Nicolas Anelka

Ex-French international striker Nicholas Anelkawas a hot prospect during his teenage years and big things were expected of him but he rarely lived up to that promise later in his career though it must be said that he played for some of the biggest clubs on the European football stage.

Arsenal fans would be forgiven if they penciled Nicholas Anelka as a future Ballon d'Or winner when he burst onto the Premier League scene as a teenager during the 1997/98 season. He had signed for the Gunners in 1997 shortly after he made his professional debut for French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain (PSG) a year earlier. Arsenal paid £500,000 to sign him from PSG in February 1997, some months after the appointment of legendary manager Arsene Wenger. He didn't break into the first team at Arsenal until the next season.

PSG manager Thomas Tuchel will try to bring Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford to Paris. Rashford, 22, is the club's joint leading scorer this term having scored 21 times. Tuchel is willing to splash up to £100 million to land the Three Lions star, per reports. The England international versatility is seen as a major asset with PSG often switching between different attacking options.

For footballers, traveling from city to city is a norm in the business. They often times have to move from club to club, seeking for opportunities to ply their trade and earn more wages. Some of the most traveled players in football –that played in the Premier League at some point –include:
- Robbie Keane

Former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka has stated that his former side has nothing to lose when they visit the Allianz Arena to face Bayern Munich for the second leg of their round of 16 UEFA champions league tie. The blues were dealt a heavy blow in the first leg as they were comprehensively beaten by the German champions.

Since Anthony Martial signed for Manchester United then went on to score his first goal for the club on his debut against Liverpool, many people instantly associated him with Thierry Henry. After a couple of frustrating seasons under a couple of frustrating management decisions and coaches, the young French forward became referred to as the Nicholas Anelka of United.

The former Arsenal striker nicknamed “Le Sulk” was known to have one of the chilliest “I don’t care” body language ever witnessed on a football field.

Ricardo Kaka from Brazil, Carles Puyol from Spain, Luis Figo from Portugal, and Nicolas Anelka from France will be joining the most awaited soccer exhibition tour of Pakistan. Many players of Pakistan have also been selected to get featured in the tour as well. The penultimate showdown will be held on the 9th and 10th of November this year. Other legendary players other than those mentioned will also be a part of the tour.

Ahead of the Super Sunday clash when title favorites Liverpool visit Stamford Bridge, we look at how dominating Europe has helped the Reds in the transfer war with Chelsea.

Historically both sides have similar taste in young, attacking players so they have locked horns many times in the transfer market. However, the richer side usually won, outbidding Liverpool last minute.

No doubt, Alex Ferguson is one of the iconic figures of Manchester United. He has managed to win almost everything for the club during his twenty-seven-year-long career as the manager. In the year 2007-08, he also won the Champions League. However, only recently, he revealed a big regret which keeps on worrying him till now.

He went out and about it and said that his regret is that in the final of 2007-08, he had left out Park Ji-Sung from the game. As per the reports, Sir Alex Ferguson said that everything went perfectly in the game. He was bothered about the selection and finally, he decided to keep away the South Korean from the pitch. In the interview, he said that it was great to win the European Cup. The game involved a bunch of players who shared great attitude amongst themselves.

Netflix, the popular online video streaming platform has announced that Nicolas Anelka is going to be the subject of a documentary. This is going to be available on the streaming platform next year. It looks like Nicolas Anelka is going to follow the footsteps of Antoine Griezmann, his compatriot. This had been announced on the Series Mania festival which was being held in Lille from 22nd March till 30th of March.

The ex-footballer, the controversial figure from French football player had been one of the globetrotters of the football world in recent times. Hence, he is going to be the protagonist of this project that is to be released in 2020 in over 190 countries. From this, people can get the details of arguments which collect French media 'AlloCiné.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino may require a few more months in order to finalise the total teams participating at the 2022 World Cup. Qatar will be hosting the World Cup that is expected to feature 32 teams but there has been a desire from FIFA to increase the total count to 48 teams. However, Qatar will not be able to accommodate all the matches for the 48 teams considering that the World Cup needs to be held as a winter tournament for a very short period in order to combat the high temperatures that prevail in the region during the daytime.

As a result, the additional 16 teams have to be accommodated by other Gulf regions but it is turning out into a difficult proposition due to the geopolitical complications in the region. United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain have cut ties with Qatar for the last two years due to political disputes and even flights are prevented from flying between the countries.Infantino says that the complications between these countries have forced FIFA into taking more time into making a decision for the total number of teams. Qatar were able to win the rights to host the World Cup 2022 back in 2010 but it was only prescribed for 32 teams. As a result, the nation is constructing only eight stadiums.