Borussia Dortmund

Domestic crisis looms for Borussia Dortmund

 October 26, 2014   John Welsh

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When Borussia Dortmund conceded a goal within 10 seconds of their opening Bundesliga match of the current campaign against Bayer Leverkusen, few people would have predicted that it would precede a wretched start to the season for 2011-12 champions with six league games already lost from the first nine fixtures. Borussia lost that opening game […]

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ISL Chennaiyin FC

Chennaiyin Scores an Away Win Against Goa in ISL’s Best Football Show Thus Far

 October 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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The fourth game of the Indian Super League lived up to the expectations of the viewers and organizers alike. The Nehru stadium at Margao was as jam-packed as any European venue and the passionate Goans did not leave any stone unturned in the vociferous support for their team. It was a highly competitive encounter between […]

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netherlands Euro 2016

Euro 2016 qualification will be no formality for struggling Netherlands

 October 15, 2014   John Welsh

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Amid a series of surprising shoreline’s and some expected one-sided matches, the Euro 2016 qualifying games during these past few days have introduced several interesting scenarios in the group tables. For instance, a late John O’Shea goal for Ireland denied Germany all three points as they tried to recover from losing to 2-0 to Poland […]

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Euro 2016 Germany vs Poland

German defeat in Poland stirs interest in Euro 2016 qualifiers

 October 13, 2014   John Welsh

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It may have been due to a hangover from their World Cup success, complacency or just good play by their opponents but whatever the reason for Germany’s 2-0 defeat by Poland on Saturday evening, the result has most certainly enlivened Group D of the Euro 2016 qualifiers. Poland have never previously beaten Germany in competition […]

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Suarez

Suarez Plays His First Match after the Ban for Biting Chiellini in World Cup

 October 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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Uruguay and Barcelona star Luis Suarez made his first appearance in a football match since his infamous international ban in the Brazil World Cup game against Italy. Uruguay visited Saudi Arabia and played an international friendly with the hosts at the King Abdullah stadium in Jeddah on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. It was his first […]

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Czech Republic Euro 2016

World Cup teams experience mixed results in early Euro 2016 qualifiers

 September 10, 2014   John Welsh

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When Germany won the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil during mid-July, there was a sense that international football needed a break and several established footballers announced their retirement from playing for their respective countries. Yet within the first week of September and with some of the European leagues barely completing their first […]

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World Cup moment Luiz Felipe Scolari's

Brazil capitulation arguably the most memorable World Cup moment

 July 15, 2014   John Welsh

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The 2014 World Cup will be remembered for a range of contrasting incidents and matches with the emergence of James Rodriguez as a genuine World Class striker, the 5-1 defeat of Spain by Netherlands and the Luis Suarez bite among the most prominent. However, those four goals in less than seven minutes during the 7-1 […]

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World Cup Victory For Germany

Curtain Comes Down On the Biggest Global Sporting Extravaganza With Fourth World Cup Victory For Germany

 July 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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Beginning as tournament favorites months ago, Germany proved their mettle in the World Cup final against Argentina at the iconic and truly magnificent Maracana stadium at Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night. Playing in front of pack stands, Germany did not exactly dish out their best but it was enough to score the decisive victory […]

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World Cup 2014

German work ethic and versatility earns deserved World Cup triumph

 July 14, 2014   John Welsh

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The 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina followed the pattern of so many of the matches in the knockout phase of the tournament with strong defensive units assuming superiority over their attacking counterparts, but the action was still enthralling for most of the match. Mario Gotze’s expert finish deep into extra-time to seal […]

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World Cup

Colorless and Unconvincing Brazil Yield the Third Spot to The Netherlands

 July 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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Brazil picked up from where they left in their semifinal match against Germany. But Netherlands allowed them to get away with just a 3-0 loss. The return of captain Thiago Silva proved a disadvantage in the 3rd minute as the defender yielded a penalty by wrongly obstructing Arjen Robben. In the 17th minute, Brazil conceded […]

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