Manchester City

Manchester City looking vulnerable after successive defeats

 October 30, 2014   John Welsh

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It may have been a season of success for Manchester City during the 2013-14 campaign, having clinched both the Premier League title and lifted the English Capital One Cup at Wembley, but their inconsistent form during recent weeks has raised questions as to whether they can win any silverware in the coming months. A 2-1 […]

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Bayern Munich

Roma must refocus after being exposed by a ruthless Bayern Munich team

 October 22, 2014   John Welsh

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When Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup Semi-Final, it was described as an awesome attacking performance against a woeful defence. The Germans were 5-0 ahead at half-time in that match and just three months later, Bayern Munich replicated the display of the national team by winning a Champions League tie 7-1 at […]

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Monaco FC

Monaco struggling to maintain their rapid progress in French football

 October 2, 2014   John Welsh

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When an investment group led by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev bought a majority shareholding in Monaco FC during December 2011, there were many football experts suggesting that the club would eventually challenge Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for supremacy in French football. Promotion from Ligue 2 and subsequent several multi-euro signings, including Rademel Falcao, confirmed those impressions […]

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Anfield Liverpool

Liverpool Set for UEFA Probe

 September 26, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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This Wednesday Europe’s football-governing body UEFA has officially announced a formal investigation into Liverpool and six other clubs from the continent for possibly violating Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. Inter Milan, Roma, Monaco, Sporting Lisbon, Besiktas and Krasnodar are the other clubs that accompany the Premiership side on this list. All European clubs had recently […]

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UEFA

UEFA Champions’ League Group-Stage Preview

 September 16, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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The race for the grandest prize in European football, the UEFA Champions’ League gets underway this week. Here we take a quick look at all the 32 teams in the 8 groups as we try to figure out what to expect in the coming months of the tournament.   Group A: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Olympiakos […]

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Falcao

Falcao loan deal demonstrates a means of manipulating Financial Fair Play Rules

 September 3, 2014   John Welsh

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As the European football leagues pause for the international break, it allows some time to reflect on another transfer window in which the rich clubs have once again spent extravagant sums of money on players. As the closure of the window approached on September 1st, the impending transfer of one player in particular seemed to […]

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Gibraltar football

Gibraltar earn respect with historic 1-0 win against Malta

 June 5, 2014   John Welsh

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Apart from all the World Cup preparation matches being staged this week, there were also a few international friendlies played by teams which had failed to qualify for Brazil due to various reasons. The Gibraltar versus Malta encounter would normally fail to accommodate much space in the sports media, but the 1-0 win registered by […]

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Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid

Heaviest Home Humbling for Holders Bayern Munich As Roaring Real Go Through

 April 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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It 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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UEFA Champions League womens

Semifinal Stage Set For UEFA Champions League For Women As Well

 April 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Side by side with men, the women’s Champions League Semifinal stage is also decided now with matches slated for the two-leg meetings on April 19 and April 27, 2014. From October 9, 2013, the tournament had entered the two-legged knock-out phase culminating into two-legged quarterfinals and semifinals. After the semifinals, the two finalists will travel […]

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UEFA Champions

Eastern European involvement is missing factor in UEFA quarter-final draws

 March 22, 2014   John Welsh

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The 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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