Bundesliga

Substitute Lewandowski Creates Bundesliga History by Slamming 5 Goals in 9 Minutes

 September 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Robert Lewandowski didn’t feature in the starting line-up in Bayern Munich’s league fixture against Wolfsburg on Tuesday September 22, 2015 . The home fans at the Allianz Arena in Munich were a bit surprised to see Wolfsberg keeping the ball with them for the first 5 minutes as Lewandowski watched from the benches as just […]

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UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo Hat-Trick Highlights Group-Stage Openers in the UEFA Champions League

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Group-Stage action in the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League season got underway with 16 matches over two days on September 15 and16, 2015. In their first home fixture at Santiago Bernabeu against Shakhtar Donetsk, Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick was the highpoint and it led to the home side’s 4-0 victory. In other notable results, Dinamo Zagreb […]

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Manchester City Premier League

Premier League woes as three teams beaten during first week of Champions League group games

 September 18, 2015   John Welsh

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For the first time since four English teams were allowed to participate in the Champions League tournament, three representatives of the Premier League were beaten in the opening set of group fixtures when Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City all succumbed to 2-1 defeats this week. Only Chelsea secured a victory when beating Maccabi Tel […]

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Iceland UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Iceland secure UEFA Euro 2016 qualification amid Dutch despair

 September 8, 2015   John Welsh

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When the teams were selected for Group A of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, it was expected to be a formality for the Netherlands in occupying first position with Czech Republic and Turkey vying to be runners-up and Iceland considered the best team among the remainder of the three national squads. With just two games […]

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Borussia Dortmund

An inspired beginning for Thomas Tuchel at Dortmund as he seeks to emulate Jurgen Klopp

 August 31, 2015   John Welsh

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When Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 3-2 in their final home fixture last season after an unusually difficult Bundesliga campaign for the team, it was a final game at the Signal-Iduna Park for legendary manager Jurgen Klopp. He received rapturous applause that day and although he team was later beaten 3-1 in the DFB Cup […]

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John Terry

An uncertain future awaits club legend John Terry at Chelsea as newcomer Pedro thrives in victory at West Brom

 August 25, 2015   John Welsh

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It has been a strange start to the season for Chelsea as Jose Mourinho seeks to retain the Premier League title, but for club stalwart John Terry, the first three games may serve as a reminder that at 34 years old, he is nearing the end of his long career at Stamford Bridge. Yet that […]

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FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona Lose Spanish Super Cup after Winning European Super Cup Last Week

 August 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Supercopa de Espana or the Spanish Super Cup is a football championship in Spain contested between the winners of La Liga and Copa del Rey. For the 2015 season, the two-legged Spanish Super Cup was played on August 14 and 17, 2015. In the first leg at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, the hosts […]

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Bayern Munich vs Hamburg

Hamburg cannot prevent another Bayern Munich goals feast as another difficult Bundesliga campaign is envisaged

 August 15, 2015   John Welsh

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When Hamburg head coach Bruno Labbadia glanced at the opening day fixtures for the 2015-16 Bundesliga campaign, he must have feared the worst after his team was paired with reigning champions Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in a match which was then switched to Friday evening for a live television audience. The Bavarian team […]

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European Super Cup

Sevilla still frustrated by Barcelona supremacy despite valiant European Super Cup efforts

 August 14, 2015   John Welsh

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For supporters of Barcelona and Sevilla in Spain, the prospect of travelling to Tbilsi on the south-eastern edge of Europe would not have been a particularly pleasant prospect as both teams contested the European Super Cup in midweek. What followed as last season’s Champions and Europa League winners shared nine goals over 120 thrilling minutes, […]

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Football 2016 Rio Games

Eight African Nations Reach Final Qualification Hurdle in Men’s Football for 2016 Rio Games

 August 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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There are 16 spots in men’s football at next year’s Rio Olympic Games, and with hosts Brazil being eligible for automatic qualification, 15 spots remained for different regions of the world. Of these, six other nations have already qualified. They are Germany, Argentina, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden and Fiji. But three places, allocated to CAF, the […]

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