A poor week for the Premier League in European competition
February 27, 2015 John Welsh
EPL, FIFA, Football, Manchester United, Premier LeagueThe English Premier League is arguably regarded as the best football in Europe, if not the World, and a recently signed TV package worth over £5 billion for the live screening of matches may justify that assertion. However, such revenues do not guarantee success on the pitch as the performances of English teams in European […]
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UEFA Champions League Round-of-16: Team Prospects after First-Leg Matches
February 27, 2015 R K Gupta
Champions League, FIFA, Football, UEFA, UEFA Champions LeagueDuring February 17-25, 2015, 8 round-of-16 first-leg matches were played in different European venues. Playing at home at Lviv on February 17, FC Shakhtar held visitors Bayern Munich to a goalless draw and made the second-leg match crucial for both teams. On the same day, PSG staged a second-half revival to draw against Chelsea FC […]
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Bas Dost now proving his ability in Bundesliga after two modest seasons
February 23, 2015 John Welsh
Bas Dost, Bundesliga, FIFA, Football, Schalke, WolfsburgSince the resumption of the Bundesliga season following the winter break, Bayern Munich have emphasised their current domination of German football by recovering from a 4-1 opening defeat by Wolfsburg and a 1-1 home draw with Schalke to register three successive league victories without conceding a goal. 8-0 and 6-0 wins against Hamburg and Paderborn […]
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Progressive Bradford aiming for Wembley after another epic cup performance
February 17, 2015 John Welsh
Bradford City, Chelsea, FA Cup, FIFA, FootballWhen Bradford City beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup Fourth Round, it was described as one of the greatest shocks in the history of the tournament and after being drawn against Sunderland for the next stage, few people were expecting another upset. However, the Bradford management team and players did not […]
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Muted celebrations by Balotelli in scoring a first Premier League goal for Liverpool
February 13, 2015 John Welsh
EPL, FIFA, Football, Liverpool, Premier League, TottenhameWhen a footballer scores a potentially winning goal just seven minutes from the end of normal time during a 3-2 thriller in a high-profile game, it is normally the signal for a rather joyous celebration by both player and team. It would appear that Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli defies the norm and his muted reaction […]
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Lyon preserve Ligue 1 lead despite intense PSG pressure
February 10, 2015 John Welsh
FIFA, Football, Ligue 1, Lyon, PSGWhile Atletico Madrid produced a quality display of football in beating city neighbours Real 4-0 at the weekend and the Africa Cup of Nations provided a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory for the Ivory Coast, the clash between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was arguably one of the more compelling football matches this weekend. The game […]
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Ivory Coast and Ghana to contest Africa Cup of Nations Final amid disturbing semi-final scenes
February 7, 2015 John Welsh
AFCON2015, Africa Cup of Nations, Football, Ghana, Ivory CoastIt would be a shame if the crowd disturbances which marred the Africa Cup Of Nations second semi-final match were to overshadow the fact that two neighbouring football-crazy nations have reached in the final of a tournament which has improved significantly in terms of entertainment since the knockout phase began. Each of the games since […]
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Five Newcastle players move to Glasgow Rangers on a bizarre transfer deadline day
February 5, 2015 John Welsh
England Football, Football, Glasgow Rangers, Newcastle, Transfer newsIn addition to Manchester City signing Wilfried Bony for £28, the transactions involving Juan Cuadrado moving to Chelsea and Andre Schurrle joining Wolfsburg may have been the other most expensive acquisitions during the FIFA January transfer window, but it would appear that loan deals were by far the most popular choice for clubs. For teams […]
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Wolfsburg players produce a fitting tribute to ‘Junior’ Malanda in beating Bayern Munich
February 1, 2015 John Welsh
Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Football, WolfsburgThe German Bundesliga resumed at the weekend following the Winter break and after the 18th round of fixtures were completed on Sunday evening, Borussia Dortmund are now rooted to the bottom of the league despite earning a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen. However, the opening Friday evening match featured second place Wolfsburg hosting reigning champions […]
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The sad demise of Cameroon is a feature of an Africa Cup of Nations devoid of goals
January 31, 2015 John Welsh
Africa Cup of Nations, African football, Cameroon, FIBA, FootballThe drawing of lots to decide the second qualifier from Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations has attracted much criticism and publicity with affected teams Guinea and Mali leading the chorus of disapproval. However sad it may be that group qualification has to be decided by such methods, cynics could also argue […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 63,020 |