Triumphant outcomes for the two Manchester sides, while gloom descended on the north side of London after Sunday’s highly anticipated Premiership fixtures more than exceeded their pre-match billing. The second half of Man City – Spurs was as exhilarating a…
Category: Europe
Inter Enjoys Princely Derby Win
From Paolo Baldini, theguardian uk, January 16, 2012 The derby before the derby had ended in a draw, yet Milan’s supporters still arrived at San Siro on Sunday evening claiming a victory of sorts. Neither the Rossoneri nor their neighbour…
Dangerous Tevez Precedent
It is almost impossible to believe it, but it appears that Manchester City has been paying Argentine outcast Carlos Tevez about $300,000 per week since early November, despite the fact that Tevez quit the club acrimoniously and provided every indication…
Lille Starlet Eden Hazard Set to Move
From ESPNsoccernet, January 2, 2012 Lille midfielder Joe Cole thinks that highly-rated team-mate Eden Hazard can be compared to the likes of Wayne Rooney and Lionel Messi at the same age.
Barcelona turn Manchester United into a mere irrelevance
From The Guardian, UK Barcelona slice teams to pieces, but at least they are generous with the anaesthetic. Sir Alex Ferguson felt no pain as the match ended. He did not flinch when a runners-up medal was placed round his…
Chelsea Ambitions Resurrected
Chelsea’s spirits and Premiership hopes received a strong boost on Sunday with a convincing performance against a lackluster Manchester City in the English match of the week-end. It was a victory especially relished by Carlo Ancelotti (Milan) against his old…
Galatasaray Crumble Beyond Repair
From Today’s Zaman: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold,??? writes renowned Nigerian novelist, poet and critic Chinua Achebe in his bestseller “Things Fall Apart,??? citing William Butler Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming,??? which perfectly describes not only the tragedy…
Brotherly Love Gives Way to Hatred
In the 92nd minute of the Classico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, with 100,000 euphoric Catalans celebrating their club’s historic performance and 5-0 demolition of the eternal rival, Leo Messi surged forward one final time, ball at his feet. From…
BARCELONA – madrid 5-0
A historical Clasico yesterday at Nou Camp revealed the enormous disparity of class between the best football team of all time and an individualistic group of mercenaries, between a club that operates with elegant collective purpose and a disjointed band…
Derby Week-End, Messi Hurt
A mid-September week-end loaded with marquee match-ups was somewhat overshadowed by Leo Messi’s injury, scarier than in actuality, an injury that came in the final moments of Barcelona’s away win at Atletico Madrid as the little man was trying to…
Elegant Demolition
Some people paid three, four thousand dollars to get to Johanessburg in July and to witness the World Cup pinnacle between Spain and Holland, a great final on paper that failed to meet expectations in terms of spectacle. By comparison,…
Roundabout
A week-end of surprises, none greater than Barcelona’s result on Saturday, pointed to potentially more balanced competition in the 2010-2011 campaigns, particularly in Serie A, Ligue 1 and in the Bundesliga. A look at the early season standings in Germany…
Benzema Powers Forward
After a miserable 2009-2010 season on and off the pitch, Karim Benzema appears to have reconnected with his competitive swagger. Last night in Sarajevo, Benzema was the protagonist of France’s precious 2-0 win over Bosnia, a win that restored some…
A Look at the Top Summer Transfers
Summer break has come to an end, as fall is fast approaching with La Liga, Serie A and the Premiership once again taking center stage. Clubs had until August 31 to make their final moves to strengthen rosters, so this…
Summer Swings
Believe it: the 2010-2011 European season is right around the corner with the Premiership set to kick off on August 14, while domestic competitions have already begun in a number of countries. With the World Cup taking up half of…