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UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals Preview
Posted on 23 Mar 2011 by Justin Welton.
The quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League have been set, and the matchups are intriguing to say the least. Real Madrid vs. Tottenham is a game that should be exciting to watch. There are so many players who are capable of providing that “wow” moment which will draw in the average soccer fan. Tottenham took care of AC Milan 1-0 even without the “Welch Wizard” Gareth Bale in the fi...
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Winter Transfer Window Recap
Posted on 4 Feb 2011 by Robert Bode.
It looked as though this would be a quiet winter transfer market, with very unsubstantial rumors amounting to nothing in the weeks leading up to January's final weekend. But as the January transfer window was closing, some of Europe's biggest and most storied clubs decided they needed to make a big splash, which resulted in some big names moving across Europe. Chelsea's Double-Dip – Ferna...
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Lionel Messi does not deserve the FIFA Ballon d’Or
Posted on 11 Jan 2011 by Allan Jiang.
The sight of Lionel Messi weaving his magic and causing havoc on opposing defences is a sight for sore eyes and for the majority of football aficionados, he is the best footballer in the world but he did not deserve the FIFA Ballon d’Or. During a FIFA World Cup year, the best player according to FIFA has always been from the World Cup winning nation until Messi broke the convention. Yes Messi...
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Champions league round of 16 draw reaction
Posted on 17 Dec 2010 by Allan Jiang.
Select comments Arsenal v Barcelona is without a doubt the marquee fixture of the round. Barcelona are masters of playing the beautiful game, their brand of football is cavalier like, successful and perhaps the closest version to total football. Like Barcelona, Arsenal has a heavy emphasis on producing a beautiful game however are less successful, less efficient and more fragile in defence. Rub...
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Mano Menezes’s Brazil meet the old rival Argentina
Posted on 18 Nov 2010 by Dennys.
Brazil met with the old rival Argentina this Wednesday in Doha, Qatar. The game being played for out in the middle east due to interests for the 2018 & 2022 World Cup bids that will happen next month. Not that any Brazilian or Argentinean could care for that matter, as playing and beating convincingly the old rival is what matters most when these two football powers meet. It was the first t...
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An analysis of Rafael Benitez
Posted on 14 Nov 2010 by Allan Jiang.
Managing Tenerife, Valencia and Liverpool, Benitiez won eight trophies in a span of six years (2000-2006) and what started off as a meteoric rise from modest obscurity has since stagnated into an inquiry probing his competency as a top flight manager. The most treasured moment of Benitez’s reign at Liverpool was the 2005 Champions League triumph against Milan overcoming the loss of Kewell aft...
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A juxtaposition of Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli
Posted on 10 Nov 2010 by Allan Jiang.
John Wooden, perhaps the greatest sports manager of the past century, once said a player who makes a team great is much more valuable than a great player. This notion of being a team player is not in the rationale of Italian footballers, Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli. Two cassanatas who are selfish and have an inability to be selfless for the sake of the team. Two immensely talented footb...









