Kaustubh Pandey
@Kaus_Pandey17
Football Writer, Editor in Chief @_GIFN | SportWitness | Featured @FotMob, @BBCSport, @TheBusbyBabe @AJEnglish, @TheTimes, @ManUtd, | 3-5-2 supremacy
My love for Victor Osimhen has led to him being the subject of my next article for @AJEnglish. Enjoyed speaking to those around him and it has been a pleasure to look at him from up close. Appreciate any feedback! aljazeera.com/sports/2023/4/…
De Bruyne pinging those balls over the top to Lorenzo Lucca and McTominay feeding off the 2nd balls. Conte is truly building something, 1st team and 2nd team.
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Indian football being globally mocked. Guess how much difference will that make to those who run the sport in our country? Zero.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has confirmed an application for the national team’s head coach vacancy purporting to be from former Barcelona boss Xavi was a hoax. The AIFF’s national team director Subrata Paul told The Times of India on Friday that the federation had…
It is sad that great guys like @7negiashish debunked the Xavi- India NT news quite early but another 'international journalist' reported the same info as his own many hours later when it became public knowledge. Sad how this happens every single day, just for other situations.
🇮🇹💣 Douglas Luiz | What's going on? ➡️ Manchester United now said to be in pursuit ➡️ Everton, West Ham, Nottingham Forest named ➡️ Kia Joorabchian may have AWOL loan plan ➡️ Don't rule out Aston Villa after Monchi comments ➡️ All you need to know 👇 sportwitness.co.uk/douglas-luiz-m…
I don't know who's more stupid - AIFF or Xavi. And that is why I'm glad this didn't happen because it would've brought further chaos.
The technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) rubbed their eyes in disbelief when they saw the long list of candidates for the India coaching job. It had a too-good-to-be-true name: Xavi Hernandez, the Barcelona legend timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/when-…
No United player since 2013 has earned a big move because of the club's dysfunctionality. Despite everything and all the chaos around him, Rashford has a move to Barcelona. Yes, it is a loan. But it says everything about his profile's value.
📞 "Yeah… It’s official." Rashford follows in Lineker’s footsteps.
🇮🇹📰 Dan Ndoye | Nottingham Forest interest still being talked up, Manchester United may be being used as pressure sportwitness.co.uk/manchester-uni… #nffc
So proud that someone of Indian origin is doing something massive in football. Sudarshan worked in Bengaluru for a while earlier in his life and he is such a role model for those in India who want to make it to the big leagues in football.
We have appointed Sudarshan Gopaladesikan as our new Technical Director 🤝 Sudarshan joins after leaving Atalanta, where he was Director of Football Intelligence, and will lead football data operations for our men’s, women’s and Academy teams. Welcome to Newcastle United, Suds!
A striker who wants to regain momentum in his career will play under Gian Piero Gasperini, the man who can reinvigorate the career of any attacking player out there (not Zaniolo) So badly hope this works out.
Brighton's Evan Ferguson has landed in Rome ahead of a move to Roma. (Via @AlfredoPedulla)
So so excited about this move. Have been raving about Lauriente for years now. Will play under a manager he knows well, squad has a solid French foundation. Very keen to see how this works out.
🚨 Sunderland are closing in on a deal for Sassuolo forward Armand Laurienté. 🤝 Can confirm an agreement with Sassuolo is close for the 26-year-old to move to Wearside. 🇫🇷 The Frenchman worked under #SAFC boss Regis Le Bris previously and is in advanced talks with the Premier…
‘I lost my brother and believed I could carry on playing when I was at Arsenal…my brain was not there’ Bacary Sagna on why Liverpool’s players need to prioritise therapy over football as they grieve the loss of Diogo Jota.
Napoli have pretty much sealed Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Lorenzo Lucca, Sam Beukema, Noa Lang and De Bruyne even before Victor Osimhen exit has taken place. Scary but all hinges on how Conte finally rotates his squad and deals with European competition.
Walk away. Too much time and money being spent on all this when you can easily scout better, sign players who suit the system, fix other important areas of the squad and raise the technical flooring of the team in general. Too much talent out there
🚨🚨🌕| NEW: Manchester United’s push to buy Bryan Mbeumo has stalled after Brentford raised their valuation to closer to £70m, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe intent on not being pushed into paying more than his club’s £65m valuation of the forward. [@JamieJackson___]
There is still time for Manchester United to reconsider how they operate in the market. You can always be smarter and look for lesser known profiles that suit the system instead of sticking to the 'suits the PL' narrative.
The gap between Manchester United and Brentford on their valuation of Bryan Mbeumo remains considerable, reports @David_Ornstein in today's Transfer DealSheet. The two sides are several million pounds apart. There have been no significant developments over the past couple of…
I'd love it for someone to simply call Trump being there as 'sportswashing' and call it as it is. That is exactly what they'd have called it if the tournament was held in the Middle East.
Cole Palmer was left 'a bit confused' that US president Donald Trump stayed on stage to celebrate with Chelsea's players, after presenting them with the Club World Cup trophy 🏆🔵