La Liga

Real Madrid’s El Classico Win at Bernabeu Ends Barca’s Unbeaten La Liga Start

 October 31, 2014   R K Gupta

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Santiago Bernabeu was packed with Real Madrid fans in Spain’s capital city on Saturday. All of them got their money’s worth, when their heroes scored an emphatic 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Barcelona in season’s first El Classico. Barcelona had made an unbeaten start to the new La Liga season but Real Madrid effectively ended that […]

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Manchester City

Manchester City looking vulnerable after successive defeats

 October 30, 2014   John Welsh

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It may have been a season of success for Manchester City during the 2013-14 campaign, having clinched both the Premier League title and lifted the English Capital One Cup at Wembley, but their inconsistent form during recent weeks has raised questions as to whether they can win any silverware in the coming months. A 2-1 […]

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ISL

In a Double Header on Super Sunday Kolkata Held by Kerala as Pune Beat Goa

 October 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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Football fans at Kolkata and Pune had a whale of a time watching quality football on a blockbuster Sunday. In the first match at Salt Lake stadium, Atletico de Kolkata played with a depleted side and drew with Kerala Basters. In the other match in Pune, the home team recorded its first ISL victory against […]

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Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba proves that there is still life in his ageing legs as Chelsea draw at Old Trafford

 October 27, 2014   John Welsh

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In the 2012 UEFA Champions League cup final, Didier Drogba headed home a Chelsea corner in the final minutes to equalise an earlier Bayern Munich goal to force the game into extra-time. Drogba had been first to react to a ball arriving at the near post as he out-jumped the opposing defence. Chelsea subsequently won […]

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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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X Delhi Dynamos

Delhi’s First ISL Victory Is Also the First Loss to Chennaiyin FC in the Hero League

 October 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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Playing at home on Saturday, Delhi Dynamos came up with a great football performance against the hitherto unbeaten Chennaiyin FC in the Hero Indian Super League. In the process, while Delhi won their first game, Chennai suffered a loss for the first time in the ISL. It was a double delight for the home crowd […]

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North-East United FC

Nine-Man Mumbai Suffer a Stunning 0-2 Home Loss against North-East United FC

 October 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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On a pleasant Friday night, Guwahati boys came to Mumbai and went away as conquerors, leaving Mumbai shell-shocked. The way Mumbai City FC played in the first half; the 2-0 win for the North-East United was the least fathomable result. But the visitors showed their true skills in the second half and scored both goals […]

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FC Goa ISL

Goa Scare for Atletico de Kolkata but Lobo’s Brace Disappoints the Home Crowd

 October 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Taking on FC Goa was the fourth game for ATK after two consecutive wins and a draw against Delhi Dynamos. Goa’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is not as big as the Salt Lake but enthusiasm for football is certainly not lacking amongst the Goans. They flocked to the Nehru stadium in hordes and strained their vocal […]

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Chennaiyin FC

Second Successive Win for Chennai but Kerala Fail to Open Their Account in ISL

 October 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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Chennai was drenched yesterday, when widespread heavy rains lashed most city areas. The Jawaharlal Nehru stadium was logged with water and ISL organizers were worried about the upcoming game between Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters on Tuesday October 21. But the superb efforts by the grounds men ensured that the keenly awaited contest between southern […]

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Bayern Munich

Roma must refocus after being exposed by a ruthless Bayern Munich team

 October 22, 2014   John Welsh

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When Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup Semi-Final, it was described as an awesome attacking performance against a woeful defence. The Germans were 5-0 ahead at half-time in that match and just three months later, Bayern Munich replicated the display of the national team by winning a Champions League tie 7-1 at […]

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