Dimitri Payet

Dimitri Payet Wins the Day for France in 2016 Euro Curtain Raiser at Saint-Denis

 June 11, 2016   R K Gupta

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He came weeping off the field with one minute left for the match and made way for Moussa Sissoko in the injury time. But Dimitri Payet had done his job. The playmaker was all over the field in France’s opening match against Romania. Much before his 89th minute left-footed curler from 25 meters gave the […]

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EURO2016 FRA-RUM

Euro 2016 : France kick off tournament

 June 10, 2016   kridangan

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France won the first match of the Euro 2016 with superb winning goal by their best player Payet. Final score France 2- 1 Romania Dimitri Payet, This time last year it didn’t even look like he’d be picked for the tournament, now it looks like he’s won the opening match with a sumptuous goal!   […]

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Euro 2016

It is Now Time for a 31-Day Football Excitement as Euro 2016 Gets Underway in France

 June 10, 2016   R K Gupta

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What is common to Albania, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales? These teams are the first-time participants of a UEFA European Championship Finals, clearly benefitting from the organizers’ decision to enhance the number of teams from 16 to 24 for the Euro 2016 football extravaganza. The grand event unfolds on Friday June 10, 2016 in […]

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Guardiola and Mourinho to go Head-to-Head Once More

Guardiola and Mourinho to go Head-to-Head Once More

 June 4, 2016   kridangan

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The fractious relationship between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola often reached boiling point during their time at Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. They had three seasons going toe-to-toe in La Liga, during which there was never a dull moment. Usually, it was Mourinho deploying the mind games, and more often than not Guardiola rebuttals were […]

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UEFA Champions League winners

Real Madrid Beat Atletico Madrid in Penalty Shoot-Out in the UEFA Champions League Finacal

 May 29, 2016   R K Gupta

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Men’s final of this season’s UEFA Champions League between two Madrid teams, Real and Atletico was strikingly similar to the women’s, played two days ago at Reggio Emilia. In the women’s game, Lyon took an early lead against Wolfsburg, lost it to a late equalizer, followed that with a goalless extra-time and won the match […]

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UEFA Women

Lyon Beat Wolfsburg in Penalty Shoot-Out to Clinch UEFA Women’s Champions League Title

 May 27, 2016   R K Gupta

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The summit clash in this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League finally came down to a decision on penalty shoot-out between Olympique Lyonnais and VfL Wolfsburg at Stadio Citta del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, Italy. In the end, Lyons prevailed 4-3 and lifted their third Champions League trophy, besides avenging their 0-1 loss in the final […]

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Louis Van Gaal

Louis Van Gaal Gets the Axe for Manchester United’s Poor Performance

 May 25, 2016   R K Gupta

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The hottest news doing the rounds in football circles is the premature sacking of Louis Van Gaal. The Dutchman lost his job, a year ahead of his three-year contract with Manchester United. The once formidable English Premier League side has been plagued with one problem after another for the last few seasons and it is […]

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Rafael Benitez

Bravo Rafael Benitz! Will Real Madrid’s Loss Could Prove a Gain for Newcastle United?

 May 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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Real Madrid is arguably the most high-profile side in European football stuffed with world’s top players beginning with the great Cristiano Ronaldo. If a team could afford to keep World Cup hero James Rodrigues to sit on the bench for many matches, it only means the Club is brimming with talent. Somehow, Real Madrid have […]

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Unstoppable Suárez

Unstoppable Suárez guides Barça to La Liga win

 May 20, 2016   Abhishek Das

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It’s been a long time since anybody at Barça came close to replicating Messi’s contribution purely in terms of goals and assists. Even on an European level, only Cristiano Ronaldo competed against Messi and it seemed it would be forever before anybody came to gatecrash their party. And in came Luis Suárez. Born in Uruguay […]

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Barca transfer news

Barca transfer news: Latest transfer rumours

 May 15, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Barcelona are officially champions of Spain this season by beating Granada 3-0 courtesy of a hattrick from the man-in-form Luis Suárez. With this victory Barça edged out as the winners with a one point lead over rivals Real Madrid thereby resulting in another Matchday laced with uncertainties. Away from all these are talks of a […]

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