Messi head-butted AS Roma

Lionel Messi Gets Furious Attracts Bad Publicity

 August 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. In a rare show of raw emotions, Messi head-butted AS Roma defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and barely missed the red card in an international friendly game at Camp Nou on Wednesday. The incident comes close on the heels of another bad […]

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UEFA Champions League

In UEFA Champions League Battle at Berlin, Brilliant Barcelona Beat Juventus

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Regardless of UEFA’s Europe-only tag, the eyes of the entire world were glued to the final game between FC Barcelona and Juventus at Berlin. A massive global TV and social media audience of 180 million in more than 200 countries tuned in to see Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 and this confirmed the UEFA Champions League […]

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second-leg UEFA semifinal

Brave heart Bayern Beat Barcelona but Bus to Berlin is Missed on Aggregates

 May 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second-leg UEFA semifinal between Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona was fiercely fought. The visitors from Barcelona suffered an early set-back, when Bayern made a storming start and took the lead in the seventh minute by converting a corner. But within 8 minutes from that goal and just as celebrations still continued in some corners […]

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Barcelona Luis Suarez

Barcelona survive early scare by Bayern Munich as Luis Suarez displays his true football qualities

 May 13, 2015   John Welsh

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Barcelona duly completed a 5-3 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich in their Champions League Semi-Final, but not before surviving an early scare when Bayern defender Medhi Benati claimed an early seventh minute headed goal to offer the German team some hope of overhauling the 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Spain. Nobody could fault […]

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Messi Magic

UEFA Champions League 1st-Leg Semifinals: Juventus Edge Out Real, Messi Magic Makes the Difference for Barca against Bayern

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the first semifinal on May 5, 2015 at Turin, the 58th minute penalty from Carlos Tevez sealed the fate of Real Madrid as Juventus gained the edge in the first leg of UEFA Champions League semi-final. Except their victory in the final of 1998 UEFA Champions League over the Italian Club, Real Madrid have […]

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Bayern Munich

Late defensive lapses ruin Guardiola’s return to Barcelona

 May 7, 2015   John Welsh

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It was not the best of nights for Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola when he returned to his former club Barcelona for a Champions League Semi-Final first leg tie on Wednesday. For 75 minutes his team succeeded in stifling the attacking threats of the opposition forwards without causing any real problems for the home defence. […]

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Euro-League

Basketball Action Moves to Madrid for the Last Four Games of This Season’s Turkish Airlines Euro-League Competition

 May 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second week of Turkish Airlines Euro-league Playoffs turned out to be absolutely amazing in throwing up four of the strongest teams in the Final Four. The completion of this year’s playoff series has ensured that there will be a new champion and great basketball entertainment is on the cards because there could not have […]

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Champions League Semifinals 2015

The Elite Quartet of Bayern, Barcelona, Madrid & Juventus Enter UEFA Champions League Semifinals

 April 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Over two days on April 21 & 22, 2015, four second-leg quarterfinals in the UEFA Champions League were played at Munich, Monaco, Madrid and Barcelona to decide the semifinalists for this year’s UEFA Champions League. After the draw in Nyon on April 24, 2015, the line-up will emerge that will dictate which two finalists will […]

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Play-off Games Euro-league

Remaining Round-3 Play-off Games on Tuesday Don’t Decide Any Final-Four Spot

 April 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just as Monday’s two matches, the remaining two played on Tuesday April 21, 2015 were equally thrilling encounters with narrow victory margins for the winners. Both Spanish sides lost their road games with FC Barcelona suffering second consecutive defeat in Olympiacos Piraeus’ home ground at the Peace and Friendship Stadium. Real Madrid also lost their […]

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Euro-league Basketball

Excitement Continues in Euro-league Basketball Play-off Series as Teams are Poised for Third-Round Games on Monday & Tuesday

 April 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of last week, three teams had 2-0 lead after their second round matches. Real Madrid joined CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and all three teams are now poised for the entry to the Final-Four as they head for their third round games on road. Real Madrid scored a thrilling 90-85 win […]

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