Heaviest Home Humbling for Holders Bayern Munich As Roaring Real Go Through
April 30, 2014 R K Gupta
Bayern Munich, Champions League, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, UEFAIt was a masterful away performance from Real Madrid, who took the field in Munich with a psychological past stigma of three semi-final defeats in a row in previous Champions League appearances. Arguably Bayern and Real were considered by football pundits as the most accomplished team entrants, who should ideally be contesting the League final. […]
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Breathtaking Brilliance of Bale’s Amazing Goal Decides Real Madrid’s Victory in Copa Del Rey
April 24, 2014 R K Gupta
Copa del Rey, Gareth Bale, Real MadridGareth Bale flashed like a bolt of lightning, covered a little under 60 meters in 8 seconds with the ball near his feet and before anyone could blink an eye, slipped the ball between Barcelona goalkeeper’s legs. Bale’s heart-stopping majestic sprint that night made some of the greatest athletes sit up and take notice. Moroccon […]
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Bale finally emerges from the shadow of Ronaldo after stunning Copa del Rey goal
April 17, 2014 John Welsh
Copa del Rey, FC Barcelona, Gareth Bale, Real Madrid, RonaldoPrior to the 2014 Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, much of the debate focussed on the recent indifferent form of the Catalan team and the fitness issues of Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo. With the Portuguese striker eventually declared as unfit to play, there was speculation the team would lack that vital […]
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Champions League Semifinal Line-up Announced in UEFA Headquarters, Switzerland
April 12, 2014 R K Gupta
Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Champions League, Chelsea, Football, Real MadridIn the last six Champions League seasons, FC Barcelona had never failed to reach the semifinals. On the other hand, it was the first time in 40 years that Atletico Madrid has made it to the last four. It was, therefore, a sad loss for Barca on April 9 against another Spanish club Atletico Madrid. […]
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In A Truly Classic Match Barcelona Tame Real Madrid 4-3 In Their Den
March 24, 2014 R K Gupta
Barcelona, FC Barcelona, Football, Real MadridOn Sunday night the setting was perfect, atmosphere electric and Bernabeu full to the brim. There was not a single dull moment in the entire 90 minutes in the game between Spain’s world famous football rivals. The game had it all. 7 goals were scored, 3 of which from spot-kicks, Karima Benzema scored a double, […]
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Eastern European involvement is missing factor in UEFA quarter-final draws
March 22, 2014 John Welsh
Champions League, Football, Real Madrid, UEFAThe draws for both the UEFA Champions and Europa League quarter-final stages once again produced some intriguing contests but one clear factor emerging from the entire process is the lack of Eastern European teams qualifying for the later stages. Five Spanish teams constitute nearly one third of the teams remaining while Germany, England, France and […]
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Football Community Awaits for Sunday’s El Clasico-II at Santiago Bernabeu
March 21, 2014 R K Gupta
FC Barcelona, La Liga, Real MadridWith top three La Liga teams already in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, the attention in Spain and perhaps some other places in the world, has shifted to the upcoming El Clasico on Sunday March 23, 2014. Nothing else is more important to the lovers of football than watching the two greatest Spanish sides taking […]
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Chelsea, Real, Man-U & Borussia Dortmund Enter Champions League Quarterfinals
March 21, 2014 R K Gupta
Champions League, Chelsea, Manchester United, Real MadridLast two days have brought absorbing football action in the return legs of Champion League’s round-of-16 games. On Tuesday, Chelsea FC beat Galatasaray 2-0 to make an aggregate score of 3-1 and Real Madrid decimated Schalke 3-1 for an amazing aggregate of 9-2. Last night, FC Zenit’s 2-1 victory against Borussia Dortmund was wasted because of […]
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Real Madrid’s resounding defeat of Schalke proves that finance still counts in football
February 28, 2014 John Welsh
Bundesliga, Champions League, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Schalke 04For a Schalke 04 team which has finished in the top four of the Bundesliga in three of the previous four seasons and which is once again challenging for second position during the current campaign, Wednesday’s Champions League home leg tie against Real Madrid must have been a sobering experience. A close encounter was expected […]
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Racing Santander players show the other extreme of Spanish football
January 31, 2014 John Welsh
La Liga, Racing Santander, Real Madrid, Real SociedadWhile Barcelona, Real and Atletico Madrid continue to contest honours on both the domestic and international stage, it appears that there may be an undercurrent of more disturbing issues aside from the glitz and panache so much in evidence with the giants of Spanish football. The refusal of the Racing Santander players to participate in […]
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| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |