Meyler actions should not be ignored in Pardew ‘head-butt’ controversy
March 2, 2014 John Welsh
Football, Hull City, NewcastleThere have been many occasions throughout the course of football history when altercations between opposing players have been rather fractious at times with claims of head-butts and subsequent over-reactions ensuing. Rarely if ever has there been a case where a footballer and a manager have exchanged such undignified actions during a top flight competitive game, […]
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Real Madrid’s resounding defeat of Schalke proves that finance still counts in football
February 28, 2014 John Welsh
Bundesliga, Champions League, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Schalke 04For a Schalke 04 team which has finished in the top four of the Bundesliga in three of the previous four seasons and which is once again challenging for second position during the current campaign, Wednesday’s Champions League home leg tie against Real Madrid must have been a sobering experience. A close encounter was expected […]
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FIFA Jittery With Brazil’s World Cup Preparations
February 25, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, FIFA World Cup, UEFA World CupWith a little over 100 days remaining for 2014 Brazil World Cup, several thorny issues continue to plague FIFA management on the state of the host nation’s preparedness for football’s biggest 4-yearly event. With national economy in doldrums, Brazil is found wanting on unfinished stadiums, avoidable construction site fatalities and security issues. As of December […]
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Mirko Slomka begins Hamburg tenure with surprise but vital win
February 24, 2014 John Welsh
Bundesliga, Football, Hamburg SVWhen a football team has lost seven league matches in a row and has conceded at least three goals in the preceding four games, it was not difficult to envisage that SV Hamburg would begin as underdogs in their Bundesliga clash with Borussia Dortmund at the weekend. That Hamburg had lost 4-2 at bottom club […]
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UEFA Champions League Updates
February 20, 2014 R K Gupta
Champions League, PSG, UEFA, UEFA Champions LeagueThere were four engrossing encounters in UEFA Champions League on February 18 & 19, 2014, when first legs games for round-of-16 games were played at different venues across Europe. Incidentally, all matches were away games for the winners. On Tuesday night, Paris Saint-Germain had an overwhelming victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-0 at Leverkusen. On […]
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Recent focus on Finney and Rooney demonstrate the changing face of football
February 18, 2014 John Welsh
England Football, Football, Manchester United, Preston North End, Tom Finney, Wayne RooneyThe recent death of former England international forward Tom Finney, and the tributes which have flowed thereafter, have highlighted the contrasting ways in which footballers of his day were viewed by the general public as opposed to the sundry financial rewards associated with successful modern day players. Finney was a regular on the international stage […]
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Martinez could follow his Wigan Wembley triumph with an FA Cup win at Everton
February 17, 2014 John Welsh
Arsenal, Everton, FA Cup, Roberto MartinezAccording to Everton manager Roberto Martinez, an away trip to Arsenal for an FA Cup quarter-final tie “holds no fears”, as he looks to earn a second Wembley cup final with different teams in successive seasons. Having steered Wigan to cup final glory last season when they defeated firm favourites Manchester City 1-0, who would […]
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How much of an impact can Juan Mata have on Manchester United’ season?
February 15, 2014 Krishna Chandra
David Moyes, Football, Juan Mata, Manchester United, MoyesPerhaps the most high profile signing of the January transfer window was when Juan Mata agreed to move to Manchester United. Considering that he was hardly getting any playing time under Jose Mourinho, he would have probably gone to any club where he can be sure of first team football, especially this being a World […]
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Champions League resumption is eagerly awaited
February 14, 2014 John Welsh
Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Champions League, FootballThe third week in February marks the resumption of the 2013-14 Champions League tournament and the Round 16 matches offer some potentially thrilling clashes over the next month as some of the best teams in Europe compete for a quarter-final place. For several teams, a timely return to peak form is evident while for others […]
Read moreMonaco and PSG contests set to be dominant feature of French football
February 10, 2014 John Welsh
Ligue 1, PSG, ZlatanIn a clash between the two leadings clubs in Ligue 1 on Sunday evening, a late own goal by Thiago Silva earned Monaco a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and thus prevented his team from amassing an eight point gap at the top of the French league. Both teams appear set to occupy the […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |