Transfer Rumors

Transfer Rumors Gain Ground in Real Madrid after Ancelotti’s Departure

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Santiago Bernabeu is rife with strong transfer rumors and new coach Rafa Benitez is intensely desirous of inducting new faces to change the team’s constitution. Such plans got a huge boost after their arch-rivals FC Barcelona lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy on Saturday at the expense of Italian club Juventus. Benitez has already released […]

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UEFA Champions League

In UEFA Champions League Battle at Berlin, Brilliant Barcelona Beat Juventus

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Regardless of UEFA’s Europe-only tag, the eyes of the entire world were glued to the final game between FC Barcelona and Juventus at Berlin. A massive global TV and social media audience of 180 million in more than 200 countries tuned in to see Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 and this confirmed the UEFA Champions League […]

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FA Cup Arsenal

Wenger silences his critics as Arsenal claim emphatic FA Cup victory

 May 31, 2015   John Welsh

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With Arsenal beating Aston Villa 4-0 to clinch victory in the English FA Cup Final at the weekend, Arsene Wenger has now guided the team to six wins in the competition since his appointment in 1996 besides winning the Premier League on four occasions. The Gunners outplayed an Aston Villa team restricted to just two […]

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Sevilla Europa League

Sevilla now face a Champions League test after their Europa League triumphs

 May 28, 2015   John Welsh

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In beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 on Wednesday evening to win the Europa League final, Sevilla not only retained the trophy but were claiming victory in that tournament for the fourth time in ten seasons after first winning the UEFA Cup in 2006. The success against the Ukrainian team confirms the Sevilla reputation for consistency since […]

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Gutierrez seals Premier League status for Newcastle to end months of personal torment

 May 26, 2015   John Welsh

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Amid the frayed nerves among spectators and players alike as games were contested to decide which teams were to be relegated from both the Bundesliga and the Premier League, there were the usual scenes of ecstasy and despair as the matches unfolded. Freiburg and Paderborn failed to secure their top flight status in Germany with […]

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Bundesliga 2015

Relegation issues provide an intriguing finale to Bundesliga campaign

 May 19, 2015   John Welsh

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Although Bayern Munich secured their third successive Bundesliga title several weeks previously, it is a totally different story at the foot of the table as the league campaign concludes this week. As many as six teams are still involved in attempting to avoid demotion to the second tier and none of the relegation places have […]

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UEFA Women's Champions

FFC Frankfurt Win UEFA Women’s Champions League for the Fourth Time

 May 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Berlin’s Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Arena witnessed the victory of the German side 1. FFC Frankfurt last Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against their French rivals, Paris Saint-Germain. It was a dramatic 2-1 finish as the winning goal came in the added injury time from substitute Mandy Islacker after Paris had leveled […]

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Is it really the end for Steven Gerrard as a player at Liverpool?

 May 17, 2015   John Welsh

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As Steven Gerrard bid an emotional farewell to the Liverpool supporters on Saturday after serving the team for 17 unbroken seasons since his debut against Blackburn at Anfield in 1998, he must have reflected on the absence of a Premier League winner’s medal from his collection of souvenirs from his playing time on Merseyside. Gerrard […]

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Juventus Prevent Real Madrid

Plucky Juventus Prevent Real Madrid from Defending the Champions League Title

 May 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the start of the second leg semifinal at Santiago Bernabeu, Italian champions Juventus merely needed a draw to seal their place in the final of the UEFA Champions League. On their part, a simple 1-0 win was enough for the hosts and defending champions Real Madrid because they held away-goal advantage to go to […]

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Juventus

Juventus ruin the prospects of an ‘El Clasico’ Champions League final with a determined performance against Real Madrid

 May 14, 2015   John Welsh

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When Cristiano Ronaldo converted a spot-kick for Real Madrid during the first half the of the Champions League Semi-Final second leg against Juventus, football fans and the global media must have been expecting the first ever ‘El Clasico’ final in the prestigious tournament with Barcelona awaiting the winners. That Ronaldo penalty had levelled the aggregate […]

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