david-moyes Real Sociedad

David Moyes needs to gain the trust of the local Basque supporters at Real Sociedad

 November 11, 2014   John Welsh

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After an eventful few months as Manchester United manager during which his competency and suitably for the role was constantly being questioned, David Moyes has now opted for the task of continuing his career at Real Sociedad in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian. Although he will not be expected to follow in […]

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Southampton

Ronald Koeman appointment proving a success at Southampton

 November 10, 2014   John Welsh

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Jose Mourinho has claimed the title of Autumn Champions of the Premier League for his Chelsea team while Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reckons that his London neighbours may be ‘unstoppable’ in the race to clinch the league crown in May. Reigning champions Manchester City are already eight points adrift of the current leaders whereas Liverpool, […]

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Europa League

Slovan Bratislava may yet claim an unwelcome statistic in Europa League

 November 7, 2014   John Welsh

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Amid all the high profile matches in this week’s Champions and Europa League encounters, there was one game in Group I of the latter competition which was both symbolic in terms of the occasion and which also completed another chapter in a fairly disastrous set of European fixtures for the beaten team. The meeting between […]

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Chennaiyin FC

Injury Time Penalty Helps 10-men Chennai Equalize Against Kolkata at Home

 November 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 21st match in the Hero Indian Super League was played between teams, which occupy the two top slots in the points table. Chennaiyin FC hosted Atletico de Kolkata at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium and their encounter ended in a 1-1 draw. Kolkata have played five matches, won three of them and drawn two. Chennaiyin […]

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Liverpool

Rodgers gambles with team selection in Madrid ahead of important matches for Liverpool

 November 5, 2014   John Welsh

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Fielding a team short of several regular starters is not a normal decision taken by many football managers when faced with an away group tie in the Champions League against Real Madrid but Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will hope that his gamble is justified by eventual qualification for the knockout phase. The 1-0 defeat on […]

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Pune City FC

Pune Beat North-East at Home As Dutchman Goossens Scores in Dying Minutes

 November 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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Just the other day, Pune City FC were beaten by the visiting Kerala Blasters, who scored a 2-1 win despite playing a below-par game. Yesterday, Pune had another set of visitors from Eastern India, the North East United Football Club of Guwahati. The home supporters were thoroughly dejected after Pune City FC squandered the one […]

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Celta de Vigo

Celta de Vigo shock Barcelona as Suarez, Messi and Neymar all fail to score

 November 3, 2014   John Welsh

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In recent seasons the Spanish La Liga has been dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona with Atletico Madrid ending their monopoly last season. However, after 10 matches of the current campaign, Real lead the table but four other teams are within two points and then Celta de Vigo and Malaga are not too far adrift […]

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Mumbai City FC

Marquee Man Anelka’s First Goal Helps Mumbai Beat Kerala Blasters at Home

 November 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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Mumbai City FC played an erratic game but in the end they got lucky in beating Kerala Blasters 1-0. An on-the-target free-kick from Mumbai’s marquee player Frenchman Nicolas Anelka showed his class. The free-kick taken just before the halftime from 25 yards, curled deceptively before finding the top corner. Anelka thus scored his first goal […]

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FC Goa

FC Goa Score First Win While Delhi Taste Defeat in an ISL Match on Saturday

 November 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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There is a lot of difference between Delhi and Goa in terms of spectator involvement in football. While Delhi is like other Indian cities, where cricket takes precedence over football, Goa is comparable to Kolkata, Kerala and Guwahati. In these cities, a football game is as eagerly awaited as a cricket match and therefore, when […]

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ISL

ISL Updates: Chennai Destroy Mumbai, Delhi & North-East End Goalless and Kerala Score First Win

 November 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Indian Super League is now 17 matches old but 44 games are yet to be played. Two weeks of colorful football has been welcomed by spectators in ISL football cities but despite Atletico de Kolkata looking solid so far, it would be hazardous to predict the winner at this stage. The tournament has seen […]

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