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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 […]

Rohit Ravi Features July 25, 2023 No Comment

Pochettino At The Bridge: A Young Squad & A Mess To Solve

“I know Chelsea very well, it is one of the greatest clubs in the world. So of course, it was easy for us to make the decision to move here.” Mauricio Pochettino, once a worshiped figure in the white half of North London, irked quite a few of his former fans by calling Chelsea one […]

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, […]

JX Chen Features June 8, 2023 No Comment

Wrexham’s Remarkable Journey: From Underdogs to National League Champions

In a remarkable turn of events, Wrexham Association Football Club, a historic team based in North Wales, has experienced a renaissance under the ownership of Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. In a captivating season, the club defied the odds, winning the National League and rekindling the hopes of its passionate fanbase. This article […]

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 […]

Rohit Ravi Features February 1, 2023 No Comment

Manchester United Reborn: Ten Hag’s Surgery Gives Red Devils New Life

When Sir Alex Ferguson during the pomp of Manchester United’s glory years of the early part of the 21st century, was once asked if his beloved club would ever go into a game against cross-town rivals Manchester City as second favourites, he replied, “not in my lifetime”. But as commentator Guy Mowbray scathingly said on […]

Rohit Ravi Features January 15, 2023 No Comment

From Tomahawks To Stability: Is Graham Potter The Right Man For Chelsea?

“You understand football is emotional. When you lose, you feel it; you feel the pain; you feel the suffering; you feel the discomfort. Sometimes it’s hard to understand the ‘why’, and it’s easier just to blame somebody.” In last week’s presser, Graham Potter aptly summed up the feeling around SW6 right now. Chelsea are a […]