Pro Sports Blogging

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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A CHINK IN THE ARMOR? THE CATALAN GIANTS ENDURE SOME INJURIES AND ARE OFF TO A 4th PLACE START

Posted on 6 Oct 2010 by Timothy Ashe Jr..

Some people may think I’m a bit crazy for wanting to say that the famed la liga masters are in some trouble, but let’s review some facts. Barcelona or Barca as they’re so cooly called in the football world currently sits in 4th place in La Liga. Barca almost tallied 100 points in la liga last year and still set the all time record for points narrowly beating Real Madrid. The season ...

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European Soccer Power Rankings – #2

Posted on 20 Sep 2010 by Robert Bode.

Chelsea celebrating another goal. So there was an international break a couple weeks ago, and so hence the delay in the power rankings. However, the break was a blessing in disguise, giving me time to see Champions League and Europa league games and having a better idea how to rank the teams from different leagues. There are a lot of traditional powers who have struggled early, while some early...

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UEFA Champions League Preview/Predictions – Groups A-D

Posted on 13 Sep 2010 by Robert Bode.

The 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League starts Tuesday afternoon, which means Groups A, B, C and D are in action. To get you all set while you watch, below is a quick preview of each team, as well as my predictions for who will advance to the knockout rounds. Group A Javier Zanetti Lifting UEFA CL Trophy Inter Milan (Italy) – The defending champions come into the 2010-2011 CL campaign with practi...