ICICI Manchester United Visa Platinum Credit Card Review 2018- Features & Benefits

Manchester United may not be doing well on the field currently, but they’re certainly doing well off it, and the club, which enjoys tremendous fan following in India, has partnered with local bank ICICI to launch co-branded credit cards. The Man Utd ICICI Bank CC comes in two versions- platinum and signature, and here we’re reviewing the platinum version.

Man Utd ICICI Bank Platinum Credit Card

Joining Fees: INR 499 + GST (18%), approximately INR 589

Renewal fees: INR 499 + GST (18%), approximately INR 589

Renewal fees waiver: Annual fee on this Man Utd ICICI platinum card will be waived on annual spending of INR 125,000

Reward points & reward rate on ICICI Bank Man U Credit Card

ICICI gives reward points as “PayBack points” and 1 payback point is approximately INR 0.25 Continue reading

Mike Ashley buys House of Fraser, NUFC fans upset

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has today bought struggling high street retailer House of Fraser for a reported sum of £90m. The news is likely to cause more consternation among NUFC fans, who are already upset at Ashley for not supporting manager Rafa Benitez in the recently concluded summer transfer window.

Newcastle have sold more than what they’ve bought this summer, and with the likes of Fulham, Wolves and Everton spending heavily, it would seem difficult to expect Benitez to repeat his 10th place finish from last season.

In net transfer terms, Newcastle are the lowest spending Premier League club in the 2018/19 season- approximately minus £28m. They will begin their campaign this weekend against Tottenham Hotspur.

Ashley

Roberto Martinez praising Kevin de Bruyne- KdB could play any position apart from goalkeeper

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has praised playmaker Kevin de Bruyne ahead of the Red Devils’ semifinal clash against France. Martinez hailed the Man City star’s execution as “exceptional” and said that he could “play in any position apart from goalkeeper” at a high level.

Martinez’s comments praising KdB

We had playmakers who would slow the game down, Kevin is different, he goes even faster. His level of execution is exceptional. Apart from goalkeeper, he could play in any position at a high level

De Bruyne was a key factor in Belgium’s upset win over the Brazilians, with his spectacular goal earning him the MOTM award. He, along with Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku, were a constant threat to the Brazilian back four of Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Miranda and Fagner all evening.

KDB

The winner of Belgium’s semifinal against Les Bleus will take on either Croatia or England in the final.

Bernd Leno Arsenal 2018- Gunners complete German keeper’s signing

Arsenal have completed the signing of goalkeeper Bernd Leno from German Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen. The 26 year old moves for a fee of 25 million euros, making him the Gunners’ most expensive goalkeeper signing ever, and will compete with Petr Cech and David Ospina for a starting spot at the Emirates Stadium.

Leno becomes Arsenal’s second signing of the summer after Stephan Liechtsteiner. He has been a regular in the Bundesliga for Leverkusen this decade and was part of Germany’s Confederations Cup winning squad last year, but missed out on the plane to Russia.

Cech has a year left on his Arsenal deal and is expected to keep his place under the sticks, with Leno touted to be his long term replacement.

Here is a pic of Leno in the new Arsenal goalkeeper jersey for 2018/19 Continue reading