Author: Parshva Shah

An ardent sports fan, Parshva grew up watching cricket and dreaming of becoming a cricketer in Mumbai. While he couldn't become a cricketer, he channeled his passion for sports by writing about it. Parshva started writing in 2019, covering both cricket and football. Over the years, he has featured for Sportskeeda (covering both football and cricket), The Real Champs covering Real Madrid, Managing Madrid covering Real Madrid's women team, GOAL as a football writer, MARCA English, and The Sporting News primarily covering cricket. Parshva has also recorded a few football podcasts and featured on one of India's biggest radio stations, Red FM 93.5, covering the India vs South Africa game at the 2022 T20 World Cup.
5 bold predictions for Kylian Mbappé in his first Real Madrid season
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5 bold predictions for Kylian Mbappé in his first Real Madrid season

Real Madrid have begun the 2024-25 season on a positive note. Even though the performances during the first two months of the season have been a mixed bag, with a feeling that this team is yet to unlock its full potential, the results have been there. 10 games, seven wins, three draws, and no defeats. Add to that the UEFA Super Cup trophy to kick off the season, and the arrival of Kylian Mbappé to an already very strong outfit. Things don't look as bleak as they have been made to be. Speaking of Mbappé, the general consensus among the Madridistas and the media has been that the Frenchman is still finding his feet within Carlo Ancelotti's system. Ancelotti fired Real Madrid to the double last season, employing a 4-4-2 tactical scheme with Vini Jr. and Rodrygo as the strikers and Ju...
Bayern Munich’s next manager appointment could shock the world
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Bayern Munich’s next manager appointment could shock the world

Bayern Munich have already begun planning for the 2024-25 season and their upcoming managerial appointment is bound to send shockwaves throughout the footballing fraternity. The Bavarians experienced a chaotic 2023-24 season which saw their record 11-year Bundesliga winning streak come to a brutal end at the hands of Xabi Alonso's Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who finished the league campaign without any defeat. As if that wasn't enough, the club announced in late February that they would be parting ways with Thomas Tuchel, who guided them to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Reports from German media outlets in the past few weeks indicated that Bayern were reconsidering their decision regarding Tuchel and were open to continue their partnership for another season. Heck, the Bayern...
Real Madrid Transfers: PSG are already waving goodbye to Kylian Mbappé
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Real Madrid Transfers: PSG are already waving goodbye to Kylian Mbappé

We are set for a big transfer window in the upcoming summer as there are already huge developments as we head toward the conclusion of the ongoing campaign. Kylian Mbappé is set to call an end to his seven-year chapter at Paris Saint-Germain, the player deciding to leave the French capital as a free agent this summer. It has become somewhat of a foregone conclusion as to where Mbappé will play come the 2024-25 season, and all (not most) signs point towards Real Madrid. In February 2024, Mbappé communicated his decision to not trigger an extension in his contract to PSG chief Nasser al-Khelaifi and everyone else that matters at the club, according to a report from The Athletic's David Ornstein. The Parisian outfit have already started to prepare for life without their biggest pl...