Gareth Bale`s long-awaited Real Madrid home debut ended in disappointment as Atletico Madrid beat Los Blancos 1-0 to register their first league victory over Real for 14 years on Saturday. Bale started on the bench and had to watch on…
Month: September 2013
Internazionale Milano on Cusp of Sale. Why?
It’s hard to imagine iconic Juventus ever being run by anyone other than the Agnellis, one of Italy’s ultra blue-blooded clans whose industrial conglomerate has an economic bond, directly or indirectly, with just about every Italian. Or Berlusconi actually letting…
Chelsea-Mourinho Reunion Off to a Rocky Start
If Chelsea’s setback at Everton over the week-end was not cause for alarm, the performance against Basel definitely revealed a problem – not the result as much as the uninspired, confused display of a Chelsea group that finished last season…
Champions’ League Reveals the Gap Between Elites and the Rest
Chelsea’s shock home defeat to Basel was the only real surprise of a first Champions’ League round in which the gap between the established elites of Europe and the rest of the contenders was apparent. Real Madrid’d rout of Galatasaray,…
Guardiola’s Mission in Munich Almost Impossible
Pep Guardiola won everything in play with Barcelona. Barca won 14 titles between 2009 and 2011, a stunning achievement in this day and age. But for a team of special players in their prime nothing less than perfection was acceptable.…