352NG EUROS SPECIAL: TOP 10 PLAYERS AT THE EUROS

After a gruelling domestic season in the various European leagues, attention now shifts to France, where the best teams are set to battle for glory. From June 10th 2016, the best players in Europe will go head to head to see which country will emerge as the European Champions 2016. Most top teams will be trying to wrestle the trophy...

352NG EUROS SPECIAL: TEAMS CAPABLE OF UPSETS

Football has witnessed a lot of upsets in the past, with ‘little teams’ upsetting ‘big teams’ in specific matches, and sometimes in major competitions. Blackburn Rovers shocked England and won the league in 1995, Atletico Madrid rattled Barcelona and Real Madrid’s cages to pick up the La Liga trophy in 2014. Also most recently, Hibernian lifted the Scottish cup...

352NG EUROS SPECIAL: PLAYERS THAT WILL MISS THE EUROS

Despite the numerous stars on show at this year’s European Championship, there are some players that will miss the Euros and will have to make do with watching from their living room sofa. Some of the reasons for their absence are: injuries, poor form, the coach does not like their faces/guts and others because their countries did not qualify....

352NG EUROS SPECIAL: TOP 5 MANAGERS AT THE EUROS

The Euro 2016 is the 15th edition of the Euros since inception and will be held France. As with previous editions, it is guaranteed to be entertaining and competitive. Spain are two-time defending Champions of the Euros and will be competing for the top prize. While most of the fans and analysts are assessing the squads and the big...

352NG EUROS SPECIAL: INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE EUROS

0 - Rainer Bonhof twice picked up a winners’ medal with West Germany (1972, 1980) but did not play in either tournament. 1 - Portugal (in 2004) is the only team to lose the final as hosts. 2 - Most hat-tricks - Michel Platini (2) 2 - Initially, the first two tournaments in 1960 and 1964 were known as UEFA European...

352NG EUROS SPECIAL: INTRODUCTION

EUROS 2016: Football, Fashion, Culture. The theme: Le Rendezvous; The assembly point: France.   24 teams, 6 groups, 1 winner. The teams converge at the birthplace of the EURO Championship for the third time. In 1960, France hosted the first ever EURO Championship and the legend of Lev 'Black Spider' Yashin was born. 1984 was particularly memorable as the flamboyant trio of Michel...

José Mourinho: Be careful what you wish for!

Manchester united is the most decorated and richest club side in English football, however one eternal figure that remains permanently tantamount with the red devils is Sir Alex Ferguson, he is the most celebrated gaffer in the clubs glamorous history, he won numerous titles in his 27 years stint, killed off the dominance of old rivals Liverpool (who have...

Has Pep Guardiola Been A Failure At Bayern Munich?

One of the things you notice about football – and society in general – in the modern day is the sensationalism that comes with every single action or inaction. There is never any middle ground; it is either black or white. Every substitution, goal, assist, offside decision is greeted with definitive conclusions in modern football. Pep has to deal...

Slake’s Soliloquy: Leicester City Have Broken The System And Everybody Will Pay For It

Leicester City have upset the balance of everything. Like one of my Twitter followers (@gavinvcf) tweeted, “they have broken the system”. Their title win will bring up a lot of issues. Things are about to change, whether you agree or not. More managers will get fired. Patience will become a scarce commodity. Club chairmen are going to be more...

Jersey Nation Start Up Story

Hello guys. The 352ng team met up with one of it's partners - Jersey Nation NG  and had a chat with the Chief Executive Officer of Jersey Nation NG, Funbi Adekunle. Here are the excerpts of the interview.    352ng: Hello sir. Great to have you today. How are you? Jersey Nation NG: Thanks for having me today. 352ng: So, how did you start? Jersey Nation NG: Jersey...