UEFA Champions League

Zenit Real Madrid & Manchester City Qualify for UEFA Champions League’s Knock-out Phase

 November 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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St. Petersburg’s FC Zenit have had a great run of matches this season and out of 32 teams, they are still the only undefeated side in 2015 UEFA Champions League. On Match-Day 4 during November 3 & 4, 2015, the Russian team assured itself of a place in the knock-out phase by scoring its fourth […]

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Hero Indian Super League

Mumbai Lose to Kolkata as FC Goa Regains Top Spot in the 2015 Hero Indian Super League

 November 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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As Mumbai City FC players get ready for an away-game against Delhi Dynamos on Friday November 6, the disappointment of their 1-4 home loss to Atletico de Kolkata last Sunday would be still fresh in their minds. Mumbai’s drubbing by ATK has hurt the team more because it came soon after three consecutive home victories […]

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Bayern Munich overwhelm Arsenal

Arsene Wenger remains defiant after Bayern Munich overwhelm Arsenal

 November 6, 2015   John Welsh

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Ahead of their Champions League tie at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich, Arsenal could be forgiven for thinking that they could upset the odds by beating the Bundesliga champions. The Gunners had secured a memorable 2-0 victory against Pep Guardiola’s team just two weeks previously by adopting an effective counter-attacking game plan and they […]

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Chelsea vs Liverpool

Klopp wins at the Bridge as Mourinho’s troubled season continues

 November 1, 2015   John Welsh

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It was billed as a clash between the ‘Normal One’ and ‘Special One’ as Jurgen Klopp travelled with his Liverpool team to play a Premier League game against Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with the Blues hoping to end a wretched sequence of form by their standards, with just one victory earned […]

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ISL Standings

Sunil Chhetri’s Hat-Trick Takes Mumbai to Second Place Behind Pune in ISL Standings

 October 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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After losing their first three matches in 2015 Hero Indian Super League, Mumbai City FC were at the bottom of the League Table last week. But victory in the next three games at home has catapulted them to the second place. It all began with their match against Delhi Dynamos on Wednesday October 21, when […]

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Juventus

Old Lady domination of Serie A threatened by early season woes

 October 29, 2015   John Welsh

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With the summer departures of Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal, and arrivals of Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala and Alex Sandro among others, it was expected that it would be more difficult for Juventus to retain their Serie A title with such a significant change in playing personnel at the club. Yet a 1-0 […]

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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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ISL

FC Pune Goa and Delhi Dynamos Having Great Time after Three Weeks of 2015 ISL Season

 October 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 season of the Hero Indian Super League is entering the fourth week with each team having already played at least four matches out of fourteen. While no predictions are possible at this stage, the championship leaderboard shows FC Goa on top with 10 points earned from five matches. Second and third-placed Pune and […]

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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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