Raúl González Blanco

Raúl: The Spanish football legend

 January 1, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Regarded as the Champion’s League all time leading goal scorer, Raúl González Blanco; popularly known as Raúl, spent sixteen long years of his career playing for Real Madrid; his home team. Fifa’s 100 list 2004 stated him as one of the greatest living footballers on earth. As the captain of Real Madrid for seven long […]

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Wojciech Szczesny

Barclays Premier League’s Top-5 Goalkeepers

 December 29, 2013   Paranjoy Goswami

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These are the top-5 keepers in the English Premier Leaguefor 2013/14 season (as of 25/12/2013). The ratings are accumulated by the Player Performance Index (PPI) powered by EA Games – the official player-rating system of the Barclays Premier League. 5) Asmir Begovic (Stoke City) PPI Rating: 180 points Asmir Begovic was an unknown quantity when […]

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Premier League festive schedule is questioned once again

 December 27, 2013   John Welsh

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Over the current festive period when some Premier League clubs play three matches in two days, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is quite correct in his assertion that too many games are being scheduled in such a short time frame. His team are being asked to play three matches in seven days while trying to maintain […]

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Bayern Munich Team

Bayern Munich complete excellent weekend and year with Club World Cup win

 December 23, 2013   John Welsh

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By clinching the Club World Cup via a 2-0 win against Raja Casablanca in Morocco, Bayern Munich captured their fifth trophy for this calendar year and their victorious weekend was completed by poor results for the nearest rivals at the top of the Bundesliga. Goals from Dante and Thiago Alcantara sealed their triumph in North […]

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Raúl González Blanco Leading Goal-Scorers in the UEFA Champions’ League

All-time Leading Goal-Scorers in the UEFA Champions’ League

 December 19, 2013   Paranjoy Goswami

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With 9 goals so far in this current UEFA Champions’ League campaign, Real Madrid’s flamboyant no. 7 Cristiano Ronaldo set a new tournament-record for the scoring the most goals in the group-stages. His Barcelona rival Lionel Messi only made just three appearances this season yet has 6 goals to his name. Over the past five […]

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David Moyes

Disenchanted Footballers Don’t Yield Peak Performances

 December 18, 2013   R K Gupta

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For Robin Van Persie, the flamboyant striker and captain of the Dutch national team, the departure of football manager, Sir Alex Ferguson from Manchester United has been especially painful. Persie had a great equation with Ferguson and he thinks that the current United boss, David Moyes, is not in the same league. Persie is learnt […]

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Andre Villas Boas

Andre Villas-Boas sacking should not disguise another impressive Liverpool display

 December 16, 2013   John Welsh

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The sacking of Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas may not be a total surprise given two heavy defeats experienced by the club in recent weeks, but it should not disguise the compelling performance by Liverpool in contributing to the demise of the ex-Spurs boss. Brendan Rodgers outfit closed to within two points of Arsenal at the […]

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Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta is a vital cog in the Arsenal midfield

 December 15, 2013   Krishna Chandra

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Of late, Arsenal fans have had very little to crib about. The team has been performing very well, and almost every player has been giving their best in every match. But as football fans go, there always needs to be some point to discuss, dissect and criticise after every game. And that is where criticism […]

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Luis Suarez : Deeply Controversial But Utterly Captivating

 December 14, 2013   Paranjoy Goswami

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In the year 2013 perhaps no other footballer has grabbed as many newspaper headlines as Luis Suarez. From jaw-dropping tricks and incredible hat-tricks to transfer rumours and cannibalistic humours, Luis Suarez nicknamed ‘el pistolero’, has produced it all with Liverpool in the past twelve months. Earlier this year at Stamford Bridge, Suarez shocked fans and […]

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Moyes

Moyes needs time to create his own legacy at Old Trafford

 December 11, 2013   John Welsh

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After suffering five league defeats to date, three of which have occurred at Old Trafford, the pressure on Manchester United manager David Moyes has suddenly intensified especially as his team are 13 points behind Premier League leaders with only 15 games played. Two successive home losses against Everton and Newcastle have prompted suggestions that he […]

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