Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Aubameyang emerges from the shadow of Lewandowski as Borussia Dortmund continue on the goal trail

 October 28, 2015   John Welsh

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Bayern Munich may be dominating the current Bundesliga campaign having won their first ten games to lead the league table, while Robert Lewandowski has been commanding his share of the headlines with his goal exploits, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has also claimed a quite a few goals for Borussia Dortmund this season and two successive hat-tricks […]

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UEFA Champions League

Round-of-Sixteen Picture Emerging after Match-Day 3 in UEFA Champions League

 October 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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After 16 matches on match-day 3 on October 20 & 21, 2015, the UEFA Champions’ League group stage reached the halfway mark. As the teams play another round on Match-day 4 on November 3 & 4, many of them will have their fates sealed. Defending champions FC Barcelona and the Russian side FC Zenit are […]

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Arsene Wenger as Bayern Munich

Delight for Arsene Wenger as Bayern Munich lose at the Emirates

 October 21, 2015   John Welsh

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As Arsenal prepared for their Champions League clash against triple Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, there were suggestions that the clash could be a one-sided affair such was the current dominating form of the German team. A new Bundesliga record had been set at the weekend with the Bavarian team winning their first nine games of […]

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Hatem Ben Arfa became akin to an outcast

Goals are flowing at Nice with help from a rejuvenated Hatem Ben Arfa

 October 21, 2015   John Welsh

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During the 2014-15 football campaign in Western Europe, Frenchman Hatem Ben Arfa became akin to an outcast as English team Newcastle considered him surplus to requirements with Hull city deciding to sign him on a loan deal, only to realise that he was not performing as expected. The ex-Marseille forward was then offered to OGC […]

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Euro 2016 qualification

A pivotal moment in Albanian football history as Euro 2016 qualification is secured

 October 13, 2015   John Welsh

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After the draw was completed for Group I of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Portugal were installed as favourites to win the group with Denmark and Serbia expected to compete for second and third position while Albania and Armenia were generally dismissed as no-hopers and easy prey for the stronger teams. Albania had never previously […]

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Wales football

Wales aiming for more success with their Rugby Union and Football teams

 October 11, 2015   John Welsh

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With approximately 3 million inhabitants according to latest statistics, the nation of Wales has not been renowned for producing a succession of world famous sporting superstars over the years, but within with the past 12 months the rugby union and football teams representing their country have produced displays which will be remembered for many years […]

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UEFA Champions League

Barcelona Bounce Back to Beat Bayern Leverkusen 2-1 in Group-Stage Match-Day 2 of UEFA Champions League

 September 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Match-Day-2 of 2015-16 UEFA Champions League, eight matches were played on September 29, 2015. In their home game at Camp Nou, FC Barcelona recovered from a 0-1 halftime deficit with goals from Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez in the last 10 minutes to defeat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. In other matches, Bate Borisov defeated AS […]

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Real Madrid and Barcelona

Villarreal overshadow both Real Madrid and Barcelona as they lead La Liga

 September 28, 2015   John Welsh

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It may be early days in the Spanish La Liga campaign of 2015-16 but neither of the Madrid teams nor Barcelona lead the league table with unbeaten Villarreal currently setting the pace. Villarreal have yet to win the league title in Spain and have been runners-up on only one occasion but five successive victories following […]

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2015 Indian Super League

Excitement In the Air as 2015 Indian Super League Gets Underway in Less Than 10 Days

 September 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Second edition of Hero Indian Super League gets into motion on October 03, 2015. The 2½ month ISL window is too short, compared to football leagues elsewhere in the world but it is just the second year. Going by the terrific response elicited by ISL last year, it is only a matter of time before […]

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Frosinone Serie A

A first ever Serie A point for Frosinone as they deny Juventus

 September 26, 2015   John Welsh

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Robert Lewandowski may have attracted most of the media headlines devoted to European football in midweek by scoring five goals in nine minutes for Bayern Munich after appearing as a second half substitute, but there have been other notable feats in a week of several surprises and moments of quality throughout Europe. Spanish team Celta […]

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