Chennaiyin FC 2015

Chennaiyin FC Snatch 2015 Hero ISLTrophy From FC Goa in a Dramatic Final Finish

 December 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was as close to pure thrill as one could conjure. The first half was goalless but the last 35 minutes saw five goals coming in a flurry. After 89 minutes of regulation time, Goa literally had the ISL 2015 Trophy in their bag as they led 2-1. But Chennaiyin FC snatched the most unlikely […]

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Chennaiyin FC 2015 ISL

Chennaiyin FC Fought From the Brink to Reach 2015 Hero ISL Final

 December 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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On November 18, when Chennaiyin FC lost 1-2 against Atletico de Kolkata in their away game at the Salt Lake Stadium, they slid to the bottom of league table. It was Chennai’s second loss against the defending champions after the 2-3 home defeat in the inaugural match of the new season. Later, Chennaiyin FC suffered […]

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UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo Ibrahimovic Light Up Match-Day 6 with Personal Bests as Round-16 Teams Emerge

 December 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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Over two days on December 8 & 9, 2015, all Match-Day 6 ties were played and everything fell in place. In a low stake match, rampaging Real Madrid drowned Malmo 8-0 in a goal-riot with Ronaldo leading from front with 4 goals. The other Pool-A team; Paris Saint Germain also won their last match defeating […]

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PSV Champions League

PSV Eindhoven progress further in Champions League at the expense of big-spending Manchester United

 December 10, 2015   John Welsh

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When PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch Eredivisie last season by a 17 point margin from Ajax, it was perhaps only to be expected that their players would attract interest from Premier League clubs constantly seeking international talent. Newcastle acquired the services of Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum for approximately £14 million and who had netted 14 […]

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McClarens Newcastle

McClaren’s Newcastle defy the odds by beating Klopp’s Liverpool

 December 8, 2015   John Welsh

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On two occasions when head coach of Wolfsburg, Steve McClaren faced a progressive Borussia Dortmund team managed by Jurgen Klopp, with 2-0 and 3-0 losses ensuing. The latter defeat in January 2011 was soon followed by another reversal at Hannover with McClaren subsequently dismissed from his role, while Klopp’s team clinched the Bundesliga title that […]

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Borussia Moenchengladbach

Borussia Monchengladbach thriving under Andre Schubert as defeat of Bayern Munich proves

 December 6, 2015   John Welsh

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Among the highlights of the weekend fixtures in the Bundesliga, there were two games involving the top four teams in the league table. At Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund claimed a dramatic victory via an added time winner scored by Shinji Kagawa after the home team had equalised from the penalty spot just two minutes earlier. The […]

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UEFA Champions League zlatan

Suspense Still Prevails for Knock-out Qualification Race in the UEFA Champions League

 December 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of Match-day 5 games on November 24 & 25, nine out of sixteen places for UEFA Champions League knock-out phase were decided. As the teams prepare for their last games on Match-day 6 on December 8 & 9, fates of the remaining seven will be known while third-place finishers in each group […]

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Gary Neville at Valencia

Gary Neville hoping to succeed at Valencia after the David Moyes failure at Real Sociedad

 December 2, 2015   John Welsh

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Former Manchester United and England footballing brothers Gary and Phil Neville have always been eager to exploit new adventures in the sport once they retired from playing the game. They recently became co-owners of English Northern Premier League team Salford City alongside former United players Ryan Giggs, Nick Butt and Paul Scholes but their latest […]

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Manchester United

Wolfsburg aiming to end Manchester United’s Champions League ambitions

 November 30, 2015   John Welsh

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As the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League competition draws to a conclusion in the next two weeks with just the final games to be completed, it is possible that four Spanish teams could qualify for the knockout phase with Valencia potentially joining the two Madrid teams and Barcelona in the next round of […]

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La Liga

Malaga dream of La Liga success appears to be fading

 November 25, 2015   John Welsh

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The Spanish La Liga has been dominated in recent seasons by both Madrid teams and Barcelona but just a few seasons previously, Malaga also threatened to become of the leading teams in that league. In June 2010 Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani from the ruling Qatari family became the new owner with optimism that new investment […]

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