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Clearlake Have Seemingly Ripped The Soul Out Of Chelsea & This Could Be Worse Than The Glazers

The story goes that Carlo Ancelotti would receive a text from the big boss upstairs Roman Abramovich who would text the Italian manager with a question mark, just “?”, every time Chelsea lost a game. Ancelotti in return would reply with an exclamation. The Italian boss who just won another Champions League title with Real […]

Lamine Yamal Dani Olmo goal Spain vs France Euro 2024

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Features July 10, 2024 No Comment

Spain 3.0, Yamine Lamal’s Soda Pop & The Brashness Of Youth — La Roja March To The Final Of Euro 2024

Spain show silky football armed with the fearlessness of youth can get you to the final of Euro 2024 “Invent yourself & then reinvent yourself,” urged a fading Charles Bukowski in his baritone register as he read out his poem ‘No Leaders Please’ through a microphone on a dreary night, perhaps engulfed in creative destruction […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Tactics February 8, 2024 No Comment

Fiorentina vs Inter Milan(0-1) – Tactical Analysis: Inzaghi’s Men Edge Past La Viola In A Game Of Fine Margins

Simeone Inzaghi has built a formidable Inter side with limited resources. On a night under the lights at the Artemio Franchi a tight VAR call and a huge save by Yann Sommer from the subsequent penalty would help Inter do just about enough to get the job done against a Fiorentina side who were wasteful […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Features June 11, 2023 No Comment

Man City At The Treble: Pep Guardiola Clinches Holy Grail For City By Doing Just Enough

As the ball was cut back by Bernardo Silva, after an exquisite through ball by Akanji and as the City players cried out for handball, with the pass ricocheting off an Inter defender, time almost stood still for a few seconds, as those inside the Ataturk in Istanbul held their breath, it was almost limbo, […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Features May 25, 2023 No Comment

The Indian Football Conundrum: The Roadmap & Way Forward For Indian Football & How India Can Compete Internationally

“Only Indian coaches know how players play in each region of the country, in say Goa or Kerala or the North East, the football is different, and only Indian coaches will be able to train and understand players from those regions,” says a coach I spoke to. “Yes, but to compete internationally, we can’t keep […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Features May 18, 2023 No Comment

Man City vs Real Madrid (5-1 agg): The Most Incendiary 90 Minutes In The History Of The Champions League

The stage was set. The soldiers drew their arms. The battle cries rung out from both sections of the home and away crowd, the fervent Madridistas, and the throngs of Citizens. And boy, did Man City show up. That was, and this is no understatement, the most incendiary and explosive performance ever seen by a […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Features May 15, 2023 No Comment

A Night Of Infamy: Aberdeen vs Real Madrid In 1983 – Recounted 40 Years On

Some nights are just meant to be etched into history. Some nights under the lights on the pitch live in infamy. The backdrop was Gothenburg, Sweden in 1983 and a then younger Sir Alex Ferguson-led Aberdeen side faced European royalty, Real Madrid, in the European Cup Winners’ Cup. 11th May 1983, would be remembered and […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin TFTWC Specials December 30, 2022 No Comment

Premier League: Mid-Season Predictions 2022/23 – TFTWC Writers’ Pick

With 2022 now coming to an end, the Premier League has reached its midway point after an exhilarating World Cup. What will the new year bring? Can we expect more ups & downs & surprises as the season progresses? Who will win the coveted Premier League trophy by the end of the 2022-23 campaign? The […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin TFTWC Specials December 21, 2022 No Comment

Team Of The Tournament – FIFA World Cup 2022: TFTWC Writers’ Pick

The 2022 FIFA World Cup ended in spectacular fashion as Argentina went the distance by beating France in the final on penalties to win the World Cup trophy after 36 years after what was a frenetic 120 minutes of football. The world’s best players were on show in Qatar strutting their stuff on the pitch […]

The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Features December 20, 2022 No Comment

The Greatest Of Finals: Argentina Go The Distance With Messi Immortalised

There are some stories that are just meant to be. Stories are at the core & heart of what it means to be human; stories of heroes, and fallen foes, great battles, stories that unite us across borders & beliefs. After last night, it’s certain that households that adorn the narrow cobblestone streets of Buenos […]