Anish P

Two games into the new Premier League season, Erik ten Hag's Manchester United were at their lowest ebb. The two demoralizing defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion at home and Brentford away crushed any optimism the fans had after his appointment. The second loss in particular, a 4-0 thrashing comprising a few individual errors, showed the fickle confidence the players had in themselves.

Images of the Brazil squad floating around on social media on Friday (9 December), in tears and devastation summed up the emotions of their citizens and millions of fans worldwide. The entire footballing community was shell-shocked to see a team who many considered to be favorites, go out at the quarterfinal stage. Croatia, with an intense fighting spirit, managed to rubbish the predictions of a straightforward Brazil win.

Sebastian Vettel, the four-time world champion and modern-day great, brought to a close a glittering career after 14 years in the sport at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2022. The term 'modern-day great' has been used too lavishly in the world of social media, but using it to refer to the third most successful F1 racer of all time is an understatement, to say the least. His performances from the V8 generation through to the current hybrid era places him among the crème de la crème of Formula 1.