Liverpool

Rodgers can succeed in taming Balotelli at Liverpool

 August 26, 2014   John Welsh

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With the proceeds from the sale of Luis Suarez to Barcelona adding to the Anfield coffers, Liverpool have embarked upon a summer spending spree designed to bolster a squad which will be competing on several fronts this season including a return to Champions League competition. Adam Lallana, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren and Alberto Moreno have […]

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Borussia Dortmund

New season woes for Klopp as Dortmund concede in nine seconds

 August 24, 2014   John Welsh

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When Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich to claim the German Super Cup prior to the beginning of the current Bundesliga campaign, head coach Jurgen Klopp must have believed that his preparations for the new season were progressing as planned. Both teams were missing players due to lack of fitness and injury, but Borussia had assumed […]

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U-20 Football

Montreal Waits for Sunday as Germany Meets Nigeria in Women’s U-20 Football World Cup Final

 August 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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In Canada all roads on Sunday will lead you to Montreal’s Olympic stadium, where the last match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 will be played between Germany and Nigeria. This will bring the curtains down on the 20-day old competition featuring world’s best U-20 teams for women. On Wednesday’s first semifinal, Nigeria […]

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U-20 Football

Semifinal Line-up decided in Women’s U-20 Football World Cup at Canada

 August 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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The women’s FIFA U-20 World Cup field is now down to just four nations. In two matches played last Sunday, Nigeria and France joined Germany and North Korea in the semifinals by winning their quarterfinal matches in contrasting styles. The two finalists will emerge after the semifinal games slated for the coming Wednesday. In the […]

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Premier League

Premier League Contenders Part II : Chelsea

 August 20, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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The past ten years for Chelsea Football Club has been the most glorious period in its entire history. Since taking over as the owner of the club, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has invested hundreds of millions to make Chelsea not only one richest football clubs in the world but also one of the most successful […]

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Premier League Contenders Part I : Arsenal

 August 19, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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Arsenal FC is the third-most successful team in England and one of the five clubs to have won lifted the Premier League trophy since its inception in 1992. The Gunners have won the Premier League three times, all under current manager Arsene Wenger; however their last triumph came ten years ago in the 2003-04 season […]

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Premier League

A tale of two Manchesters in the Premier League

 August 18, 2014   John Welsh

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Before the 2014-15 Premier League season began, it had been inferred that Manchester United would surely produce a more creditable performance under manager Louis van Gaal than occurred when his predecessor David Moyes was boss at Old Trafford during the previous campaign. Moyes had been ridiculed as being out of his depth and unfit for […]

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Celtic

Celtic lifeline disguises the decline in Scottish club football

 August 9, 2014   John Welsh

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When Celtic slumped to a 2-0 home defeat by Legia Warsaw in the second leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie at Murrrayfield, it epitomised the recent slump in Scottish football especially as Celtic lost the first leg by a resounding 4-1 scoreline. Only two years previously, a capacity crowd at Parkhead had […]

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Xavi

Xavi retirement confirms the end of Spanish domination of international football

 August 5, 2014   John Welsh

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In the eyes of many football fans, the sight of Netherlands humbling Spain 5-1 at the World Cup finals in Brazil marked the end of Spanish dominance on the international football stage, and the recent announcement by midfield maestro Xavi Hernandez that he was retiring from representing Spain only confirms that impression. Xavi epitomised all […]

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Manchester United

Manchester United Win International Champions Cup 2014, Van Gaal Corners Glory

 August 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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Manchester United have redeemed themselves during their US tour under the new manager Louis Van Gaal. During the tour, they did not lose a single match and after a thumping 7-0 win over Los Angeles Galaxy in California, they participated in International Champions Cup 2014. Man-U played three round-robin matches in their pool to finish […]

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