Iceland UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Iceland secure UEFA Euro 2016 qualification amid Dutch despair

 September 8, 2015   John Welsh

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When the teams were selected for Group A of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, it was expected to be a formality for the Netherlands in occupying first position with Czech Republic and Turkey vying to be runners-up and Iceland considered the best team among the remainder of the three national squads. With just two games […]

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Di Maria transfer

Di Maria transfer dealings raises issues concerning money circulating in football

 August 4, 2015   John Welsh

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That Manchester United are willing to sanction the transfer of a footballer for approximately £45 million to Paris Saint-Germain when only last summer the club paid Real Madrid almost £60 million for the same Angel Di Maria arguably suggests a lack of respect for money in the current financial climate. The Argentinian was affected by […]

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World Cup 2018 qualification draw

UEFA section of World Cup 2018 qualification draw affected by suspicious FIFA rankings

 July 28, 2015   John Welsh

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At the conclusion of the weekend qualifying draw for the World Cup to be staged in Russia during 2018, the UEFA section provided some rather intriguing groups with Spain and Italy paired amongst others in Group G while Netherlands will play two games against France as they seek a successful outcome from Group A. Yet […]

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UEFA European Under-21 sweden

Determination is the key to Swedish progress in UEFA European Under-21 tournament

 June 25, 2015   John Welsh

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The Swedish team are arguably not the most attractive football team to watch in the current UEFA European Under-21 tournament but what they lack in overall flair is counter-balanced by an unwavering team spirit and a determination to play for the full 90 minutes of a game. In Wednesday evening’s final Group B match against […]

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European Under-21 Czech Republic

Germany now justifying their tag as European Under-21 tournament favourites but improving Czech Republic may be a threat

 June 22, 2015   John Welsh

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After a nervy opening game in which there were many stray passes and several poor attempts at goal, Germany justified their label as pre-tournament favourites by completing a resounding 3-0 victory against Denmark in their second group match of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The Germans appeared more comfortable with a change in their […]

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UEFA European Under-21

Just a few glimpses of real quality on display as UEFA European Under-21 tournament begins

 June 19, 2015   John Welsh

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After the opening group games of the UEFA European Under-21 Championships, tipping the eventual winner may prove to be a difficult task. During a tournament short of real quality to date, no team has won a match by more than a one goal margin and pre-tournament favourites Germany and England both failed to win their […]

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Transfer Rumors

Transfer Rumors Gain Ground in Real Madrid after Ancelotti’s Departure

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Santiago Bernabeu is rife with strong transfer rumors and new coach Rafa Benitez is intensely desirous of inducting new faces to change the team’s constitution. Such plans got a huge boost after their arch-rivals FC Barcelona lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy on Saturday at the expense of Italian club Juventus. Benitez has already released […]

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UEFA Champions League

In UEFA Champions League Battle at Berlin, Brilliant Barcelona Beat Juventus

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Regardless of UEFA’s Europe-only tag, the eyes of the entire world were glued to the final game between FC Barcelona and Juventus at Berlin. A massive global TV and social media audience of 180 million in more than 200 countries tuned in to see Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 and this confirmed the UEFA Champions League […]

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Sevilla Europa League

Sevilla now face a Champions League test after their Europa League triumphs

 May 28, 2015   John Welsh

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In beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 on Wednesday evening to win the Europa League final, Sevilla not only retained the trophy but were claiming victory in that tournament for the fourth time in ten seasons after first winning the UEFA Cup in 2006. The success against the Ukrainian team confirms the Sevilla reputation for consistency since […]

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Ligue 1 title awaits PSG

Another Ligue 1 title awaits PSG as their dominance of French football is confirmed

 May 11, 2015   John Welsh

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Unlike during the previous two seasons when Paris Saint-Germain comfortably won the French Ligue 1 title by 12 and 9 points, there have been serious attempts by both Marseille and Lyon to dethrone the reigning champions during the current campaign, but those efforts now appear to have faltered as PSG claimed a weekend 6-0 home […]

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