El Clasico

With El Clasico Coming Up Saturday Lionel Messi’s Fitness is Still Huge Question Mark

 November 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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In sports-crazy Spain, nothing makes bigger news than the impending El Clasico meeting between La Liga giants; FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The two Spanish Clubs last met each other at Camp Nou on March 23, 2015 in last season’s 28th match and for the 262nd times including competitive and exhibition matches. Barcelona has an […]

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UEFA Champions League

Zenit Real Madrid & Manchester City Qualify for UEFA Champions League’s Knock-out Phase

 November 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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St. Petersburg’s FC Zenit have had a great run of matches this season and out of 32 teams, they are still the only undefeated side in 2015 UEFA Champions League. On Match-Day 4 during November 3 & 4, 2015, the Russian team assured itself of a place in the knock-out phase by scoring its fourth […]

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UEFA Champions League

Round-of-Sixteen Picture Emerging after Match-Day 3 in UEFA Champions League

 October 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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After 16 matches on match-day 3 on October 20 & 21, 2015, the UEFA Champions’ League group stage reached the halfway mark. As the teams play another round on Match-day 4 on November 3 & 4, many of them will have their fates sealed. Defending champions FC Barcelona and the Russian side FC Zenit are […]

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Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo’s Two Milestones and Own-Goal Drama Highlight Wednesday’s Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

 October 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a major highlight from remaining 8 games of Match-day 2 on September 30, Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his side’s away game against the Swedish side Malmo. The first half strike from the Portuguese took his career tally to 500 goals, while he drew level with ex-Real star Raul Gonzalez’s mark […]

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FIBA

Real Madrid Bounce Back After First-game Loss to Win 5th Intercontinental Cup at Sao Paulo

 September 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Real Madrid derived the first benefit from their globe-trotting expedition, when the Turkish Airlines Euro-league champions won the 2015 Intercontinental Cup in a 2-game final against the champions of Liga de las Americas Bauru Basket at the Ginasio Ibirapuera Arena at Sao Paulo. In the first game on Friday, September 25, 2015, Real Madrid blew […]

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Real Madrid and Barcelona

Villarreal overshadow both Real Madrid and Barcelona as they lead La Liga

 September 28, 2015   John Welsh

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It may be early days in the Spanish La Liga campaign of 2015-16 but neither of the Madrid teams nor Barcelona lead the league table with unbeaten Villarreal currently setting the pace. Villarreal have yet to win the league title in Spain and have been runners-up on only one occasion but five successive victories following […]

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UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo Hat-Trick Highlights Group-Stage Openers in the UEFA Champions League

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Group-Stage action in the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League season got underway with 16 matches over two days on September 15 and16, 2015. In their first home fixture at Santiago Bernabeu against Shakhtar Donetsk, Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick was the highpoint and it led to the home side’s 4-0 victory. In other notable results, Dinamo Zagreb […]

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De Gea transfer window

Real Madrid and Manchester United exchange accusations as transfer window closes with De Gea transfer saga unresolved

 September 4, 2015   John Welsh

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A summer transfer window during which approximately £870 million was spent by the 20 English Premier League clubs suggests that there is more pressure than ever to buy success to the detriment of allowing younger players develop through the academies and then into first team members at that level. Both Manchester Clubs have been involved […]

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Ronaldo

Real Madrid Take Second ICC Title in a Week after 22 Penalties at Shanghai Against AC Milan

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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After winning the Australian phase of the 2015 ICC final against Manchester City on July 24, 2015, Real Madrid traveled to China and defeated Inter Milan 3-0 on July 27. Since AC Milan had already beaten Inter Milan 1-0 on July 25, Real Madrid and AC Milan entered the final of the three-team China phase […]

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The Competitive Global Expansion of Football’s International Champions Cup as Real Madrid and PSG Steal 2015 Honors

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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In just three years since American billionaire Stephen M. Ross conceived the idea of International Champions Cup (ICC) Football, the tournament has grown in popularity with the global soccer community and football clubs in Europe and North America. The organization of the ICC events is interesting because beginning with the 2013 inaugural year, there have […]

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