Gundogan’s double and Kevin De Bruyne’s elegant free-kick brought Manchester City their first ever win over Barcelona in the Champions League. Although Lionel Messi’s comfortable goal in the first half seemed likely to...
Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge – his first game back at his former home since he was sacked by Chelsea last December – ended up in disaster. So humiliating was Manchester United’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of a rampant...
In one of the most anticipated league games of the season, Liverpool hosted Manchester United at Anfield in the north-west derby on Monday in a match that failed to live up to the hype. The dour 0-0 draw was an anticlimax after a thrilling weekend...
Just as interim manager Gareth Southgate had promised, Wayne Rooney was dropped from England’s starting line-up for this yesterday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia. It was considered a “bold” move by many British pundits, albeit a...
It has been an amazing fortnight for Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino, having guided the North London club to a streak of five consecutive wins. The Argentine’s impressive run culminated in Spur’s 2-0 win over his old...
Barely two months into his England tenure, Sam Allardyce has stepped down as national team manager – not because of poor performance but due to poor judgement. For the second time in recent history, an England manager has been caught out by...
Manchester United’s shocking loss against Watford last weekend condemned the Red Devils to their third straight defeat in a week. Barely one month into the new season, Josè Mourinho is already feeling the huge pressure of managing one of the...
This article first appeared in the Sep/Oct 2016 issue of WGM. With so much talk during the summer about the battle between Europe’s top managers in the Premier League this season, WGM takes a look at the rising stars that will also be looking...
In his recent sleepless nights, England’s number one goalkeeper Joe Hart must wonder how he has gone from first choice throughout his career at Manchester City to suddenly the team’s number three once Claudio Bravo finalizes his move to...
After two months of waiting, one of the most exciting seasons in English Premier League history kicked off last weekend with the top clubs mostly coming through with the three points. It was, in many ways, a return to normal service after last...
It will go down as the biggest day in the history of football in Manchester. The city’s two big clubs, United and City, completed two of the most expensive transfers of the summer yesterday with Paul Pogba signing for the Red Devils from...
Leicester City created an unprecedented legend by winning the Premier League against all odds last season. But now their fans have a lot to worry about – the team that was so effective at both ends now risk being torn apart by the big clubs. One...
The Round of 16 at Euro 2016 produced has produced some shock results in the last few days, none more so that Iceland's stunning upset of England...
Having taken a back seat to the dominance of European Super Clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich in recent years, England's big Premier League clubs are going all out in 2016/17...
In this issue: Parisian and Wynn Palace: a new Macau? Paulo Chan on Macau’s future Baccarat’s new spin The Railbird Report England’s managerial power play Exploring Kun Iam Temple and much more… Previous issues: May/Jun |...
This summer is definitely a massive one for football fans. As the Copa América Centenario – the 45th edition of Copa América since its inception in 1916 – gets underway, Euro 2016 is also...
As Euro 2016 draws near, we now have the final squads from deadline day. In less than 10 days, we will welcome the biggest tournament outside the...
There aren't many puzzles left unsolved as the Premier League season nears its end. At the top, Leicester City's fairytale has ended beautifully while...
While tiny Leicester City is still basking in the miracle of its incredible Premier League triumph just one year after barely avoiding relegation, the...
Jiangsu Suning fans recently found themselves facing an unprecedented situation – season tickets were suddenly very difficult to come by! Despite...
Chinese football fans have good reason to hope again after Team Dragon avoided big guns Australia and Japan in the third round of qualifying. Last...
After months of rumors Antonio Conte, the former Juventus manager, was this week officially announced as the next Chelsea manager for the...
After 15 years of waiting, China has finally progressed to the third and final round of Asian qualification for the 2018 World Cup! But it proved to be such an unlikely feat that even Chinese fans...
